Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/gatsbyjs/gatsby/vs/TryGhost/Ghost
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/gatsbyjs/gatsby/vs/TryGhost/Ghost.md
Description: gatsby and Ghost share 9 technologies: React, Express, cache-manager, react-error-boundary, prop-types, file-type, rss, sharp, and Cheerio. gatsby is written in JavaScript and Ghost in TypeScript.

# gatsby vs Ghost

gatsby and Ghost share 9 technologies: React, Express, cache-manager, react-error-boundary, prop-types, file-type, rss, sharp, and Cheerio. gatsby is written in JavaScript and Ghost in TypeScript.

- [gatsbyjs/gatsby](https://seerepo.com/r/gatsbyjs/gatsby): React-based framework with performance, scalability, and security built in.
- [TryGhost/Ghost](https://seerepo.com/r/TryGhost/Ghost): Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Express, cache-manager, react-error-boundary, prop-types, file-type, rss, sharp, Cheerio
- Only in gatsby: express-graphql, react-reconciler, @gatsbyjs/reach-router, history, graphql-http, react-server-dom-webpack, GitHub, @emotion/react, Normalize.css, prism-react-renderer, react-icons, react-markdown, unist-util-remove, glamor, ink, ink-spinner, unist-util-visit, @mdx-js/react, remark-mdx, remark-parse, remark-stringify, unified, @hapi/joi, enquirer, joi, boxen, progress, prompts, @emotion/styled, graphiql, vfile, gray-matter, mdast-util-mdx, mdast-util-to-hast, mdast-util-toc, styled-components, styled-jsx, Autoprefixer, PostCSS, postcss-flexbugs-fixes
- Only in Ghost: Vite, React Router, Preact, bson-objectid, Sentry, @isaacs/ttlcache, bullmq, lru-cache, Stripe, Mailgun, Hono, js-yaml, Tailwind CSS, sonner, Radix UI, React Hook Form, html2canvas-pro, dompurify, Zod, @hookform/resolvers, @codemirror/theme-one-dark, CodeMirror, xyflow, @uiw/react-codemirror, dnd-kit, @floating-ui/react-dom, @tanstack/react-virtual, D3, Lucide, papaparse, validator, Headless UI, tiptap, react-day-picker, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, recharts, cmdk, @number-flow/react, react-dropzone, country-flag-icons, knex, jsonwebtoken, express-session, otplib, cookie-session, jose, handlebars, sanitize-html, entities, image-size, html-to-text, node-html-markdown, probe-image-size, cron-validate, lexical, markdown-it, markdown-it-footnote, markdown-it-mark, markdown-it-sub, markdown-it-sup, emoji-mart, @lezer/highlight, react-colorful, @lexical/markdown, Ajv, ajv-formats, nodemailer

## Side by side

| | gatsby | Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 344,142 lines written, 2,017 code files | 1,229,446 lines written, 4,191 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot and Claude Code | 1.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push October 20, 2026, 21,540 commits, 55,919 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 51,839 commits, 55,684 stars |
| Tests | 1,688 test files. 15.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,676 test files. 39.8% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, gatsby or Ghost?

Ghost, with 1,229,446 lines written; gatsby has 344,142.

The proof: [TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/7336dc28b3ac6e4351c24b0b93ce03700d32a8e8)

### Which has more GitHub stars, gatsby or Ghost?

gatsby, with 55,919 stars; Ghost has 55,684.

The proof: [gatsbyjs/gatsby on GitHub](https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby)

### Which has more tests, gatsby or Ghost?

Ghost, with 2,676 test files; gatsby has 1,688.

The proof: [TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/7336dc28b3ac6e4351c24b0b93ce03700d32a8e8)

### Which was updated more recently, gatsby or Ghost?

Ghost: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and gatsby's on October 20, 2026.

The proof: [TryGhost/Ghost's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, gatsby or Ghost?

Ghost: an AI signed 1.5% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in TryGhost/Ghost](https://seerepo.com/r/TryGhost/Ghost/ai)

## Sources

- gatsbyjs/gatsby: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 516700a (https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/516700a1dca1e982b6d098ab57230b25e0318a1f)
- TryGhost/Ghost: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 7336dc2 (https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/7336dc28b3ac6e4351c24b0b93ce03700d32a8e8)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.