Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/gatsbyjs/gatsby/vs/jackyzha0/quartz
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/gatsbyjs/gatsby/vs/jackyzha0/quartz.md
Description: gatsby and quartz share 6 technologies: unist-util-visit, remark-parse, unified, vfile, gray-matter, and remark. Both are written in TypeScript.

# gatsby vs quartz

gatsby and quartz share 6 technologies: unist-util-visit, remark-parse, unified, vfile, gray-matter, and remark. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [gatsbyjs/gatsby](https://seerepo.com/r/gatsbyjs/gatsby): React-based framework with performance, scalability, and security built in.
- [jackyzha0/quartz](https://seerepo.com/r/jackyzha0/quartz): 🌱 a fast, batteries-included static-site generator that transforms Markdown content into fully functional websites

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: unist-util-visit, remark-parse, unified, vfile, gray-matter, remark
- Only in gatsby: React, Express, @gatsbyjs/reach-router, better-queue, Contentful, express-graphql, react-reconciler, lmdb, history, cache-manager, cache-manager-fs-hash, graphql-http, react-server-dom-webpack, GitHub, @mdx-js/react, node-html-parser, remark-gfm, sharp, prop-types, theme-ui, @emotion/react, Normalize.css, Gatsby, strict-ui, react-instantsearch-dom, @feedback-fish/react, prism-react-renderer, react-error-boundary, react-icons, react-markdown, unist-util-remove, glamor, ink, ink-select-input, ink-spinner, remark-mdx, remark-mdxjs, remark-stringify, @hapi/joi, enquirer, joi, boxen, progress, prompts, @emotion/styled, file-type, graphiql, cxs, rss, react-jss, mdast-util-mdx, mdast-util-to-hast, mdast-util-toc, rehype-infer-description-meta, accessible-nprogress, styled-components, styled-jsx, styletron-engine-atomic, styletron-react, react-typography, @contentful/rich-text-react-renderer, Cheerio, valid-url, Autoprefixer, PostCSS, postcss-flexbugs-fixes
- Only in quartz: preact-render-to-string, Preact, lightningcss, @clack/prompts, yaml, hast-util-to-html, hast-util-from-html, hast-util-to-jsx-runtime, js-yaml, remark-frontmatter, to-vfile, toml, serve-handler

## Side by side

| | gatsby | quartz |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 344,142 lines written, 1,362 code files | 28,144 lines written, 133 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot and Claude Code | 0.4% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex |
| Activity | Last push November 9, 2026, 21,541 commits, 55,916 stars | Last push November 9, 2026, 1,960 commits, 13,558 stars |
| Tests | 1,769 test files. 22.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 33 test files. 36.8% 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 quartz?

gatsby, with 344,142 lines written; quartz has 28,144.

The proof: [gatsbyjs/gatsby's code at commit 0ac6c88](https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/0ac6c88a72c4dfd4d541e3ac43c664343e8e15b6)

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

gatsby, with 55,916 stars; quartz has 13,558.

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

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

gatsby, with 1,769 test files; quartz has 33.

The proof: [gatsbyjs/gatsby's code at commit 0ac6c88](https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/0ac6c88a72c4dfd4d541e3ac43c664343e8e15b6)

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

Both got their last push on November 9, 2026.

The proof: [jackyzha0/quartz's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz/commits)

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

quartz: an AI signed 0.4% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex.

## Sources

- gatsbyjs/gatsby: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit 0ac6c88 (https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/0ac6c88a72c4dfd4d541e3ac43c664343e8e15b6)
- jackyzha0/quartz: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit be42e8e (https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz/tree/be42e8e664468333f6ba50cfae9c147b804b9398)

## 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.