gatsby vs mdx
gatsby and mdx share 8 technologies: React, react-error-boundary, unist-util-visit, remark-parse, remark-stringify, unified, vfile, and mdast-util-mdx. Both are written in JavaScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
gatsbyjs
gatsby
React-based framework with performance, scalability, and security built in.
JavaScript55.9kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 516700aWhat is gatsby built with?Only in gatsby
- Express
- express-graphql
- react-reconciler
@gatsbyjs/reach-router
- history
cache-manager
graphql-http
- react-server-dom-webpack
- GitHub
@emotion/react
- Normalize.css
- prism-react-renderer
react-icons
- react-markdown
- unist-util-remove
- prop-types
- glamor
ink
- ink-spinner
- @mdx-js/react
- remark-mdx
- @hapi/joi
enquirer
- joi
- boxen
- progress
prompts
- file-type
- graphiql
- rss
- gray-matter
- mdast-util-to-hast
- mdast-util-toc
- sharp
- styled-components
- styled-jsx
- Cheerio
- Autoprefixer
- PostCSS
- postcss-flexbugs-fixes
In common
- React
react-error-boundary
- unist-util-visit
- remark-parse
- remark-stringify
unified
vfile
- mdast-util-mdx
mdx-js
mdx
Markdown for the component era
JavaScript19.9kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 52285a6What is mdx built with?Only in mdx
- Preact
preact-render-to-string
- Vite
- Vue
- @vue/server-renderer
@floating-ui/dom
- hastscript
- hast-util-sanitize
- hast-util-select
rehype-stringify
- xast-util-to-xml
- hast-util-from-html
- hast-util-to-html
- hast-util-to-jsx-runtime
- hast-util-to-text
rehype-autolink-headings
rehype-infer-description-meta
rehype-raw
rehype-slug
remark-directive
remark-frontmatter
remark-gemoji
remark-gfm
remark-github
remark-math
- remark-mdx-frontmatter
remark-toc
- unist-util-remove-position
- @sparticuz/chromium
- remark
micromark-extension-mdxjs
Side by side
gatsbymdx
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
gatsby344,142 lines written2,017 code files
mdx12,274 lines written46 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
gatsby0% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot and Claude Code
mdx0% of its commits signed by AI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
gatsbyLast push October 20, 202621,540 commits55,919 stars
mdxLast push November 4, 20261,720 commits19,851 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
gatsby1,688 test files15.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
mdx18 test files19.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, gatsby or mdx?
gatsby, with 344,142 lines written; mdx has 12,274.
The proof: gatsbyjs/gatsby's code at commit 516700a
Which has more GitHub stars, gatsby or mdx?
gatsby, with 55,919 stars; mdx has 19,851.
The proof: gatsbyjs/gatsby on GitHub
Which has more tests, gatsby or mdx?
gatsby, with 1,688 test files; mdx has 18.
The proof: gatsbyjs/gatsby's code at commit 516700a
Which was updated more recently, gatsby or mdx?
mdx: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and gatsby's on October 20, 2026.
The proof: mdx-js/mdx's commits on GitHub
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