Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/gatsbyjs/gatsby/vs/meta/docusaurus
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/gatsbyjs/gatsby/vs/meta/docusaurus.md
Description: gatsby and docusaurus share 13 technologies: React, prism-react-renderer, unist-util-visit, @mdx-js/react, remark-mdx, unified, joi, prompts, vfile, mdast-util-mdx, sharp, Cheerio, and PostCSS. gatsby is written in JavaScript and docusaurus in TypeScript.

# gatsby vs docusaurus

gatsby and docusaurus share 13 technologies: React, prism-react-renderer, unist-util-visit, @mdx-js/react, remark-mdx, unified, joi, prompts, vfile, mdast-util-mdx, sharp, Cheerio, and PostCSS. gatsby is written in JavaScript and docusaurus in TypeScript.

- [gatsbyjs/gatsby](https://seerepo.com/r/gatsbyjs/gatsby): React-based framework with performance, scalability, and security built in.
- [meta/docusaurus](https://seerepo.com/r/meta/docusaurus): Easy to maintain open source documentation websites.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, prism-react-renderer, unist-util-visit, @mdx-js/react, remark-mdx, unified, joi, prompts, vfile, mdast-util-mdx, sharp, Cheerio, PostCSS
- 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, react-error-boundary, react-icons, react-markdown, unist-util-remove, prop-types, glamor, ink, ink-spinner, remark-parse, remark-stringify, @hapi/joi, enquirer, boxen, progress, @emotion/styled, file-type, graphiql, rss, gray-matter, mdast-util-to-hast, mdast-util-toc, styled-components, styled-jsx, Autoprefixer, postcss-flexbugs-fixes
- Only in docusaurus: react-router-dom, lightningcss, remark, to-vfile, mdast-util-to-string, mdast-util-directive, rehype-stringify, remark-rehype, escape-html, image-size, rehype-raw, remark-directive, remark-frontmatter, remark-gfm, eta, feed, js-yaml, workbox-window, rtlcss, nprogress, prismjs, Mermaid, @docsearch/react, react-helmet-async, serve-handler

## Side by side

| | gatsby | docusaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 344,142 lines written, 2,017 code files | 130,242 lines written, 674 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot and Claude Code | 2.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push October 20, 2026, 21,540 commits, 55,919 stars | Last push November 2, 2026, 6,932 commits, 66,654 stars |
| Tests | 1,688 test files. 15.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 272 test files. 35.8% 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 docusaurus?

gatsby, with 344,142 lines written; docusaurus has 130,242.

The proof: [gatsbyjs/gatsby's code at commit 516700a](https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/516700a1dca1e982b6d098ab57230b25e0318a1f)

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

docusaurus, with 66,654 stars; gatsby has 55,919.

The proof: [meta/docusaurus on GitHub](https://github.com/meta/docusaurus)

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

gatsby, with 1,688 test files; docusaurus has 272.

The proof: [gatsbyjs/gatsby's code at commit 516700a](https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/516700a1dca1e982b6d098ab57230b25e0318a1f)

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

docusaurus: its last push was on November 2, 2026, and gatsby's on October 20, 2026.

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

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

docusaurus: an AI signed 2.7% of its commits, with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.

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

## Sources

- gatsbyjs/gatsby: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 516700a (https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/516700a1dca1e982b6d098ab57230b25e0318a1f)
- meta/docusaurus: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 2a89055 (https://github.com/meta/docusaurus/tree/2a89055951c6670a7c8dc390d3b84c7cd5ef7b34)

## 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.