gatsby vs ink
gatsby and ink share 3 technologies: React, react-reconciler, and boxen. gatsby is written in JavaScript and ink in TypeScript.
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
@gatsbyjs/reach-router
- history
cache-manager
graphql-http
- react-server-dom-webpack
- GitHub
@emotion/react
- Normalize.css
- prism-react-renderer
react-error-boundary
react-icons
- react-markdown
- unist-util-remove
- prop-types
- glamor
ink
- ink-spinner
- unist-util-visit
- @mdx-js/react
- remark-mdx
- remark-parse
- remark-stringify
unified
- @hapi/joi
enquirer
- joi
- progress
prompts
- file-type
- graphiql
- rss
vfile
- gray-matter
- mdast-util-mdx
- mdast-util-to-hast
- mdast-util-toc
- sharp
- styled-components
- styled-jsx
- Cheerio
- Autoprefixer
- PostCSS
- postcss-flexbugs-fixes
In common
vadimdemedes
ink
🌈 React for interactive command-line apps
TypeScript40.2kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 342afb4What is ink built with?Only in ink
- cli-boxes
Side by side
gatsbyink
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
gatsby344,142 lines written2,017 code files
ink44,323 lines written126 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
ink0% 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
inkLast push October 31, 2026903 commits40,236 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
ink172 test files19.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, gatsby or ink?
gatsby, with 344,142 lines written; ink has 44,323.
The proof: gatsbyjs/gatsby's code at commit 516700a
Which has more GitHub stars, gatsby or ink?
gatsby, with 55,919 stars; ink has 40,236.
The proof: gatsbyjs/gatsby on GitHub
Which has more tests, gatsby or ink?
gatsby, with 1,688 test files; ink has 172.
The proof: gatsbyjs/gatsby's code at commit 516700a
Which was updated more recently, gatsby or ink?
ink: its last push was on October 31, 2026, and gatsby's on October 20, 2026.
The proof: vadimdemedes/ink's commits on GitHub
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