Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/gatsbyjs/gatsby/vs/vadimdemedes/ink
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/gatsbyjs/gatsby/vs/vadimdemedes/ink.md
Description: gatsby and ink share 3 technologies: React, react-reconciler, and boxen. gatsby is written in JavaScript and ink in TypeScript.

# gatsby vs ink

gatsby and ink share 3 technologies: React, react-reconciler, and boxen. gatsby is written in JavaScript and ink in TypeScript.

- [gatsbyjs/gatsby](https://seerepo.com/r/gatsbyjs/gatsby): React-based framework with performance, scalability, and security built in.
- [vadimdemedes/ink](https://seerepo.com/r/vadimdemedes/ink): 🌈 React for interactive command-line apps

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, react-reconciler, boxen
- 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, @emotion/styled, 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
- Only in ink: cli-boxes

## Side by side

| | gatsby | ink |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 344,142 lines written, 2,017 code files | 44,323 lines written, 126 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot and Claude Code | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push October 20, 2026, 21,540 commits, 55,919 stars | Last push October 31, 2026, 903 commits, 40,236 stars |
| Tests | 1,688 test files. 15.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 172 test files. 19.8% 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 ink?

gatsby, with 344,142 lines written; ink has 44,323.

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

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

gatsby, with 55,919 stars; ink has 40,236.

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

### 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](https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/516700a1dca1e982b6d098ab57230b25e0318a1f)

### 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](https://github.com/vadimdemedes/ink/commits)

## Sources

- gatsbyjs/gatsby: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 516700a (https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/516700a1dca1e982b6d098ab57230b25e0318a1f)
- vadimdemedes/ink: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 342afb4 (https://github.com/vadimdemedes/ink/tree/342afb4d218f92854841c76b1a402b628b0ad8a4)

## 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.