CyberChef vs Ghost
CyberChef and Ghost share 7 technologies: CodeMirror, D3, jsonwebtoken, js-yaml, dompurify, handlebars, and markdown-it. CyberChef is written in JavaScript and Ghost in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
gchq
CyberChef
The Cyber Swiss Army Knife - a web app for encryption, encoding, compression and data analysis
JavaScript36.3kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit d4d96c6What is CyberChef built with?Only in CyberChef
- bson
sortablejs
- cli-progress
split.js
- bcryptjs
- otpauth
tesseract.js
jimp
highlight.js
@xmldom/xmldom
- jsqr
In common
TryGhost
Ghost
Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.
TypeScript55.7kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 7336dc2What is Ghost built with?Only in Ghost
- Vite
- React
- React Router
- Preact
- bson-objectid
- Sentry
- Express
- @isaacs/ttlcache
bullmq
cache-manager
- lru-cache
- Stripe
- Mailgun
- Hono
- Tailwind CSS
sonner
- Radix UI
- React Hook Form
html2canvas-pro
- Zod
@hookform/resolvers
- @codemirror/theme-one-dark
- xyflow
@uiw/react-codemirror
dnd-kit
@floating-ui/react-dom
- @tanstack/react-virtual
- Lucide
papaparse
- validator
- Headless UI
tiptap
react-day-picker
class-variance-authority
tailwind-merge
recharts
- cmdk
@number-flow/react
react-dropzone
- country-flag-icons
knex
express-session
- otplib
- cookie-session
- jose
- Cheerio
- sanitize-html
- sharp
- entities
- file-type
- image-size
- html-to-text
- node-html-markdown
- probe-image-size
- rss
- cron-validate
lexical
markdown-it-footnote
markdown-it-mark
markdown-it-sub
markdown-it-sup
emoji-mart
- @lezer/highlight
- react-colorful
react-error-boundary
- prop-types
- Ajv
- ajv-formats
nodemailer
Side by side
CyberChefGhost
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
CyberChef137,353 lines written641 code files
Ghost1,229,446 lines written4,191 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.
CyberChef0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot and Claude Code
Ghost1.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
CyberChefLast push November 6, 20263,586 commits36,335 stars
GhostLast push November 5, 202651,839 commits55,684 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
CyberChef233 test files3.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
Ghost2,676 test files39.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, CyberChef or Ghost?
Ghost, with 1,229,446 lines written; CyberChef has 137,353.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2
Which has more GitHub stars, CyberChef or Ghost?
Ghost, with 55,684 stars; CyberChef has 36,335.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost on GitHub
Which has more tests, CyberChef or Ghost?
Ghost, with 2,676 test files; CyberChef has 233.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2
Which was updated more recently, CyberChef or Ghost?
CyberChef: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and Ghost's on November 5, 2026.
The proof: gchq/CyberChef's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, CyberChef or Ghost?
Ghost: an AI signed 1.5% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot; in CyberChef, 0.1%.
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