docs vs docusaurus
docs and docusaurus share 11 technologies: React, js-yaml, unist-util-visit, unified, Cheerio, remark-gfm, mdast-util-to-string, rehype-raw, rehype-stringify, remark, and sharp. Both are written in TypeScript.
What they share and what sets them apart
github
docs
The open-source repo for docs.github.com
TypeScript21.3kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 58b7b56What is docs built with?Only in docs
- Next.js
- Express
- Elastic
- quick-lru
- lowdb
- GitHub
- lowlight
- boxen
highlightjs-curl
- ora
pele
@primer/octicons
helmet
gpt-tokenizer
- liquidjs
- unist-util-visit-parents
- hast-util-to-jsx-runtime
- mdast-util-from-markdown
hast-util-to-string
- hast-util-from-html
highlight.js
- html-entities
- mdast-util-to-markdown
parse5
- file-type
- is-svg
- mdast-util-to-hast
- react-markdown
rehype-highlight
rehype-slug
remark-gemoji
- remark-parse
- remark-stringify
- unist-util-find
- Ajv
- ajv-errors
- ajv-formats
- hot-shots
- opentelemetry
In common
- React
- js-yaml
- unist-util-visit
unified
- Cheerio
remark-gfm
- mdast-util-to-string
rehype-raw
rehype-stringify
- remark
- sharp
meta
docusaurus
Easy to maintain open source documentation websites.
TypeScript66.7kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 2a89055What is docusaurus built with?Only in docusaurus
react-router-dom
prompts
lightningcss
- mdast-util-mdx
- to-vfile
- mdast-util-directive
- remark-mdx
- remark-rehype
- escape-html
- image-size
remark-directive
remark-frontmatter
vfile
eta
- feed
- PostCSS
- workbox-window
rtlcss
- prism-react-renderer
- nprogress
- @mdx-js/react
prismjs
- Mermaid
@docsearch/react
- joi
- react-helmet-async
- serve-handler
Side by side
docsdocusaurus
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
docs157,701 lines written682 code files
docusaurus130,242 lines written674 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.
docs9% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot and Claude Code
docusaurus2.7% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
docsLast push November 4, 202633,091 commits21,302 stars
docusaurusLast push November 2, 20266,932 commits66,654 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
docs452 test files42.1% of its code files have a test that imports them
docusaurus272 test files35.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, docs or docusaurus?
docs, with 157,701 lines written; docusaurus has 130,242.
The proof: github/docs's code at commit 58b7b56
Which has more GitHub stars, docs or docusaurus?
docusaurus, with 66,654 stars; docs has 21,302.
The proof: meta/docusaurus on GitHub
Which has more tests, docs or docusaurus?
docs, with 452 test files; docusaurus has 272.
The proof: github/docs's code at commit 58b7b56
Which was updated more recently, docs or docusaurus?
docs: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and docusaurus's on November 2, 2026.
The proof: github/docs's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, docs or docusaurus?
docs: an AI signed 9% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot and Claude Code; in docusaurus, 2.7%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in github/docs
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