Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/graphql/graphiql/vs/TryGhost/Ghost
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/graphql/graphiql/vs/TryGhost/Ghost.md
Description: graphiql and Ghost share 9 technologies: React, lru-cache, Vite, CodeMirror, @lezer/highlight, Zod, Headless UI, Radix UI, and markdown-it. Both are written in TypeScript.

# graphiql vs Ghost

graphiql and Ghost share 9 technologies: React, lru-cache, Vite, CodeMirror, @lezer/highlight, Zod, Headless UI, Radix UI, and markdown-it. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [graphql/graphiql](https://seerepo.com/r/graphql/graphiql): GraphiQL & the GraphQL LSP Reference Ecosystem for building browser & IDE tools.
- [TryGhost/Ghost](https://seerepo.com/r/TryGhost/Ghost): Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, lru-cache, Vite, CodeMirror, @lezer/highlight, Zod, Headless UI, Radix UI, markdown-it
- Only in graphiql: Vue, monaco-editor, Framer, json-schema
- Only in Ghost: React Router, Preact, bson-objectid, Sentry, Express, @isaacs/ttlcache, bullmq, cache-manager, Stripe, Mailgun, Hono, js-yaml, Tailwind CSS, sonner, React Hook Form, html2canvas-pro, dompurify, @hookform/resolvers, @codemirror/theme-one-dark, xyflow, @uiw/react-codemirror, dnd-kit, @floating-ui/react-dom, @tanstack/react-virtual, D3, Lucide, papaparse, validator, tiptap, react-day-picker, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, recharts, cmdk, @number-flow/react, react-dropzone, country-flag-icons, knex, jsonwebtoken, express-session, otplib, cookie-session, jose, Cheerio, handlebars, 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, react-colorful, react-error-boundary, @lexical/markdown, prop-types, Ajv, ajv-formats, nodemailer

## Side by side

| | graphiql | Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 82,078 lines written, 306 code files | 1,229,446 lines written, 4,191 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and GitHub Copilot | 1.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 7, 2026, 3,848 commits, 16,930 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 51,839 commits, 55,684 stars |
| Tests | 198 test files. 39.5% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,676 test files. 39.8% 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, graphiql or Ghost?

Ghost, with 1,229,446 lines written; graphiql has 82,078.

The proof: [TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/7336dc28b3ac6e4351c24b0b93ce03700d32a8e8)

### Which has more GitHub stars, graphiql or Ghost?

Ghost, with 55,684 stars; graphiql has 16,930.

The proof: [TryGhost/Ghost on GitHub](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost)

### Which has more tests, graphiql or Ghost?

Ghost, with 2,676 test files; graphiql has 198.

The proof: [TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/7336dc28b3ac6e4351c24b0b93ce03700d32a8e8)

### Which was updated more recently, graphiql or Ghost?

graphiql: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and Ghost's on November 5, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, graphiql or Ghost?

Ghost: an AI signed 1.5% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot; in graphiql, 0.1%.

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

## Sources

- graphql/graphiql: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit ec1e270 (https://github.com/graphql/graphiql/tree/ec1e27091bcd5e78e2e05ff40eea84a1784d7696)
- TryGhost/Ghost: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 7336dc2 (https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/7336dc28b3ac6e4351c24b0b93ce03700d32a8e8)

## 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.