quartz vs astro
quartz and astro share 11 technologies: preact-render-to-string, Preact, @clack/prompts, unified, vfile, yaml, hast-util-to-html, unist-util-visit, hast-util-from-html, remark, and remark-parse. Both are written in TypeScript.
What they share and what sets them apart
jackyzha0
quartz
🌱 a fast, batteries-included static-site generator that transforms Markdown content into fully functional websites
TypeScript13.6kRead on November 9, 2026, at commit be42e8eWhat is quartz built with?Only in quartz
lightningcss
- gray-matter
- hast-util-to-jsx-runtime
- js-yaml
remark-frontmatter
- to-vfile
- toml
- serve-handler
In common
preact-render-to-string
- Preact
@clack/prompts
unified
vfile
yaml
- hast-util-to-html
- unist-util-visit
- hast-util-from-html
- remark
- remark-parse
withastro
astro
The web framework for content-driven websites.
TypeScript63.9kRead on November 9, 2026, at commit c904827What is astro built with?Only in astro
- Vite
- React
- Vue
- Svelte
- Hono
unstorage
- Solid
- Alpine.js
- Express
- Fastify
prismjs
- fast-xml-parser
- xml2js
- Zod
unifont
@capsizecss/unpack
- fontace
- am-i-vibing
- Cheerio
- html-escaper
- parse-srcset
shiki
- ultrahtml
- sharp
- tinyps
- linkedom
@markdoc/markdoc
- htmlparser2
satteri
@shikijs/rehype
rehype-mathjax
rehype-pretty-code
remark-math
remark-toc
- Netlify
- Vercel
retext-smartypants
- mdast-util-mdx
- mdast-util-mdx-jsx
rehype-raw
remark-gfm
- remark-smartypants
- estree-util-visit
- hast-util-to-text
- mdast-util-definitions
- mdast-util-mdx-expression
rehype-stringify
- unist-util-remove-position
- unist-util-visit-parents
Side by side
quartzastro
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
quartz28,144 lines written133 code files
astro297,833 lines written1,007 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.
quartz0.4% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex
astro0.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
quartzLast push November 9, 20261,960 commits13,558 stars
astroLast push November 9, 202615,186 commits63,851 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
quartz33 test files36.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
astro3,218 test files4.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, quartz or astro?
astro, with 297,833 lines written; quartz has 28,144.
The proof: withastro/astro's code at commit c904827
Which has more GitHub stars, quartz or astro?
astro, with 63,851 stars; quartz has 13,558.
The proof: withastro/astro on GitHub
Which has more tests, quartz or astro?
astro, with 3,218 test files; quartz has 33.
The proof: withastro/astro's code at commit c904827
Which was updated more recently, quartz or astro?
Both got their last push on November 9, 2026.
The proof: jackyzha0/quartz's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, quartz or astro?
quartz: an AI signed 0.4% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex; in astro, 0.2%.
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