Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/meta/docusaurus/vs/PlasmoHQ/plasmo
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/meta/docusaurus/vs/PlasmoHQ/plasmo.md
Description: docusaurus and plasmo share 3 technologies: React, lightningcss, and sharp. Both are written in TypeScript.

# docusaurus vs plasmo

docusaurus and plasmo share 3 technologies: React, lightningcss, and sharp. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [meta/docusaurus](https://seerepo.com/r/meta/docusaurus): Easy to maintain open source documentation websites.
- [PlasmoHQ/plasmo](https://seerepo.com/r/PlasmoHQ/plasmo): 🧩 The Browser Extension Framework

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, lightningcss, sharp
- Only in docusaurus: react-router-dom, react-router-config, prompts, unified, unist-util-visit, remark, mdast-util-mdx, to-vfile, mdast-util-to-string, mdast-util-directive, rehype-stringify, remark-mdx, remark-rehype, @slorber/remark-comment, escape-html, image-size, rehype-raw, remark-directive, remark-emoji, remark-frontmatter, remark-gfm, vfile, eta, Cheerio, feed, srcset, js-yaml, PostCSS, react-json-view-lite, workbox-precaching, workbox-window, rtlcss, prism-react-renderer, nprogress, @mdx-js/react, prismjs, Mermaid, @docsearch/react, Algolia, joi, @11ty/gray-matter, react-helmet-async, react-loadable, serve-handler
- Only in plasmo: Vue, Svelte

## Side by side

| | docusaurus | plasmo |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 132,434 lines written, 782 code files | 14,352 lines written, 203 code files |
| Who writes it | 3.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and GitHub Copilot | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 6, 2026, 6,992 commits, 66,690 stars | Last push November 9, 2026, 976 commits, 13,176 stars |
| Tests | 304 test files. 31.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1 test files. 1% 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, docusaurus or plasmo?

docusaurus, with 132,434 lines written; plasmo has 14,352.

The proof: [meta/docusaurus's code at commit c00f04e](https://github.com/meta/docusaurus/tree/c00f04e2376e057090d65d6bfb6a82d49ea3eca6)

### Which has more GitHub stars, docusaurus or plasmo?

docusaurus, with 66,690 stars; plasmo has 13,176.

The proof: [meta/docusaurus on GitHub](https://github.com/meta/docusaurus)

### Which has more tests, docusaurus or plasmo?

docusaurus, with 304 test files; plasmo has 1.

The proof: [meta/docusaurus's code at commit c00f04e](https://github.com/meta/docusaurus/tree/c00f04e2376e057090d65d6bfb6a82d49ea3eca6)

### Which was updated more recently, docusaurus or plasmo?

plasmo: its last push was on November 9, 2026, and docusaurus's on November 6, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, docusaurus or plasmo?

docusaurus: an AI signed 3.4% of its commits, with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.

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

## Sources

- meta/docusaurus: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit c00f04e (https://github.com/meta/docusaurus/tree/c00f04e2376e057090d65d6bfb6a82d49ea3eca6)
- PlasmoHQ/plasmo: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit 9369e28 (https://github.com/PlasmoHQ/plasmo/tree/9369e2835de237caa60620b74b12ea3e2d4f3600)

## 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.