docusaurus vs next.js

docusaurus and next.js share 6 technologies: React, prompts, Cheerio, js-yaml, PostCSS, and sharp. docusaurus is written in TypeScript and next.js in JavaScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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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
  • lightningcss
  • unified
  • unist-util-visit
  • remark
  • mdast-util-mdx
  • to-vfile
  • mdast-util-to-string
  • mdast-util-directive
  • rehype-stringify
  • remark-mdx
  • remark-rehype
  • escape-html
  • image-size
  • rehype-raw
  • remark-directive
  • remark-frontmatter
  • remark-gfm
  • vfile
  • eta
  • feed
  • workbox-window
  • rtlcss
  • prism-react-renderer
  • nprogress
  • @mdx-js/react
  • prismjs
  • Mermaid
  • @docsearch/react
  • joi
  • react-helmet-async
  • serve-handler

In common

Only in next.js

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
docusaurus130,242 lines written674 code files
next.js2,391,614 lines written5,697 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.
docusaurus2.7% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
next.js0.8% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Devin
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
docusaurusLast push November 2, 20266,932 commits66,654 stars
next.jsLast push November 4, 202636,392 commits143,262 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
docusaurus272 test files35.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
next.js18,587 test files6.5% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, docusaurus or next.js?
next.js, with 2,391,614 lines written; docusaurus has 130,242.

The proof: vercel/next.js's code at commit 97f1a2c

Which has more GitHub stars, docusaurus or next.js?
next.js, with 143,262 stars; docusaurus has 66,654.

The proof: vercel/next.js on GitHub

Which has more tests, docusaurus or next.js?
next.js, with 18,587 test files; docusaurus has 272.

The proof: vercel/next.js's code at commit 97f1a2c

Which was updated more recently, docusaurus or next.js?
next.js: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and docusaurus's on November 2, 2026.

The proof: vercel/next.js's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, docusaurus or next.js?
docusaurus: an AI signed 2.7% of its commits, with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot; in next.js, 0.8%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in meta/docusaurus

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