docusaurus vs astro

docusaurus and astro share 12 technologies: React, unified, unist-util-visit, remark, mdast-util-mdx, rehype-stringify, rehype-raw, remark-gfm, vfile, Cheerio, prismjs, and sharp. Both are written in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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
  • to-vfile
  • mdast-util-to-string
  • mdast-util-directive
  • remark-mdx
  • remark-rehype
  • escape-html
  • image-size
  • remark-directive
  • remark-frontmatter
  • eta
  • feed
  • js-yaml
  • PostCSS
  • workbox-window
  • rtlcss
  • prism-react-renderer
  • nprogress
  • @mdx-js/react
  • Mermaid
  • @docsearch/react
  • joi
  • react-helmet-async
  • serve-handler

In common

withastro

astro

The web framework for content-driven websites.

TypeScript63.7kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit ff1e2fbWhat is astro built with?

Only in astro

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
docusaurus130,242 lines written674 code files
astro293,247 lines written1,041 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
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.
docusaurusLast push November 2, 20266,932 commits66,654 stars
astroLast push November 5, 202615,157 commits63,732 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
astro3,163 test files4.4% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, docusaurus or astro?
astro, with 293,247 lines written; docusaurus has 130,242.

The proof: withastro/astro's code at commit ff1e2fb

Which has more GitHub stars, docusaurus or astro?
docusaurus, with 66,654 stars; astro has 63,732.

The proof: meta/docusaurus on GitHub

Which has more tests, docusaurus or astro?
astro, with 3,163 test files; docusaurus has 272.

The proof: withastro/astro's code at commit ff1e2fb

Which was updated more recently, docusaurus or astro?
astro: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and docusaurus's on November 2, 2026.

The proof: withastro/astro's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, docusaurus or astro?
docusaurus: an AI signed 2.7% of its commits, with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot; in astro, 0.2%.

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

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