docusaurus vs starlight
docusaurus and starlight share 6 technologies: unified, unist-util-visit, mdast-util-to-string, mdast-util-directive, remark-directive, and vfile. Both are written in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
meta
docusaurus
Easy to maintain open source documentation websites.
TypeScript66.7kRead on November 12, 2026, at commit 04faec4What is docusaurus built with?Only in docusaurus
- React
react-router-dom
- react-router-config
prompts
lightningcss
- mdast-util-mdx
- remark-mdx
- @slorber/remark-comment
- escape-html
- image-size
rehype-raw
- remark-emoji
remark-frontmatter
remark-gfm
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
- sharp
In common
unified
- unist-util-visit
- mdast-util-to-string
- mdast-util-directive
remark-directive
vfile
withastro
starlight
🌟 Build beautiful, accessible, high-performance documentation websites with Astro
TypeScript9.6kRead on November 14, 2026, at commit 6282133What is starlight built with?Only in starlight
- Astro
@astrojs/markdoc
astro-expressive-code
satteri
- hast-util-to-html
- hastscript
- hast-util-select
hast-util-to-string
- mdast-util-to-markdown
yaml
- hast-util-format
- ultrahtml
Side by side
docusaurusstarlight
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
docusaurus132,513 lines written782 code files
starlight31,765 lines written156 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.
docusaurus3.6% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
starlight0.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
docusaurusLast push November 12, 20267,006 commits66,723 stars
starlightLast push November 13, 20263,876 commits9,584 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
docusaurus304 test files31.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
starlight158 test files43.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, docusaurus or starlight?
docusaurus, with 132,513 lines written; starlight has 31,765.
The proof: meta/docusaurus's code at commit 04faec4
Which has more GitHub stars, docusaurus or starlight?
docusaurus, with 66,723 stars; starlight has 9,584.
The proof: meta/docusaurus on GitHub
Which has more tests, docusaurus or starlight?
docusaurus, with 304 test files; starlight has 158.
The proof: meta/docusaurus's code at commit 04faec4
Which was updated more recently, docusaurus or starlight?
starlight: its last push was on November 13, 2026, and docusaurus's on November 12, 2026.
The proof: withastro/starlight's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, docusaurus or starlight?
docusaurus: an AI signed 3.6% of its commits, with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot; in starlight, 0.2%.
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