omnivore vs Ghost

omnivore and Ghost share 14 technologies: Express, React, bullmq, Sentry, jsonwebtoken, sanitize-html, dompurify, image-size, node-html-markdown, nodemailer, html-to-text, Radix UI, react-dropzone, and markdown-it. Both are written in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

omnivore-app

omnivore

Omnivore is a complete, open source read-it-later solution for people who like reading.

TypeScript16.4kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 4cdfc3dWhat is omnivore built with?

Only in omnivore

In common

TryGhost

Ghost

Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.

TypeScript55.7kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 7336dc2What is Ghost built with?

Only in Ghost

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
omnivore540,180 lines written1,314 code files
Ghost1,229,446 lines written4,191 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.
omnivore0% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot
Ghost1.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
omnivoreLast push November 6, 20269,396 commits16,408 stars
GhostLast push November 5, 202651,839 commits55,684 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
omnivore470 test files8.2% of its code files have a test that imports them
Ghost2,676 test files39.8% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, omnivore or Ghost?
Ghost, with 1,229,446 lines written; omnivore has 540,180.

The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2

Which has more GitHub stars, omnivore or Ghost?
Ghost, with 55,684 stars; omnivore has 16,408.

The proof: TryGhost/Ghost on GitHub

Which has more tests, omnivore or Ghost?
Ghost, with 2,676 test files; omnivore has 470.

The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2

Which was updated more recently, omnivore or Ghost?
omnivore: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and Ghost's on November 5, 2026.

The proof: omnivore-app/omnivore's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, omnivore or Ghost?
Ghost: an AI signed 1.5% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in TryGhost/Ghost

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