mdBook vs vector
mdBook and vector share 5 technologies: axum, Tokio, handlebars, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
rust-lang
mdBook
Create book from markdown files. Like Gitbook but implemented in Rust
Rust22.3kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 7fb5bc8What is mdBook built with?Only in mdBook
- html5ever
- pulldown-cmark
- listenfd
In common
vectordotdev
vector
A high-performance observability data pipeline.
Rust22.8kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 1bac1b8What is vector built with?Only in vector
aws-sdk-s3
- sqlx-postgres
- tokio-postgres
- Redis
- lru
- MongoDB
opendal
- Postgres
- sqlx
- Kafka
AWS S3- tower
- warp
- Tailwind CSS
- crossterm
- Ratatui
- indicatif
- azure_identity
parquet
- quick-xml
- csv
- jsonschema
- metrics
- azure_core
- log
tracing-core
Side by side
mdBookvector
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
mdBook20,533 lines written66 code files
vector472,373 lines written1,238 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.
mdBook0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex
vector0.9% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
mdBookLast push November 2, 20262,281 commits22,266 stars
vectorLast push November 4, 202614,656 commits22,799 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
mdBook73 test files10.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
vector242 test files28% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, mdBook or vector?
vector, with 472,373 lines written; mdBook has 20,533.
The proof: vectordotdev/vector's code at commit 1bac1b8
Which has more GitHub stars, mdBook or vector?
vector, with 22,799 stars; mdBook has 22,266.
The proof: vectordotdev/vector on GitHub
Which has more tests, mdBook or vector?
vector, with 242 test files; mdBook has 73.
The proof: vectordotdev/vector's code at commit 1bac1b8
Which was updated more recently, mdBook or vector?
vector: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and mdBook's on November 2, 2026.
The proof: vectordotdev/vector's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, mdBook or vector?
vector: an AI signed 0.9% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in mdBook, 0.1%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in vectordotdev/vector
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