Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/AlistGo/alist/vs/dexidp/dex
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/AlistGo/alist/vs/dexidp/dex.md
Description: alist and dex share 7 technologies: net/http, MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, github.com/go-webauthn/webauthn, golang.org/x/oauth2, and github.com/pquerna/otp. Both are written in Go.

# alist vs dex

alist and dex share 7 technologies: net/http, MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, github.com/go-webauthn/webauthn, golang.org/x/oauth2, and github.com/pquerna/otp. Both are written in Go.

- [AlistGo/alist](https://seerepo.com/r/AlistGo/alist): 🗂️A file list/WebDAV program that supports multiple storages, powered by Gin and Solidjs. / 一个支持多存储的文件列表/WebDAV程序，使用 Gin 和 Solidjs。
- [dexidp/dex](https://seerepo.com/r/dexidp/dex): OpenID Connect (OIDC) identity and OAuth 2.0 provider with pluggable connectors

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: net/http, MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, github.com/go-webauthn/webauthn, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/pquerna/otp
- Only in alist: Gin, github.com/Xhofe/go-cache, github.com/okatu-loli/go-123pan, github.com/alist-org/gofakes3, github.com/SheltonZhu/115driver, github.com/aliyun/aliyun-oss-go-sdk, github.com/jlaffaye/ftp, github.com/xhofe/wopan-sdk-go, Rclone, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob, github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2, github.com/cloudsoda/go-smb2, github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api, github.com/ncw/swift/v2, github.com/upyun/go-sdk/v3, MCP, Meilisearch, github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea, github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss, github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles, gorm.io/gorm, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4, github.com/coreos/go-oidc, gopkg.in/ldap.v3, mcp-go, github.com/kdomanski/iso9660, golang.org/x/image, github.com/bodgit/sevenzip, github.com/dhowden/tag, github.com/disintegration/imaging, github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday, github.com/u2takey/ffmpeg-go, github.com/yeka/zip, github.com/yuin/goldmark, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore, github.com/natefinch/lumberjack, google.golang.org/appengine
- Only in dex: Gorilla, go-sqlite3, pq, etcd, OpenBao, entgo.io/ent, github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4, github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3, github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3, github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8, github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig, github.com/beevik/etree, github.com/mattermost/xml-roundtrip-validator, Prometheus, cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata, github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-prometheus

## Side by side

| | alist | dex |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 134,185 lines written, 732 code files | 78,450 lines written, 216 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code | 0.4% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex |
| Activity | Last push October 21, 2026, 2,415 commits, 50,446 stars | Last push November 12, 2026, 2,846 commits, 11,252 stars |
| Tests | 71 test files. 18.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 106 test files. 52.8% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, alist or dex?

alist, with 134,185 lines written; dex has 78,450.

The proof: [AlistGo/alist's code at commit 92e7453](https://github.com/AlistGo/alist/tree/92e745360766cce32564f94a468cb576f577d27e)

### Which has more GitHub stars, alist or dex?

alist, with 50,446 stars; dex has 11,252.

The proof: [AlistGo/alist on GitHub](https://github.com/AlistGo/alist)

### Which has more tests, alist or dex?

dex, with 106 test files; alist has 71.

The proof: [dexidp/dex's code at commit 80ef16f](https://github.com/dexidp/dex/tree/80ef16f4492407dd8c6928f284bddf5a22a9ddff)

### Which was updated more recently, alist or dex?

dex: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and alist's on October 21, 2026.

The proof: [dexidp/dex's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/dexidp/dex/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, alist or dex?

alist: an AI signed 0.8% of its commits, with Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code; in dex, 0.4%.

## Sources

- AlistGo/alist: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit 92e7453 (https://github.com/AlistGo/alist/tree/92e745360766cce32564f94a468cb576f577d27e)
- dexidp/dex: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit 80ef16f (https://github.com/dexidp/dex/tree/80ef16f4492407dd8c6928f284bddf5a22a9ddff)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.