Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/AlistGo/alist/vs/go-admin-team/go-admin
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/AlistGo/alist/vs/go-admin-team/go-admin.md
Description: alist and go-admin share 6 technologies: Gin, github.com/aliyun/aliyun-oss-go-sdk, MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, and gorm.io/gorm. Both are written in Go.

# alist vs go-admin

alist and go-admin share 6 technologies: Gin, github.com/aliyun/aliyun-oss-go-sdk, MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, and gorm.io/gorm. 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。
- [go-admin-team/go-admin](https://seerepo.com/r/go-admin-team/go-admin): go-admin is a Gin + Vue starter kit for admin applications, supporting Element UI, Arco Design, and Ant Design. Features include multi-tenancy, user management, JWT authentication, RBAC, code generation, a form builder, and scheduled tasks. Build your own admin app in just 3 minutes.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Gin, github.com/aliyun/aliyun-oss-go-sdk, MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, gorm.io/gorm
- Only in alist: net/http, github.com/Xhofe/go-cache, github.com/okatu-loli/go-123pan, github.com/alist-org/gofakes3, github.com/SheltonZhu/115driver, 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, github.com/go-webauthn/webauthn, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4, github.com/pquerna/otp, 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 go-admin: github.com/glebarez/sqlite, github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-obs, github.com/qiniu/go-sdk/v7, github.com/casbin/casbin/v3, Prometheus

## Side by side

| | alist | go-admin |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 134,185 lines written, 732 code files | 44,733 lines written, 223 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code | 3.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push October 21, 2026, 2,415 commits, 50,441 stars | Last push October 27, 2026, 1,426 commits, 12,830 stars |
| Tests | 71 test files. 18.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 103 test files. 42.6% 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 go-admin?

alist, with 134,185 lines written; go-admin has 44,733.

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

### Which has more GitHub stars, alist or go-admin?

alist, with 50,441 stars; go-admin has 12,830.

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

### Which has more tests, alist or go-admin?

go-admin, with 103 test files; alist has 71.

The proof: [go-admin-team/go-admin's code at commit f24c303](https://github.com/go-admin-team/go-admin/tree/f24c303f6156f82fb626afa8f22860feefcc2ff5)

### Which was updated more recently, alist or go-admin?

go-admin: its last push was on October 27, 2026, and alist's on October 21, 2026.

The proof: [go-admin-team/go-admin's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/go-admin-team/go-admin/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, alist or go-admin?

go-admin: an AI signed 3.4% of its commits, with Claude Code; in alist, 0.8%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in go-admin-team/go-admin](https://seerepo.com/r/go-admin-team/go-admin/ai)

## Sources

- AlistGo/alist: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit 92e7453 (https://github.com/AlistGo/alist/tree/92e745360766cce32564f94a468cb576f577d27e)
- go-admin-team/go-admin: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit f24c303 (https://github.com/go-admin-team/go-admin/tree/f24c303f6156f82fb626afa8f22860feefcc2ff5)

## 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.