Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/FuelLabs/fuel-core/vs/n0-computer/iroh
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/FuelLabs/fuel-core/vs/n0-computer/iroh.md
Description: fuel-core and iroh share 6 technologies: axum, lru, Tokio, ed25519-dalek, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.

# fuel-core vs iroh

fuel-core and iroh share 6 technologies: axum, lru, Tokio, ed25519-dalek, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.

- [FuelLabs/fuel-core](https://seerepo.com/r/FuelLabs/fuel-core): Rust full node implementation of the Fuel v2 protocol.
- [n0-computer/iroh](https://seerepo.com/r/n0-computer/iroh): IP addresses break, dial keys instead. A library that adds QUIC + NAT Traversal to your apps.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: axum, lru, Tokio, ed25519-dalek, tracing, tracing-subscriber
- Only in fuel-core: tower, aws-sdk-s3, fuel-core-database, fuel-core-storage, rocksdb, Redis, quick_cache, AWS S3, async-graphql, wasmtime, crossterm, indicatif, termion, parquet, fuel-core-metrics, prometheus-client, pyroscope, pyroscope_pprofrs, tracing-appender, tracing-core
- Only in iroh: axum-server, redb

## Side by side

| | fuel-core | iroh |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 198,836 lines written, 566 code files | 59,325 lines written, 101 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.9% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Cursor | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push November 9, 2026, 1,517 commits, 56,762 stars | Last push November 10, 2026, 2,545 commits, 12,953 stars |
| Tests | 166 test files. 33% of its code files have a test that imports them | 17 test files. 24.8% 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, fuel-core or iroh?

fuel-core, with 198,836 lines written; iroh has 59,325.

The proof: [FuelLabs/fuel-core's code at commit 8bd82d4](https://github.com/FuelLabs/fuel-core/tree/8bd82d4d1ff4e6da7a0e9febbe96e6a864d79f1f)

### Which has more GitHub stars, fuel-core or iroh?

fuel-core, with 56,762 stars; iroh has 12,953.

The proof: [FuelLabs/fuel-core on GitHub](https://github.com/FuelLabs/fuel-core)

### Which has more tests, fuel-core or iroh?

fuel-core, with 166 test files; iroh has 17.

The proof: [FuelLabs/fuel-core's code at commit 8bd82d4](https://github.com/FuelLabs/fuel-core/tree/8bd82d4d1ff4e6da7a0e9febbe96e6a864d79f1f)

### Which was updated more recently, fuel-core or iroh?

iroh: its last push was on November 10, 2026, and fuel-core's on November 9, 2026.

The proof: [n0-computer/iroh's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, fuel-core or iroh?

fuel-core: an AI signed 0.9% of its commits, with Claude Code and Cursor; in iroh, 0.1%.

## Sources

- FuelLabs/fuel-core: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit 8bd82d4 (https://github.com/FuelLabs/fuel-core/tree/8bd82d4d1ff4e6da7a0e9febbe96e6a864d79f1f)
- n0-computer/iroh: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit a5e39c4 (https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh/tree/a5e39c44d3d6dfaaff30b7292126e06ea0ab7a21)

## 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.