Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/vs/kubernetes/minikube
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/vs/kubernetes/minikube.md
Description: skaffold and minikube share 11 technologies: GitHub, Google, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/moby/moby/client, OpenTelemetry, github.com/moby/moby/api, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric, github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/opentelemetry-operations-go/exporter/metric, github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/opentelemetry-operations-go/exporter/trace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, and go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric. Both are written in Go.

# skaffold vs minikube

skaffold and minikube share 11 technologies: GitHub, Google, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/moby/moby/client, OpenTelemetry, github.com/moby/moby/api, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric, github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/opentelemetry-operations-go/exporter/metric, github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/opentelemetry-operations-go/exporter/trace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, and go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric. Both are written in Go.

- [GoogleContainerTools/skaffold](https://seerepo.com/r/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold): Easy and Repeatable Kubernetes Development
- [kubernetes/minikube](https://seerepo.com/r/kubernetes/minikube): Run Kubernetes locally

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: GitHub, Google, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/moby/moby/client, OpenTelemetry, github.com/moby/moby/api, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric, github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/opentelemetry-operations-go/exporter/metric, github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/opentelemetry-operations-go/exporter/trace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric
- Only in skaffold: github.com/golang/groupcache, github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2, github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4, github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2, github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, containerd, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdoutmetric, github.com/golang/glog, go.opentelemetry.io/otel, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/jaeger
- Only in minikube: net/http, plot, github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter, github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3, github.com/briandowns/spinner, github.com/jmoiron/sqlx, github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v5, cluster-bootstrap, k8s.io/klog/v2, github.com/docker/docker, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace

## Side by side

| | skaffold | minikube |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 271,088 lines written, 412 code files | 167,179 lines written, 597 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Gemini CLI | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 7,321 commits, 15,900 stars | Last push November 7, 2026, 19,258 commits, 32,228 stars |
| Tests | 849 test files. 51% of its code files have a test that imports them | 247 test files. 38.4% 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, skaffold or minikube?

skaffold, with 271,088 lines written; minikube has 167,179.

The proof: [GoogleContainerTools/skaffold's code at commit ebe15df](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/tree/ebe15dfdcb217a82d8b56bbe3b2861a0aea0b916)

### Which has more GitHub stars, skaffold or minikube?

minikube, with 32,228 stars; skaffold has 15,900.

The proof: [kubernetes/minikube on GitHub](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube)

### Which has more tests, skaffold or minikube?

skaffold, with 849 test files; minikube has 247.

The proof: [GoogleContainerTools/skaffold's code at commit ebe15df](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/tree/ebe15dfdcb217a82d8b56bbe3b2861a0aea0b916)

### Which was updated more recently, skaffold or minikube?

minikube: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and skaffold's on November 4, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, skaffold or minikube?

minikube: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot.

## Sources

- GoogleContainerTools/skaffold: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit ebe15df (https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/tree/ebe15dfdcb217a82d8b56bbe3b2861a0aea0b916)
- kubernetes/minikube: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit a44f248 (https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/tree/a44f2481387bf680725418cb889eae855ba66ee2)

## 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.