Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/anchore/grype/vs/wagoodman/dive
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/anchore/grype/vs/wagoodman/dive.md
Description: grype and dive share 6 technologies: github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea, github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss, github.com/wagoodman/go-progress, github.com/anchore/bubbly, github.com/muesli/termenv, and github.com/moby/moby/client. Both are written in Go.

# grype vs dive

grype and dive share 6 technologies: github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea, github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss, github.com/wagoodman/go-progress, github.com/anchore/bubbly, github.com/muesli/termenv, and github.com/moby/moby/client. Both are written in Go.

- [anchore/grype](https://seerepo.com/r/anchore/grype): A vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems
- [wagoodman/dive](https://seerepo.com/r/wagoodman/dive): A tool for exploring each layer in a docker image

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea, github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss, github.com/wagoodman/go-progress, github.com/anchore/bubbly, github.com/muesli/termenv, github.com/moby/moby/client
- Only in grype: github.com/glebarez/sqlite, github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter, gorm.io/gorm, github.com/invopop/jsonschema, github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v6
- Only in dive: github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui, github.com/awesome-gocui/keybinding

## Side by side

| | grype | dive |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 128,421 lines written, 399 code files | 15,370 lines written, 87 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and GitHub Copilot | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 9, 2026, 2,361 commits, 13,227 stars | Last push November 2, 2026, 417 commits, 54,712 stars |
| Tests | 298 test files. 76.2% of its code files have a test that imports them | 38 test files. 49.4% 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, grype or dive?

grype, with 128,421 lines written; dive has 15,370.

The proof: [anchore/grype's code at commit cd1f23e](https://github.com/anchore/grype/tree/cd1f23eb50dfb52647090158f453c7359172591f)

### Which has more GitHub stars, grype or dive?

dive, with 54,712 stars; grype has 13,227.

The proof: [wagoodman/dive on GitHub](https://github.com/wagoodman/dive)

### Which has more tests, grype or dive?

grype, with 298 test files; dive has 38.

The proof: [anchore/grype's code at commit cd1f23e](https://github.com/anchore/grype/tree/cd1f23eb50dfb52647090158f453c7359172591f)

### Which was updated more recently, grype or dive?

grype: its last push was on November 9, 2026, and dive's on November 2, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, grype or dive?

grype: an AI signed 0.3% of its commits, with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.

## Sources

- anchore/grype: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit cd1f23e (https://github.com/anchore/grype/tree/cd1f23eb50dfb52647090158f453c7359172591f)
- wagoodman/dive: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit e97febb (https://github.com/wagoodman/dive/tree/e97febbeb6956b11f679f6d823762752185e3fef)

## 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.