Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/beefproject/beef/vs/rapid7/metasploit-framework
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/beefproject/beef/vs/rapid7/metasploit-framework.md
Description: beef and metasploit-framework share 5 technologies: Sinatra, sqlite3, SQLite, rack, and activerecord. beef is written in JavaScript and metasploit-framework in Ruby.

# beef vs metasploit-framework

beef and metasploit-framework share 5 technologies: Sinatra, sqlite3, SQLite, rack, and activerecord. beef is written in JavaScript and metasploit-framework in Ruby.

- [beefproject/beef](https://seerepo.com/r/beefproject/beef): The Browser Exploitation Framework Project
- [rapid7/metasploit-framework](https://seerepo.com/r/rapid7/metasploit-framework): Metasploit Framework

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Sinatra, sqlite3, SQLite, rack, activerecord
- Only in beef: thin
- Only in metasploit-framework: Rails, aws-sdk-s3, pg, Postgres, AWS S3, GitHub, actionpack, bcrypt, warden, net-ldap, nokogiri, rexml, chunky_png, pdf-reader, redcarpet, puma

## Side by side

| | beef | metasploit-framework |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 107,727 lines written, 906 code files | 1,488,819 lines written, 7,572 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push November 11, 2026, 4,423 commits, 11,096 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 68,380 commits, 39,322 stars |
| Tests | 94 test files. 6.4% of its code files have a test that imports them | 974 test files. 11.5% 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, beef or metasploit-framework?

metasploit-framework, with 1,488,819 lines written; beef has 107,727.

The proof: [rapid7/metasploit-framework's code at commit 6962ae6](https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/6962ae62c99a202f2775d977ab8ab7b44121e858)

### Which has more GitHub stars, beef or metasploit-framework?

metasploit-framework, with 39,322 stars; beef has 11,096.

The proof: [rapid7/metasploit-framework on GitHub](https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework)

### Which has more tests, beef or metasploit-framework?

metasploit-framework, with 974 test files; beef has 94.

The proof: [rapid7/metasploit-framework's code at commit 6962ae6](https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/6962ae62c99a202f2775d977ab8ab7b44121e858)

### Which was updated more recently, beef or metasploit-framework?

beef: its last push was on November 11, 2026, and metasploit-framework's on November 6, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, beef or metasploit-framework?

metasploit-framework: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in rapid7/metasploit-framework](https://seerepo.com/r/rapid7/metasploit-framework/ai)

## Sources

- beefproject/beef: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit cdbf2ef (https://github.com/beefproject/beef/tree/cdbf2ef797a68aa028f95ce4d04a8b2b8d173ec6)
- rapid7/metasploit-framework: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 6962ae6 (https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/6962ae62c99a202f2775d977ab8ab7b44121e858)

## 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.