cloudflared vs etcd
cloudflared and etcd share 7 technologies: net/http, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22, github.com/prometheus/client_model, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, and gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2. Both are written in Go.
What they share and what sets them apart
cloudflare
cloudflared
Cloudflare Tunnel client
Go16.5kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 3106f94What is cloudflared built with?Only in cloudflared
In common
etcd-io
etcd
Distributed reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system
Go52.5kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit cda871cWhat is etcd built with?Only in etcd
- go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3
- etcd
- github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter
- github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3
github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5
- go.uber.org/zap
- go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc
Side by side
cloudflaredetcd
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
cloudflared74,123 lines written252 code files
etcd203,445 lines written512 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
cloudflared0% of its commits signed by AI
etcd0% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot and Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
cloudflaredLast push November 4, 20261,947 commits16,467 stars
etcdLast push November 5, 202615,934 commits52,462 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
cloudflared153 test files71% of its code files have a test that imports them
etcd521 test files69.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, cloudflared or etcd?
etcd, with 203,445 lines written; cloudflared has 74,123.
The proof: etcd-io/etcd's code at commit cda871c
Which has more GitHub stars, cloudflared or etcd?
etcd, with 52,462 stars; cloudflared has 16,467.
The proof: etcd-io/etcd on GitHub
Which has more tests, cloudflared or etcd?
etcd, with 521 test files; cloudflared has 153.
The proof: etcd-io/etcd's code at commit cda871c
Which was updated more recently, cloudflared or etcd?
etcd: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and cloudflared's on November 4, 2026.
The proof: etcd-io/etcd's commits on GitHub
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