crowdsec vs vault

crowdsec and vault share 11 technologies: pgx, s3, MySQL, Postgres, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4, Prometheus, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, github.com/moby/moby/client, github.com/moby/moby/api, and github.com/prometheus/common. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

crowdsecurity

crowdsec

Open-source IDS/IPS, WAF and bot detection for Linux, Windows, Docker and Kubernetes, with a crowdsourced blocklist of malicious IPs.

Go15.5kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit 849c7a2What is crowdsec built with?

Only in crowdsec

In common

hashicorp

vault

A tool for secrets management, encryption as a service, and privileged access management

Go36.5kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit f1c357bWhat is vault built with?

Only in vault

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
crowdsec136,939 lines written588 code files
vault1,007,660 lines written2,745 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.
crowdsec0.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
vault0.3% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
crowdsecLast push November 6, 20262,773 commits15,498 stars
vaultLast push November 6, 202622,414 commits36,472 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
crowdsec238 test files57.5% of its code files have a test that imports them
vault1,904 test files33.7% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, crowdsec or vault?
vault, with 1,007,660 lines written; crowdsec has 136,939.

The proof: hashicorp/vault's code at commit f1c357b

Which has more GitHub stars, crowdsec or vault?
vault, with 36,472 stars; crowdsec has 15,498.

The proof: hashicorp/vault on GitHub

Which has more tests, crowdsec or vault?
vault, with 1,904 test files; crowdsec has 238.

The proof: hashicorp/vault's code at commit f1c357b

Which was updated more recently, crowdsec or vault?
Both got their last push on November 6, 2026.

The proof: hashicorp/vault's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, crowdsec or vault?
vault: an AI signed 0.3% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot; in crowdsec, 0.2%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in hashicorp/vault

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