databend vs codex

databend and codex share 10 technologies: lru, sqlx, Tokio, tower, hmac, jsonwebtoken, zip, log, OpenTelemetry, and opentelemetry-otlp. Both are written in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

databendlabs

databend

Data Agent Ready Warehouse : One for Analytics, Search, AI, Python Sandbox. — rebuilt from scratch. Unified architecture on your S3.

Rust9.5kRead on November 15, 2026, at commit 2c77adeWhat is databend built with?

Only in databend

In common

openai

codex

Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

Rust134.9kRead on November 12, 2026, at commit 6bfdc75What is codex built with?

Only in codex

  • axum
  • codex-attachment-store
  • codex-cloud-tasks-client
  • codex-queue-extension
  • codex-thread-store
  • codex-utils-cache
  • sqlx-sqlite
  • libsqlite3-sys
  • SQLite
  • Sentry
  • rama-http
  • rama-core
  • tiny_http
  • rama-http-backend
  • objc2-app-kit
  • objc2-foundation
  • two-face
  • codex-tui
  • Ratatui
  • crossterm
  • ansi-to-tui
  • sqlx-macros
  • codex-aws-auth
  • codex-keyring-store
  • codex-login
  • codex-user-verification
  • codex-websocket-auth
  • codex-workload-identity
  • oauth2
  • keyring
  • ed25519-dalek
  • objc2-local-authentication
  • codex-agent-graph-store
  • codex-agent-identity
  • codex-agent-message-board-client
  • codex-agent-message-board-extension
  • codex-agent-message-board-host
  • codex-agent-roles
  • codex-chatgpt
  • codex-client
  • codex-code-mode-runtime
  • codex-collaboration-mode-templates
  • codex-context-fragments
  • codex-core-plugin-common
  • codex-extension-api
  • codex-external-agent-migration
  • codex-guardian-context
  • codex-guardian-reviewer
  • codex-image-generation-extension
  • codex-lmstudio
  • codex-mcp
  • codex-mcp-extension
  • codex-memories-extension
  • codex-memories-read
  • codex-memories-write
  • codex-message-board-mcp
  • codex-model-provider
  • codex-model-provider-info
  • codex-models-manager
  • codex-ollama
  • codex-plugin-host
  • codex-prompts
  • codex-protocol
  • codex-response-debug-context
  • codex-runtime-agent-instance
  • codex-skills
  • codex-skills-extension
  • codex-tools
  • codex-web-search-extension
  • openai-codex-cli-bin
  • rmcp
  • mxc-sdk
  • bm25
  • codex-mermaid
  • codex-utils-image
  • codex-utils-template
  • png
  • image
  • pulldown-cmark
  • linkify
  • quick-xml
  • symphonia
  • schemars
  • Pydantic
  • codex-otel-trace-websocket
  • codex-rollout-trace
  • tracelogging
  • tracing
  • tracing-subscriber
  • tracing-opentelemetry
  • tracing-appender
  • opentelemetry-appender-tracing
  • opentelemetry-http

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
databend1,145,859 lines written3,334 code files
codex2,400,707 lines written4,321 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.
databend0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Amp, and Cursor
codex2.7% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
databendLast push November 15, 202625,604 commits9,495 stars
codexLast push November 12, 202613,452 commits134,947 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
databend971 test files6.9% of its code files have a test that imports them
codex2,531 test files52% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, databend or codex?
codex, with 2,400,707 lines written; databend has 1,145,859.

The proof: openai/codex's code at commit 6bfdc75

Which has more GitHub stars, databend or codex?
codex, with 134,947 stars; databend has 9,495.

The proof: openai/codex on GitHub

Which has more tests, databend or codex?
codex, with 2,531 test files; databend has 971.

The proof: openai/codex's code at commit 6bfdc75

Which was updated more recently, databend or codex?
databend: its last push was on November 15, 2026, and codex's on November 12, 2026.

The proof: databendlabs/databend's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, databend or codex?
codex: an AI signed 2.7% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot; in databend, 0.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in openai/codex

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