Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/dutchcoders/transfer.sh/vs/pingcap/tidb
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/dutchcoders/transfer.sh/vs/pingcap/tidb.md
Description: transfer.sh and tidb share 6 technologies: Gorilla, s3, Google, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, and github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config. Both are written in Go.

# transfer.sh vs tidb

transfer.sh and tidb share 6 technologies: Gorilla, s3, Google, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, and github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config. Both are written in Go.

- [dutchcoders/transfer.sh](https://seerepo.com/r/dutchcoders/transfer.sh): Easy and fast file sharing from the command-line.
- [pingcap/tidb](https://seerepo.com/r/pingcap/tidb): TiDB is built for agentic workloads that grow unpredictably, with ACID guarantees and native support for transactions, analytics, and vector search. No data silos. No noisy neighbors. No infrastructure ceiling.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Gorilla, s3, Google, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config
- Only in transfer.sh: github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/transfermanager, storj.io/uplink, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday, github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2, github.com/skip2/go-qrcode
- Only in tidb: net/http, TiDB, github.com/pingcap/kvproto, github.com/tikv/client-go/v2, github.com/tikv/pd/client, etcd, MySQL, github.com/pingcap/badger, github.com/cockroachdb/pebble, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager, Dgraph, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob, github.com/coocood/freecache, github.com/jellydator/ttlcache/v3, github.com/ks3sdklib/aws-sdk-go, github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3, github.com/cheynewallace/tabby, github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6, github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v7, github.com/aliyun/credentials-go, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3, github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v2, openai-go, github.com/joho/sqltocsv, github.com/qri-io/jsonschema, go.uber.org/zap, github.com/pingcap/log, Prometheus, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/cloudwatch, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore, github.com/tencentcloud/tencentcloud-sdk-go/tencentcloud/common

## Side by side

| | transfer.sh | tidb |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 4,547 lines written, 15 code files | 1,761,592 lines written, 1,554 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push October 31, 2026, 531 commits, 15,909 stars | Last push November 13, 2026, 27,982 commits, 40,734 stars |
| Tests | 4 test files. 26.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,918 test files. 90.3% 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, transfer.sh or tidb?

tidb, with 1,761,592 lines written; transfer.sh has 4,547.

The proof: [pingcap/tidb's code at commit 7a158c6](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb/tree/7a158c6afbea79d5f8da9cddb6e594bb1c7bfdae)

### Which has more GitHub stars, transfer.sh or tidb?

tidb, with 40,734 stars; transfer.sh has 15,909.

The proof: [pingcap/tidb on GitHub](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb)

### Which has more tests, transfer.sh or tidb?

tidb, with 2,918 test files; transfer.sh has 4.

The proof: [pingcap/tidb's code at commit 7a158c6](https://github.com/pingcap/tidb/tree/7a158c6afbea79d5f8da9cddb6e594bb1c7bfdae)

### Which was updated more recently, transfer.sh or tidb?

tidb: its last push was on November 13, 2026, and transfer.sh's on October 31, 2026.

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

## Sources

- dutchcoders/transfer.sh: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 20efd89 (https://github.com/dutchcoders/transfer.sh/tree/20efd89137d4fe13122e1b4cd48b1deab0f34fbd)
- pingcap/tidb: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit 7a158c6 (https://github.com/pingcap/tidb/tree/7a158c6afbea79d5f8da9cddb6e594bb1c7bfdae)

## 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.