beats vs nebula
beats and nebula share 3 technologies: net/http, github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics, and Prometheus. Both are written in Go.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
elastic
beats
:tropical_fish: Beats - Lightweight shippers for Elasticsearch & Logstash
Go12.7kRead on November 10, 2026, at commit 81f8463What is beats built with?Only in beats
- go-sqlite3
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- pq
- redigo
s3
- s3transfer
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob
- etcd
- HashiCorp
- Redis
github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.golang
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/messaging/azeventhubs/v2
- github.com/godror/godror
github.com/twmb/franz-go
- SQLite
- Dgraph
- github.com/Azure/azure-event-hubs-go/v3
- github.com/Azure/azure-storage-blob-go
- github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8
- github.com/microsoft/go-mssqldb
- OpenTelemetry
- go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componentstatus
- go.opentelemetry.io/collector/otelcol
- go.opentelemetry.io/collector/service
- golang.org/x/oauth2
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity
github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3
github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5
- go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension/extensionauth
- github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp
- github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4
- github.com/icholy/digest
github.com/xdg-go/scram
- go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configauth
- docutils
- github.com/gocarina/gocsv
- github.com/richardlehane/mscfb
- howett.net/plist
- botocore
- go.uber.org/zap
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore
github.com/moby/moby/api
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/monitor/armmonitor
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/resources/armresources
- github.com/prometheus/prometheus
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/monitor/query/azmetrics
github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace
- Nomad
- github.com/digitalocean/go-libvirt
- go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdoutmetric
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric
- github.com/docker/go-plugins-helpers
- github.com/go-logr/logr
github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/kafkaexporter
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp
- go.uber.org/zap/exp
In common
- net/http
- github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics
- Prometheus
slackhq
nebula
A scalable overlay networking tool with a focus on performance, simplicity and security
Go18.5kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit fb4ef13What is nebula built with?Only in nebula
- github.com/skip2/go-qrcode
- github.com/kardianos/service
Side by side
beatsnebula
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
beats1,003,521 lines written3,000 code files
nebula83,436 lines written208 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.
beats1.3% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and CodeRabbit
nebula1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
beatsLast push November 10, 202619,114 commits12,652 stars
nebulaLast push November 3, 2026865 commits18,507 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
beats2,472 test files64.4% of its code files have a test that imports them
nebula153 test files78.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, beats or nebula?
beats, with 1,003,521 lines written; nebula has 83,436.
The proof: elastic/beats's code at commit 81f8463
Which has more GitHub stars, beats or nebula?
nebula, with 18,507 stars; beats has 12,652.
The proof: slackhq/nebula on GitHub
Which has more tests, beats or nebula?
beats, with 2,472 test files; nebula has 153.
The proof: elastic/beats's code at commit 81f8463
Which was updated more recently, beats or nebula?
beats: its last push was on November 10, 2026, and nebula's on November 3, 2026.
The proof: elastic/beats's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, beats or nebula?
beats: an AI signed 1.3% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and CodeRabbit; in nebula, 1%.
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