etcd vs kubo
etcd and kubo share 7 technologies: net/http, github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3, go.uber.org/zap, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22, and go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk. Both are written in Go.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
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/golang-jwt/jwt/v5
- go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel
- github.com/prometheus/client_model
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc
- gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2
In common
ipfs
kubo
IPFS implementation in Go: a daemon that stores and serves content-addressed data, with a CLI, HTTP Gateway, and RPC API
Go17.2kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 833e04aWhat is kubo built with?Only in kubo
github.com/cockroachdb/pebble/v2
- github.com/syndtr/goleveldb
- Uber
- github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace
- go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp
- go.opencensus.io
- contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/prometheus
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric
Side by side
etcdkubo
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
etcd203,445 lines written512 code files
kubo114,754 lines written330 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.
etcd0% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot and Claude Code
kubo0% of its commits signed by AIWith Devin
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
etcdLast push November 5, 202615,934 commits52,462 stars
kuboLast push November 1, 202612,381 commits17,174 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
etcd521 test files69.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
kubo240 test files50.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, etcd or kubo?
etcd, with 203,445 lines written; kubo has 114,754.
The proof: etcd-io/etcd's code at commit cda871c
Which has more GitHub stars, etcd or kubo?
etcd, with 52,462 stars; kubo has 17,174.
The proof: etcd-io/etcd on GitHub
Which has more tests, etcd or kubo?
etcd, with 521 test files; kubo has 240.
The proof: etcd-io/etcd's code at commit cda871c
Which was updated more recently, etcd or kubo?
etcd: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and kubo's on November 1, 2026.
The proof: etcd-io/etcd's commits on GitHub
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