etcd vs temporal

etcd and temporal share 8 technologies: go.uber.org/zap, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, 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, and go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk. Both are written in Go.

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What 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

In common

Only in temporal

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
etcd203,445 lines written512 code files
temporal952,127 lines written1,359 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
temporal2.9% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
etcdLast push November 5, 202615,934 commits52,462 stars
temporalLast push November 4, 202610,123 commits24,182 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
temporal1,385 test files85.7% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, etcd or temporal?
temporal, with 952,127 lines written; etcd has 203,445.

The proof: temporalio/temporal's code at commit d167000

Which has more GitHub stars, etcd or temporal?
etcd, with 52,462 stars; temporal has 24,182.

The proof: etcd-io/etcd on GitHub

Which has more tests, etcd or temporal?
temporal, with 1,385 test files; etcd has 521.

The proof: temporalio/temporal's code at commit d167000

Which was updated more recently, etcd or temporal?
etcd: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and temporal's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: etcd-io/etcd's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, etcd or temporal?
temporal: an AI signed 2.9% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in temporalio/temporal

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