Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/ethereum/go-ethereum/vs/thanos-io/thanos
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/ethereum/go-ethereum/vs/thanos-io/thanos.md
Description: go-ethereum and thanos share 7 technologies: net/http, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp, and go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk. Both are written in Go.

# go-ethereum vs thanos

go-ethereum and thanos share 7 technologies: net/http, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp, and go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk. Both are written in Go.

- [ethereum/go-ethereum](https://seerepo.com/r/ethereum/go-ethereum): Go implementation of the Ethereum protocol
- [thanos-io/thanos](https://seerepo.com/r/thanos-io/thanos): Highly available Prometheus setup with long term storage capabilities. A CNCF Incubating project.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: net/http, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk
- Only in go-ethereum: azblob, github.com/syndtr/goleveldb, github.com/influxdata/influxdb1-client, InfluxDB, github.com/graph-gophers/graphql-go, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config
- Only in thanos: github.com/thanos-io/objstore, github.com/bradfitz/gomemcache, HashiCorp, github.com/golang/groupcache, github.com/redis/rueidis, Google, React, github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/go-kit/log, Prometheus, github.com/prometheus/client_golang, github.com/prometheus/common, github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22, github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack, github.com/prometheus/alertmanager, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/jaeger, github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/opentelemetry-operations-go/exporter/trace, github.com/prometheus/client_golang/exp, github.com/prometheus/client_model, github.com/tjhop/slog-gokit, github.com/uber/jaeger-client-go, reactstrap, CodeMirror, @lezer/highlight, jquery.flot.tooltip, rc-slider, react-copy-to-clipboard, react-infinite-scroll-component, react-resize-detector, react-select, tempusdominus-bootstrap-4, tempusdominus-core, Font Awesome, sanitize-html

## Side by side

| | go-ethereum | thanos |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 452,817 lines written, 895 code files | 190,225 lines written, 425 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot and Claude Code | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push November 3, 2026, 14,702 commits, 51,463 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 4,515 commits, 14,269 stars |
| Tests | 545 test files. 69.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 282 test files. 63.8% 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, go-ethereum or thanos?

go-ethereum, with 452,817 lines written; thanos has 190,225.

The proof: [ethereum/go-ethereum's code at commit 0d06140](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/tree/0d061403cf53263b95f9beec48f07046e78e1bed)

### Which has more GitHub stars, go-ethereum or thanos?

go-ethereum, with 51,463 stars; thanos has 14,269.

The proof: [ethereum/go-ethereum on GitHub](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum)

### Which has more tests, go-ethereum or thanos?

go-ethereum, with 545 test files; thanos has 282.

The proof: [ethereum/go-ethereum's code at commit 0d06140](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/tree/0d061403cf53263b95f9beec48f07046e78e1bed)

### Which was updated more recently, go-ethereum or thanos?

thanos: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and go-ethereum's on November 3, 2026.

The proof: [thanos-io/thanos's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/commits)

## Sources

- ethereum/go-ethereum: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 0d06140 (https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/tree/0d061403cf53263b95f9beec48f07046e78e1bed)
- thanos-io/thanos: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit df1f3f3 (https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/tree/df1f3f3d5e72769dc639cb6006a7972b168672ce)

## 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.