Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/flannel-io/flannel/vs/rclone/rclone
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/flannel-io/flannel/vs/rclone/rclone.md
Description: flannel and rclone share 3 technologies: net/http, etcd, and github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22. Both are written in Go.

# flannel vs rclone

flannel and rclone share 3 technologies: net/http, etcd, and github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22. Both are written in Go.

- [flannel-io/flannel](https://seerepo.com/r/flannel-io/flannel): flannel is a network fabric for containers, designed for Kubernetes
- [rclone/rclone](https://seerepo.com/r/rclone/rclone): "rsync for cloud storage" - Google Drive, S3, Dropbox, Backblaze B2, One Drive, Swift, Hubic, Wasabi, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob, Azure Files, Yandex Files

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: net/http, etcd, github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22
- Only in flannel: k8s.io/klog/v2, github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim, github.com/containernetworking/plugins, github.com/tencentcloud/tencentcloud-sdk-go/tencentcloud/common
- Only in rclone: chi, s3, github.com/ncw/swift/v2, github.com/willscott/go-nfs, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob, github.com/internxt/rclone-adapter, github.com/putdotio/go-putio/putio, github.com/cloudsoda/go-smb2, github.com/colinmarc/hdfs/v2, github.com/patrickmn/go-cache, github.com/yunify/qingstor-sdk-go/v3, storj.io/uplink, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azfile, github.com/jlaffaye/ftp, github.com/koofr/go-koofrclient, github.com/rclone/go-proton-api, github.com/rclone/Proton-API-Bridge, HashiCorp, github.com/gdamore/tcell/v3, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp, github.com/pquerna/otp, github.com/xanzy/ssh-agent, lxml, gopkg.in/validator.v2, boto3, github.com/oracle/oci-go-sdk/v65, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore, Prometheus, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, botocore, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts, gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2

## Side by side

| | flannel | rclone |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 19,318 lines written, 68 code files | 452,706 lines written, 743 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.8% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot and Claude Code | 0.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Codex |
| Activity | Last push November 9, 2026, 1,325 commits, 9,568 stars | Last push November 12, 2026, 10,782 commits, 60,989 stars |
| Tests | 38 test files. 41.2% of its code files have a test that imports them | 491 test files. 70.3% 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, flannel or rclone?

rclone, with 452,706 lines written; flannel has 19,318.

The proof: [rclone/rclone's code at commit b0ef5f6](https://github.com/rclone/rclone/tree/b0ef5f6a6eca641a6bfb55bc05ef1595f4105d07)

### Which has more GitHub stars, flannel or rclone?

rclone, with 60,989 stars; flannel has 9,568.

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

### Which has more tests, flannel or rclone?

rclone, with 491 test files; flannel has 38.

The proof: [rclone/rclone's code at commit b0ef5f6](https://github.com/rclone/rclone/tree/b0ef5f6a6eca641a6bfb55bc05ef1595f4105d07)

### Which was updated more recently, flannel or rclone?

rclone: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and flannel's on November 9, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, flannel or rclone?

flannel: an AI signed 1.8% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot and Claude Code; in rclone, 0.2%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in flannel-io/flannel](https://seerepo.com/r/flannel-io/flannel/ai)

## Sources

- flannel-io/flannel: Read on November 14, 2026, at commit dc074a9 (https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel/tree/dc074a93121c406313b7f6c2607d9ad102b6d24e)
- rclone/rclone: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit b0ef5f6 (https://github.com/rclone/rclone/tree/b0ef5f6a6eca641a6bfb55bc05ef1595f4105d07)

## 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.