Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/future-architect/vuls/vs/projectdiscovery/nuclei Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/future-architect/vuls/vs/projectdiscovery/nuclei.md Description: vuls and nuclei share 8 technologies: net/http, s3, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob, AWS S3, github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, and github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config. Both are written in Go. # vuls vs nuclei vuls and nuclei share 8 technologies: net/http, s3, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob, AWS S3, github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, and github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config. Both are written in Go. - [future-architect/vuls](https://seerepo.com/r/future-architect/vuls): Agent-less vulnerability scanner for Linux, FreeBSD, Container, WordPress, Programming language libraries, Network devices - [projectdiscovery/nuclei](https://seerepo.com/r/projectdiscovery/nuclei): Nuclei is a fast, customizable vulnerability scanner powered by the global security community and built on a simple YAML-based DSL, enabling collaboration to tackle trending vulnerabilities on the internet. It helps you find vulnerabilities in your applications, APIs, networks, DNS, and cloud configurations. ## What they share and what sets them apart - In common: net/http, s3, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob, AWS S3, github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config - Only in vuls: Trivy, etcd, github.com/gosuri/uitable, github.com/emersion/go-sasl, github.com/emersion/go-smtp, github.com/asaskevich/govalidator, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts - Only in nuclei: go-redis, go-sqlite3, MongoDB, pq, github.com/projectdiscovery/gcache, github.com/projectdiscovery/hmap, MySQL, SQLite, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager, github.com/syndtr/goleveldb, HashiCorp, github.com/maypok86/otter/v2, github.com/microsoft/go-mssqldb, github.com/Mzack9999/go-rsync, github.com/sijms/go-ora/v2, GitHub, github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter, github.com/go-echarts/go-echarts/v2, github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3, github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp, github.com/RedTeamPentesting/adauth, github.com/antchfx/htmlquery, github.com/antchfx/xmlquery, github.com/antchfx/xpath, github.com/charmbracelet/glamour, github.com/go-pdf/fpdf, github.com/invopop/jsonschema, github.com/getkin/kin-openapi, github.com/go-playground/validator/v10, github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger, github.com/rs/zerolog ## Side by side | | vuls | nuclei | |---|---|---| | Size | 76,332 lines written, 128 code files | 190,188 lines written, 593 code files | | Who writes it | 3.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and GitHub Copilot | 0.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, CodeRabbit, Codex, and GitHub Copilot | | Activity | Last push November 10, 2026, 1,687 commits, 12,335 stars | Last push November 14, 2026, 5,282 commits, 32,913 stars | | Tests | 52 test files. 46.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 442 test files. 67.5% 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, vuls or nuclei? nuclei, with 190,188 lines written; vuls has 76,332. The proof: [projectdiscovery/nuclei's code at commit 816eacb](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/tree/816eacbb69d58a79ac6925b142adba68f5d8dc5b) ### Which has more GitHub stars, vuls or nuclei? nuclei, with 32,913 stars; vuls has 12,335. The proof: [projectdiscovery/nuclei on GitHub](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei) ### Which has more tests, vuls or nuclei? nuclei, with 442 test files; vuls has 52. The proof: [projectdiscovery/nuclei's code at commit 816eacb](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/tree/816eacbb69d58a79ac6925b142adba68f5d8dc5b) ### Which was updated more recently, vuls or nuclei? nuclei: its last push was on November 14, 2026, and vuls's on November 10, 2026. The proof: [projectdiscovery/nuclei's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/commits) ### Which has more commits signed by AI, vuls or nuclei? vuls: an AI signed 3.1% of its commits, with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot; in nuclei, 0.7%. The proof: [the commits each tool signed in future-architect/vuls](https://seerepo.com/r/future-architect/vuls/ai) ## Sources - future-architect/vuls: Read on November 11, 2026, at commit 184c7aa (https://github.com/future-architect/vuls/tree/184c7aae3d340ec6242216cc6bd3b9cc87aada0d) - projectdiscovery/nuclei: Read on November 14, 2026, at commit 816eacb (https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/tree/816eacbb69d58a79ac6925b142adba68f5d8dc5b) ## 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.