beads vs traefik
beads and traefik share 5 technologies: OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, and go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric. Both are written in Go.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
gastownhall
beads
Beads - A memory upgrade for your coding agent
Go28.6kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit 2edea9cWhat is beads built with?Only in beads
- net/http
- go-sqlite3
- MySQL
- SQLite
- Anthropic
fastmcp
- charm.land/lipgloss/v2
- charm.land/glamour/v2
- charm.land/huh/v2
github.com/JohannesKaufmann/html-to-markdown/v2
github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday
- github.com/yuin/goldmark
- Pydantic
github.com/invopop/jsonschema
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdoutmetric
In common
traefik
traefik
The Cloud Native Application Proxy
Go65.5kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 38d53ddWhat is traefik built with?Only in traefik
- Gorilla
- go-redis
- github.com/patrickmn/go-cache
- Redis
- Consul
- GitHub
- sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime
github.com/spiffe/go-spiffe/v2
github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials
- github.com/rs/zerolog
github.com/moby/moby/api
- github.com/sirupsen/logrus
github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22
github.com/go-kit/log
- github.com/prometheus/client_model
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc
- 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/log
- gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2
- Nomad
- Prometheus
Side by side
beadstraefik
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
beads1,299,687 lines written1,440 code files
traefik263,964 lines written512 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.
beads41.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Amp, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex, Factory, Devin, and Kilo Code
traefik0% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
beadsLast push November 8, 202610,396 commits28,583 stars
traefikLast push November 4, 20265,644 commits65,469 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
beads2,621 test files86.1% of its code files have a test that imports them
traefik329 test files63.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, beads or traefik?
beads, with 1,299,687 lines written; traefik has 263,964.
The proof: gastownhall/beads's code at commit 2edea9c
Which has more GitHub stars, beads or traefik?
traefik, with 65,469 stars; beads has 28,583.
The proof: traefik/traefik on GitHub
Which has more tests, beads or traefik?
beads, with 2,621 test files; traefik has 329.
The proof: gastownhall/beads's code at commit 2edea9c
Which was updated more recently, beads or traefik?
beads: its last push was on November 8, 2026, and traefik's on November 4, 2026.
The proof: gastownhall/beads's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, beads or traefik?
beads: an AI signed 41.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Amp, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex, Factory, Devin, and Kilo Code.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in gastownhall/beads
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