Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/getsops/sops/vs/twpayne/chezmoi
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/getsops/sops/vs/twpayne/chezmoi.md
Description: sops and chezmoi share 4 technologies: github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, and github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config. Both are written in Go.

# sops vs chezmoi

sops and chezmoi share 4 technologies: github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, and github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config. Both are written in Go.

- [getsops/sops](https://seerepo.com/r/getsops/sops): Simple and flexible tool for managing secrets
- [twpayne/chezmoi](https://seerepo.com/r/twpayne/chezmoi): Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config
- Only in sops: pq, s3, Postgres, Google, AWS S3, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore
- Only in chezmoi: etcd, GitHub, github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea, mkdocs-material, soupsieve, github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss, github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles, github.com/muesli/termenv, pymdown-extensions

## Side by side

| | sops | chezmoi |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 26,757 lines written, 53 code files | 47,815 lines written, 209 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push November 3, 2026, 1,731 commits, 23,610 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 5,116 commits, 22,169 stars |
| Tests | 30 test files. 54.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 99 test files. 77.5% 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, sops or chezmoi?

chezmoi, with 47,815 lines written; sops has 26,757.

The proof: [twpayne/chezmoi's code at commit 745ad56](https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/tree/745ad561962c3b47742e715f13bd2ff51c06e7dd)

### Which has more GitHub stars, sops or chezmoi?

sops, with 23,610 stars; chezmoi has 22,169.

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

### Which has more tests, sops or chezmoi?

chezmoi, with 99 test files; sops has 30.

The proof: [twpayne/chezmoi's code at commit 745ad56](https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/tree/745ad561962c3b47742e715f13bd2ff51c06e7dd)

### Which was updated more recently, sops or chezmoi?

chezmoi: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and sops's on November 3, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, sops or chezmoi?

sops: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with Claude Code.

## Sources

- getsops/sops: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit cbb1216 (https://github.com/getsops/sops/tree/cbb1216640c95c11f55a7e091ffa2748a319d4d8)
- twpayne/chezmoi: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 745ad56 (https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/tree/745ad561962c3b47742e715f13bd2ff51c06e7dd)

## 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.