Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/gofr-dev/gofr/vs/micro/go-micro
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/gofr-dev/gofr/vs/micro/go-micro.md
Description: gofr and go-micro share 13 technologies: go-redis, pgx, pq, SQLite, NATS.io, Redis, MySQL, github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, and Prometheus. Both are written in Go.

# gofr vs go-micro

gofr and go-micro share 13 technologies: go-redis, pgx, pq, SQLite, NATS.io, Redis, MySQL, github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, and Prometheus. Both are written in Go.

- [gofr-dev/gofr](https://seerepo.com/r/gofr-dev/gofr): An opinionated GoLang framework for accelerated microservice development. Built in support for databases and observability.
- [micro/go-micro](https://seerepo.com/r/micro/go-micro): A framework for agents, tools and services

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: go-redis, pgx, pq, SQLite, NATS.io, Redis, MySQL, github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, Prometheus
- Only in gofr: Gorilla, s3, github.com/gocql/gocql, ClickHouse, Dgraph, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azfile, github.com/jlaffaye/ftp, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/detectors/gcp, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore, go.opencensus.io, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus
- Only in go-micro: net/http, go-sqlite3, Postgres, RabbitMQ, github.com/patrickmn/go-cache, etcd, charm.land/glamour/v2, LangChain, Pydantic, go.uber.org/zap, github.com/prometheus/client_model

## Side by side

| | gofr | go-micro |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 203,252 lines written, 381 code files | 138,184 lines written, 500 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.9% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Codex | 20.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 5, 2026, 3,178 commits, 20,819 stars | Last push October 29, 2026, 4,427 commits, 23,083 stars |
| Tests | 362 test files. 90.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 286 test files. 62.8% 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, gofr or go-micro?

gofr, with 203,252 lines written; go-micro has 138,184.

The proof: [gofr-dev/gofr's code at commit b8747c3](https://github.com/gofr-dev/gofr/tree/b8747c3233e7a05d89d60ae2fdaf5bf3b40fb812)

### Which has more GitHub stars, gofr or go-micro?

go-micro, with 23,083 stars; gofr has 20,819.

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

### Which has more tests, gofr or go-micro?

gofr, with 362 test files; go-micro has 286.

The proof: [gofr-dev/gofr's code at commit b8747c3](https://github.com/gofr-dev/gofr/tree/b8747c3233e7a05d89d60ae2fdaf5bf3b40fb812)

### Which was updated more recently, gofr or go-micro?

gofr: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and go-micro's on October 29, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, gofr or go-micro?

go-micro: an AI signed 20.5% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot; in gofr, 0.9%.

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

## Sources

- gofr-dev/gofr: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit b8747c3 (https://github.com/gofr-dev/gofr/tree/b8747c3233e7a05d89d60ae2fdaf5bf3b40fb812)
- micro/go-micro: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 65cbacb (https://github.com/micro/go-micro/tree/65cbacb498749e38b33fdf31f8cab8458e0235be)

## 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.