Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/google/go-cloud/vs/hashicorp/vault
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/google/go-cloud/vs/hashicorp/vault.md
Description: go-cloud and vault share 16 technologies: MongoDB, s3, MySQL, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodb, cloud.google.com/go/cloudsqlconn, Postgres, etcd, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, OpenTelemetry, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore, and cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata. Both are written in Go.

# go-cloud vs vault

go-cloud and vault share 16 technologies: MongoDB, s3, MySQL, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodb, cloud.google.com/go/cloudsqlconn, Postgres, etcd, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, OpenTelemetry, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore, and cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata. Both are written in Go.

- [google/go-cloud](https://seerepo.com/r/google/go-cloud): The Go Cloud Development Kit (Go CDK): A library and tools for open cloud development in Go.
- [hashicorp/vault](https://seerepo.com/r/hashicorp/vault): A tool for secrets management, encryption as a service, and privileged access management

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: MongoDB, s3, MySQL, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodb, cloud.google.com/go/cloudsqlconn, Postgres, etcd, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, OpenTelemetry, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore, cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata
- Only in go-cloud: gocloud.dev, pq, sarama, github.com/XSAM/otelsql, github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloudsql-proxy, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/dynamodb/expression, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/rds/auth, RabbitMQ, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/transfermanager, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sqs, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/messaging/azservicebus, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob, github.com/Azure/go-amqp, NATS.io, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sns, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssm, go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/detectors/gcp, go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp, go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/propagators/aws
- Only in vault: pgx, github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb, github.com/jellydator/ttlcache/v3, Consul, github.com/gocql/gocql, github.com/michaelklishin/rabbit-hole/v2, github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb, github.com/influxdata/influxdb1-client, Apple, github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-go/v8, github.com/aliyun/aliyun-oss-go-sdk, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/dynamodb/attributevalue, github.com/Azure/azure-storage-blob-go, github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach-go/v2, github.com/go-zookeeper/zk, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-database-couchbase, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-database-elasticsearch, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-database-mongodbatlas, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-database-redis, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-database-redis-elasticache, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-database-snowflake, github.com/ncw/swift, github.com/patrickmn/go-cache, github.com/SAP/go-hdb, go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v2, Google, Okta, approle, github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk, github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/password, github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4, github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3, github.com/hashicorp/cap, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-auth-alicloud, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-auth-cf, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-auth-kerberos, github.com/pquerna/otp, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-auth-gcp, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-auth-jwt, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-auth-oci, github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/adal, github.com/chrismalek/oktasdk-go, github.com/duosecurity/duo_api_golang, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4, github.com/hashicorp/go-pgmultiauth, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-auth-azure, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-auth-kubernetes, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-ad, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-openldap, github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8, github.com/pavlo-v-chernykh/keystore-go/v4, github.com/asaskevich/govalidator, github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/iam, github.com/hashicorp/consul-template, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2, github.com/oracle/oci-go-sdk, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds, github.com/hashicorp/go-discover, Nomad, github.com/aliyun/alibaba-cloud-sdk-go, github.com/armon/go-metrics, github.com/coreos/go-systemd, github.com/google/go-metrics-stackdriver, github.com/TritonDataCenter/triton-go/v2, Prometheus

## Side by side

| | go-cloud | vault |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 79,861 lines written, 115 code files | 1,017,822 lines written, 2,736 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0.4% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 12, 2026, 2,284 commits, 9,928 stars | Last push November 13, 2026, 22,455 commits, 36,511 stars |
| Tests | 172 test files. 80.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,939 test files. 33.8% 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, go-cloud or vault?

vault, with 1,017,822 lines written; go-cloud has 79,861.

The proof: [hashicorp/vault's code at commit b69f8d8](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/tree/b69f8d8de42ea9f2d16311dc1917e43105e42a94)

### Which has more GitHub stars, go-cloud or vault?

vault, with 36,511 stars; go-cloud has 9,928.

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

### Which has more tests, go-cloud or vault?

vault, with 1,939 test files; go-cloud has 172.

The proof: [hashicorp/vault's code at commit b69f8d8](https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/tree/b69f8d8de42ea9f2d16311dc1917e43105e42a94)

### Which was updated more recently, go-cloud or vault?

vault: its last push was on November 13, 2026, and go-cloud's on November 12, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, go-cloud or vault?

vault: an AI signed 0.4% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot.

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

## Sources

- google/go-cloud: Read on November 14, 2026, at commit bbb3555 (https://github.com/google/go-cloud/tree/bbb3555af192bde8f111f5bded7b765ad696e900)
- hashicorp/vault: Read on November 14, 2026, at commit b69f8d8 (https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/tree/b69f8d8de42ea9f2d16311dc1917e43105e42a94)

## What is your repo built with?

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