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loki vs buildkit

loki and buildkit share 13 technologies: net/http, s3, etcd, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore, and go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

grafana

loki

Like Prometheus, but for logs.

Go29.1kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit af18c16What is loki built with?

Only in loki

In common

moby

buildkit

concurrent, cache-efficient, and Dockerfile-agnostic builder toolkit

Go10.4kRead on November 13, 2026, at commit d667ec0What is buildkit built with?

Only in buildkit

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
loki673,536 lines written1,440 code files
buildkit223,276 lines written672 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.
loki0.9% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
buildkit0.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
lokiLast push November 8, 202613,975 commits29,135 stars
buildkitLast push November 12, 20266,140 commits10,418 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
loki1,079 test files79.9% of its code files have a test that imports them
buildkit361 test files53.7% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, loki or buildkit?
loki, with 673,536 lines written; buildkit has 223,276.

The proof: grafana/loki's code at commit af18c16

Which has more GitHub stars, loki or buildkit?
loki, with 29,135 stars; buildkit has 10,418.

The proof: grafana/loki on GitHub

Which has more tests, loki or buildkit?
loki, with 1,079 test files; buildkit has 361.

The proof: grafana/loki's code at commit af18c16

Which was updated more recently, loki or buildkit?
buildkit: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and loki's on November 8, 2026.

The proof: moby/buildkit's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, loki or buildkit?
loki: an AI signed 0.9% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in buildkit, 0.2%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in grafana/loki

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