grpc-go vs temporal

grpc-go and temporal share 6 technologies: Google, golang.org/x/oauth2, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric, Prometheus, and go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

grpc

grpc-go

The Go language implementation of gRPC. HTTP/2 based RPC

Go23.1kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit cbf30c4What is grpc-go built with?

Only in grpc-go

  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus

In common

Only in temporal

  • Gorilla
  • Postgres
  • MySQL
  • SQLite
  • AWS S3
  • tablewriter
  • github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials
  • github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel
  • github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2
  • go.uber.org/zap
  • github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc
  • github.com/felixge/httpsnoop
  • github.com/prometheus/client_model
  • go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc
  • go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
grpc-go335,203 lines written475 code files
temporal952,127 lines written1,359 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.
grpc-go0.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Gemini CLI and Claude Code
temporal2.9% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
grpc-goLast push November 4, 20265,441 commits23,104 stars
temporalLast push November 4, 202610,123 commits24,182 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
grpc-go480 test files78.9% of its code files have a test that imports them
temporal1,385 test files85.7% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, grpc-go or temporal?
temporal, with 952,127 lines written; grpc-go has 335,203.

The proof: temporalio/temporal's code at commit d167000

Which has more GitHub stars, grpc-go or temporal?
temporal, with 24,182 stars; grpc-go has 23,104.

The proof: temporalio/temporal on GitHub

Which has more tests, grpc-go or temporal?
temporal, with 1,385 test files; grpc-go has 480.

The proof: temporalio/temporal's code at commit d167000

Which was updated more recently, grpc-go or temporal?
Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

The proof: grpc/grpc-go's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, grpc-go or temporal?
temporal: an AI signed 2.9% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in grpc-go, 0.2%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in temporalio/temporal

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