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.
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
Google- golang.org/x/oauth2
- OpenTelemetry
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric
- Prometheus
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk
temporalio
temporal
Temporal service
Go24.2kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit d167000What is temporal built with?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
grpc-gotemporal
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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