Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/hashicorp/consul/vs/netbirdio/netbird
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/hashicorp/consul/vs/netbirdio/netbird.md
Description: consul and netbird share 9 technologies: net/http, github.com/patrickmn/go-cache, github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, and Prometheus. Both are written in Go.

# consul vs netbird

consul and netbird share 9 technologies: net/http, github.com/patrickmn/go-cache, github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, and Prometheus. Both are written in Go.

- [hashicorp/consul](https://seerepo.com/r/hashicorp/consul): Consul is a distributed, highly available, and data center aware solution to connect and configure applications across dynamic, distributed infrastructure.
- [netbirdio/netbird](https://seerepo.com/r/netbirdio/netbird): NetBird securely connects people, machines and AI agents across any network with one identity-based Zero Trust platform. Powered by peer-to-peer WireGuard®

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: net/http, github.com/patrickmn/go-cache, github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, Prometheus
- Only in consul: github.com/hashicorp/consul/api, github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb, etcd, github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru, github.com/hashicorp/raft-boltdb/v2, Express, @glimmer/tracking, ember-modifier, ember-classic-decorator, ember-source, ember-resolver, github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter, github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3, github.com/hashicorp/cap, github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-auth-alicloud, github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk, github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema, HashiCorp, github.com/hashicorp/go-metrics, github.com/hashicorp/serf, github.com/hashicorp/go-discover, github.com/hashicorp/go-syslog, github.com/aliyun/alibaba-cloud-sdk-go, Sass, @glimmer/component, tippy.js, a11y-dialog, d3-scale, d3-scale-chromatic, d3-selection, d3-shape, ember-data, ember-data-model-fragments, hast-util-to-string, js-yaml, unist-util-visit
- Only in netbird: Gorilla, go-redis, go-sqlite3, pgx, s3, Postgres, SQLite, Redis, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream, AWS S3, Google, MCP, Wails, Vite, React, react-router-dom, gorm.io/gorm, github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4, Model Context Protocol, github.com/mdp/qrterminal/v3, howett.net/plist, github.com/google/jsonschema-go, github.com/pb33f/libopenapi, github.com/pb33f/libopenapi-validator, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel, Docker, github.com/pion/logging, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric, github.com/kardianos/service, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus, github.com/DeRuina/timberjack, github.com/grafana/pyroscope-go, github.com/moby/moby/api, github.com/prometheus/client_model, go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc, go.uber.org/zap, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, cmdk, Framer, react-loading-skeleton, react-virtuoso, Lucide

## Side by side

| | consul | netbird |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 772,526 lines written, 1,813 code files | 596,628 lines written, 1,821 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot | 0.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 6, 2026, 19,211 commits, 30,107 stars | Last push November 7, 2026, 3,511 commits, 30,768 stars |
| Tests | 1,675 test files. 51.4% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,038 test files. 58.6% 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, consul or netbird?

consul, with 772,526 lines written; netbird has 596,628.

The proof: [hashicorp/consul's code at commit c711a9f](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/tree/c711a9f2bab4cc41cc826c2bdf80bde6f07d44a6)

### Which has more GitHub stars, consul or netbird?

netbird, with 30,768 stars; consul has 30,107.

The proof: [netbirdio/netbird on GitHub](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird)

### Which has more tests, consul or netbird?

consul, with 1,675 test files; netbird has 1,038.

The proof: [hashicorp/consul's code at commit c711a9f](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/tree/c711a9f2bab4cc41cc826c2bdf80bde6f07d44a6)

### Which was updated more recently, consul or netbird?

netbird: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and consul's on November 6, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, consul or netbird?

netbird: an AI signed 0.5% of its commits, with Claude Code, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot; in consul, 0.1%.

## Sources

- hashicorp/consul: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit c711a9f (https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/tree/c711a9f2bab4cc41cc826c2bdf80bde6f07d44a6)
- netbirdio/netbird: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 0270bfa (https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/tree/0270bfa8641eb4cbac3813ffe74a57fb8be813a0)

## 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.