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vault vs kops

vault and kops share 17 technologies: s3, Google, github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace, OpenTelemetry, cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore, and Prometheus. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

hashicorp

vault

A tool for secrets management, encryption as a service, and privileged access management

Go36.5kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit f1c357bWhat is vault built with?

Only in vault

  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
  • pgx
  • github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb
  • github.com/jellydator/ttlcache/v3
  • Postgres
  • Consul
  • etcd
  • github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru
  • github.com/gocql/gocql
  • github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2
  • cloud.google.com/go/cloudsqlconn
  • github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb
  • github.com/influxdata/influxdb1-client
  • github.com/aliyun/aliyun-oss-go-sdk
  • github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodb
  • github.com/Azure/azure-storage-blob-go
  • github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach-go/v2
  • github.com/go-zookeeper/zk
  • github.com/hashicorp/raft-boltdb/v2
  • github.com/patrickmn/go-cache
  • github.com/SAP/go-hdb
  • go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3
  • go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3
  • approle
  • github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3
  • github.com/pquerna/otp
  • github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/adal
  • github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4
  • github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5
  • github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8
  • github.com/pavlo-v-chernykh/keystore-go/v4
  • github.com/asaskevich/govalidator
  • HashiCorp
  • github.com/moby/moby/client
  • github.com/moby/moby/api
  • Nomad
  • github.com/aliyun/alibaba-cloud-sdk-go
  • github.com/coreos/go-systemd
  • github.com/prometheus/common
  • go.opencensus.io

In common

kubernetes

kops

Kubernetes Operations (kOps) - Production Grade k8s Installation, Upgrades and Management

Go16.7kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit e1b3f28What is kops built with?

Only in kops

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
vault1,007,660 lines written2,745 code files
kops283,094 lines written1,103 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.
vault0.3% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot
kops0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
vaultLast push November 6, 202622,414 commits36,472 stars
kopsLast push November 6, 202615,144 commits16,701 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
vault1,904 test files33.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
kops384 test files48.4% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, vault or kops?
vault, with 1,007,660 lines written; kops has 283,094.

The proof: hashicorp/vault's code at commit f1c357b

Which has more GitHub stars, vault or kops?
vault, with 36,472 stars; kops has 16,701.

The proof: hashicorp/vault on GitHub

Which has more tests, vault or kops?
vault, with 1,904 test files; kops has 384.

The proof: hashicorp/vault's code at commit f1c357b

Which was updated more recently, vault or kops?
Both got their last push on November 6, 2026.

The proof: hashicorp/vault's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, vault or kops?
vault: an AI signed 0.3% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot; in kops, 0.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in hashicorp/vault

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