vault vs minikube
vault and minikube share 7 technologies: Google, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/moby/moby/client, github.com/moby/moby/api, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace, and OpenTelemetry. Both are written in Go.
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
s3
- 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-jose/go-jose/v4
github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3
github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials
- github.com/pquerna/otp
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity
- 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/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
- Nomad
- cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata
github.com/aliyun/alibaba-cloud-sdk-go
github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore
github.com/coreos/go-systemd
- github.com/prometheus/common
- go.opencensus.io
- Prometheus
In common
kubernetes
minikube
Run Kubernetes locally
Go32.2kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit a44f248What is minikube built with?Only in minikube
- net/http
- GitHub
- plot
- github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter
- github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3
- github.com/briandowns/spinner
- github.com/jmoiron/sqlx
- github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v5
- cluster-bootstrap
- k8s.io/klog/v2
- github.com/docker/docker
- github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/opentelemetry-operations-go/exporter/metric
github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/opentelemetry-operations-go/exporter/trace
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric
Side by side
vaultminikube
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
vault1,007,660 lines written2,745 code files
minikube167,179 lines written597 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
minikube0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
vaultLast push November 6, 202622,414 commits36,472 stars
minikubeLast push November 7, 202619,258 commits32,228 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
minikube247 test files38.4% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, vault or minikube?
vault, with 1,007,660 lines written; minikube has 167,179.
The proof: hashicorp/vault's code at commit f1c357b
Which has more GitHub stars, vault or minikube?
vault, with 36,472 stars; minikube has 32,228.
The proof: hashicorp/vault on GitHub
Which has more tests, vault or minikube?
vault, with 1,904 test files; minikube has 247.
The proof: hashicorp/vault's code at commit f1c357b
Which was updated more recently, vault or minikube?
minikube: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and vault's on November 6, 2026.
The proof: kubernetes/minikube's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, vault or minikube?
vault: an AI signed 0.3% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot; in minikube, 0.1%.
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