vault vs go-zero
vault and go-zero share 8 technologies: MySQL, pgx, etcd, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace, OpenTelemetry, and Prometheus. Both are written in Go.
LinkedInWhat 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
s3
- github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb
github.com/jellydator/ttlcache/v3
- Postgres
- Consul
- 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/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/pquerna/otp
- golang.org/x/oauth2
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity
- github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/adal
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
- Nomad
- cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata
- github.com/aliyun/alibaba-cloud-sdk-go
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore
- github.com/coreos/go-systemd
- github.com/prometheus/common
- go.opencensus.io
In common
zeromicro
go-zero
A cloud-native Go microservices framework with cli tool for productivity.
Go33.4kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 4363735What is go-zero built with?Only in go-zero
- go-redis
- go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3
- MCP
- Model Context Protocol
- github.com/grafana/pyroscope-go
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/zipkin
Side by side
vaultgo-zero
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
vault1,007,660 lines written2,745 code files
go-zero152,572 lines written352 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
go-zero1.1% 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
go-zeroLast push November 6, 20263,101 commits33,421 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
go-zero399 test files94.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, vault or go-zero?
vault, with 1,007,660 lines written; go-zero has 152,572.
The proof: hashicorp/vault's code at commit f1c357b
Which has more GitHub stars, vault or go-zero?
vault, with 36,472 stars; go-zero has 33,421.
The proof: hashicorp/vault on GitHub
Which has more tests, vault or go-zero?
vault, with 1,904 test files; go-zero has 399.
The proof: hashicorp/vault's code at commit f1c357b
Which was updated more recently, vault or go-zero?
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 go-zero?
go-zero: an AI signed 1.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot; in vault, 0.3%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in zeromicro/go-zero
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