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kubo vs istio

kubo and istio share 9 technologies: net/http, github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace, go.uber.org/zap, Prometheus, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, and go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

ipfs

kubo

IPFS implementation in Go: a daemon that stores and serves content-addressed data, with a CLI, HTTP Gateway, and RPC API

Go17.2kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 833e04aWhat is kubo built with?

Only in kubo

In common

istio

istio

Connect, secure, control, and observe services.

Go38.5kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 8f35450What is istio built with?

Only in istio

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
kubo114,754 lines written330 code files
istio611,468 lines written935 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.
kubo0% of its commits signed by AIWith Devin
istio0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
kuboLast push November 1, 202612,381 commits17,174 stars
istioLast push November 6, 202626,578 commits38,490 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
kubo240 test files50.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
istio1,096 test files76.6% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, kubo or istio?
istio, with 611,468 lines written; kubo has 114,754.

The proof: istio/istio's code at commit 8f35450

Which has more GitHub stars, kubo or istio?
istio, with 38,490 stars; kubo has 17,174.

The proof: istio/istio on GitHub

Which has more tests, kubo or istio?
istio, with 1,096 test files; kubo has 240.

The proof: istio/istio's code at commit 8f35450

Which was updated more recently, kubo or istio?
istio: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and kubo's on November 1, 2026.

The proof: istio/istio's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, kubo or istio?
istio: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in istio/istio

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