k3s vs sealos

k3s and sealos share 12 technologies: etcd, go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3, MinIO, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, containerd, Kubernetes, k8s.io/klog/v2, Prometheus, github.com/go-logr/logr, Docker, go.uber.org/zap, and github.com/prometheus/common. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

Only in k3s

  • net/http
  • go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3
  • go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3
  • github.com/ipfs/go-ds-leveldb
  • k8s.io/apiserver
  • github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22
  • k8s.io/kubelet
  • github.com/natefinch/lumberjack
  • github.com/containerd/zfs/v2
  • github.com/google/cadvisor/lib
  • github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2
  • github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim
  • k8s.io/kube-proxy

In common

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sealos

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Go18.4kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 871f713What is sealos built with?

Only in sealos

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
k3s61,448 lines written244 code files
sealos260,606 lines written1,379 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.
k3s0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
sealos1.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
k3sLast push November 7, 20263,674 commits34,351 stars
sealosLast push November 6, 20264,533 commits18,392 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
k3s107 test files33.2% of its code files have a test that imports them
sealos325 test files24.8% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, k3s or sealos?
sealos, with 260,606 lines written; k3s has 61,448.

The proof: labring/sealos's code at commit 871f713

Which has more GitHub stars, k3s or sealos?
k3s, with 34,351 stars; sealos has 18,392.

The proof: k3s-io/k3s on GitHub

Which has more tests, k3s or sealos?
sealos, with 325 test files; k3s has 107.

The proof: labring/sealos's code at commit 871f713

Which was updated more recently, k3s or sealos?
k3s: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and sealos's on November 6, 2026.

The proof: k3s-io/k3s's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, k3s or sealos?
sealos: an AI signed 1.1% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor; in k3s, 0.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in labring/sealos

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