k3s vs tidb
k3s and tidb share 7 technologies: net/http, etcd, go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3, go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3, Prometheus, go.uber.org/zap, and github.com/prometheus/common. Both are written in Go.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
k3s-io
k3s
Lightweight Kubernetes
Go34.4kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit dca306cWhat is k3s built with?Only in k3s
- go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3
- github.com/ipfs/go-ds-leveldb
- MinIO
- k8s.io/apiserver
- github.com/sirupsen/logrus
- containerd
- Kubernetes
- k8s.io/klog/v2
- github.com/go-logr/logr
github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22
- k8s.io/kubelet
- Docker
- 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
- net/http
- etcd
- go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3
- go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3
- Prometheus
- go.uber.org/zap
- github.com/prometheus/common
pingcap
tidb
TiDB is built for agentic workloads that grow unpredictably, with ACID guarantees and native support for transactions, analytics, and vector search. No data silos. No noisy neighbors. No infrastructure ceiling.
Go40.7kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit a5a597dWhat is tidb built with?Only in tidb
- Gorilla
s3
- TiDB
- MySQL
github.com/cockroachdb/pebble
- go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3
- Dgraph
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob
github.com/jellydator/ttlcache/v3
- github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3
- github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6
- gorm.io/gorm
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity
github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3
- golang.org/x/oauth2
openai-go
- go.opencensus.io
- github.com/prometheus/client_model
- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore
- github.com/grafana/pyroscope-go
- github.com/prometheus/prometheus
- github.com/tencentcloud/tencentcloud-sdk-go/tencentcloud/common
Side by side
k3stidb
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
k3s61,448 lines written244 code files
tidb1,752,108 lines written1,549 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
tidb0% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
k3sLast push November 7, 20263,674 commits34,351 stars
tidbLast push November 6, 202627,911 commits40,711 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
tidb2,905 test files90.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, k3s or tidb?
tidb, with 1,752,108 lines written; k3s has 61,448.
The proof: pingcap/tidb's code at commit a5a597d
Which has more GitHub stars, k3s or tidb?
tidb, with 40,711 stars; k3s has 34,351.
The proof: pingcap/tidb on GitHub
Which has more tests, k3s or tidb?
tidb, with 2,905 test files; k3s has 107.
The proof: pingcap/tidb's code at commit a5a597d
Which was updated more recently, k3s or tidb?
k3s: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and tidb's on November 6, 2026.
The proof: k3s-io/k3s's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, k3s or tidb?
k3s: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with Claude Code.
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