kops vs tidb

kops and tidb share 13 technologies: net/http, s3, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob, Google, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts, and Prometheus. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

kubernetes

kops

Kubernetes Operations (kOps) - Production Grade k8s Installation, Upgrades and Management

Go16.7kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit e1b3f28What is kops built with?

Only in kops

In 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

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
kops283,094 lines written1,103 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.
kops0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot
tidb0% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
kopsLast push November 6, 202615,144 commits16,701 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.
kops384 test files48.4% 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, kops or tidb?
tidb, with 1,752,108 lines written; kops has 283,094.

The proof: pingcap/tidb's code at commit a5a597d

Which has more GitHub stars, kops or tidb?
tidb, with 40,711 stars; kops has 16,701.

The proof: pingcap/tidb on GitHub

Which has more tests, kops or tidb?
tidb, with 2,905 test files; kops has 384.

The proof: pingcap/tidb's code at commit a5a597d

Which was updated more recently, kops or tidb?
Both got their last push on November 6, 2026.

The proof: kubernetes/kops's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, kops or tidb?
kops: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot.

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