Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/loft-sh/vcluster/vs/projectdiscovery/nuclei
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/loft-sh/vcluster/vs/projectdiscovery/nuclei.md
Description: vcluster and nuclei share 7 technologies: net/http, HashiCorp, SQLite, GitHub, github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter, golang.org/x/oauth2, and github.com/invopop/jsonschema. Both are written in Go.

# vcluster vs nuclei

vcluster and nuclei share 7 technologies: net/http, HashiCorp, SQLite, GitHub, github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter, golang.org/x/oauth2, and github.com/invopop/jsonschema. Both are written in Go.

- [loft-sh/vcluster](https://seerepo.com/r/loft-sh/vcluster): vCluster creates tenant clusters: fully isolated environments delivered as managed Kubernetes, or as the foundation for Slurm, Ray, Run:ai and inference clusters. Each gets its own API server, CRDs and RBAC, and runs on an existing cluster or standalone on bare metal. CNCF Certified Kubernetes.
- [projectdiscovery/nuclei](https://seerepo.com/r/projectdiscovery/nuclei): Nuclei is a fast, customizable vulnerability scanner powered by the global security community and built on a simple YAML-based DSL, enabling collaboration to tackle trending vulnerabilities on the internet. It helps you find vulnerabilities in your applications, APIs, networks, DNS, and cloud configurations.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: net/http, HashiCorp, SQLite, GitHub, github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/invopop/jsonschema
- Only in vcluster: etcd, sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime, k8s.io/apiserver, github.com/go-openapi/loads, k8s.io/klog/v2, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api, github.com/go-logr/logr, go.uber.org/zap, Kubernetes, k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap, k8s.io/metrics, k8s.io/pod-security-admission, Prometheus, github.com/docker/docker, github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog, k8s.io/kubelet
- Only in nuclei: go-redis, go-sqlite3, MongoDB, pq, s3, github.com/projectdiscovery/hmap, MySQL, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager, github.com/microsoft/go-mssqldb, github.com/syndtr/goleveldb, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob, github.com/maypok86/otter/v2, github.com/sijms/go-ora/v2, AWS S3, github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3, github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp, github.com/antchfx/xmlquery, github.com/antchfx/xpath, github.com/charmbracelet/glamour, github.com/go-pdf/fpdf, github.com/getkin/kin-openapi, github.com/go-playground/validator/v10, github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, github.com/rs/zerolog

## Side by side

| | vcluster | nuclei |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 141,753 lines written, 554 code files | 184,336 lines written, 580 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Cursor | 0.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, CodeRabbit, Codex, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 11, 2026, 3,174 commits, 11,378 stars | Last push November 7, 2026, 5,234 commits, 32,656 stars |
| Tests | 257 test files. 39.4% of its code files have a test that imports them | 422 test files. 66.2% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, vcluster or nuclei?

nuclei, with 184,336 lines written; vcluster has 141,753.

The proof: [projectdiscovery/nuclei's code at commit 8cda906](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/tree/8cda90655970270b215749b42ab59ecc38669293)

### Which has more GitHub stars, vcluster or nuclei?

nuclei, with 32,656 stars; vcluster has 11,378.

The proof: [projectdiscovery/nuclei on GitHub](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei)

### Which has more tests, vcluster or nuclei?

nuclei, with 422 test files; vcluster has 257.

The proof: [projectdiscovery/nuclei's code at commit 8cda906](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/tree/8cda90655970270b215749b42ab59ecc38669293)

### Which was updated more recently, vcluster or nuclei?

vcluster: its last push was on November 11, 2026, and nuclei's on November 7, 2026.

The proof: [loft-sh/vcluster's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, vcluster or nuclei?

vcluster: an AI signed 1.3% of its commits, with Claude Code and Cursor; in nuclei, 0.7%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in loft-sh/vcluster](https://seerepo.com/r/loft-sh/vcluster/ai)

## Sources

- loft-sh/vcluster: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit c5e9027 (https://github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/tree/c5e9027e972df3f24b58137e9018929b61635641)
- projectdiscovery/nuclei: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 8cda906 (https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/tree/8cda90655970270b215749b42ab59ecc38669293)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.
