Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/prometheus/node_exporter/vs/thanos-io/thanos
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/prometheus/node_exporter/vs/thanos-io/thanos.md
Description: node_exporter and thanos share 4 technologies: Prometheus, github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22, github.com/prometheus/client_model, and github.com/prometheus/common. Both are written in Go.

# node_exporter vs thanos

node_exporter and thanos share 4 technologies: Prometheus, github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22, github.com/prometheus/client_model, and github.com/prometheus/common. Both are written in Go.

- [prometheus/node_exporter](https://seerepo.com/r/prometheus/node_exporter): Exporter for machine metrics
- [thanos-io/thanos](https://seerepo.com/r/thanos-io/thanos): Highly available Prometheus setup with long term storage capabilities. A CNCF Incubating project.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Prometheus, github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22, github.com/prometheus/client_model, github.com/prometheus/common
- Only in node_exporter: howett.net/plist
- Only in thanos: net/http, github.com/thanos-io/objstore, github.com/bradfitz/gomemcache, HashiCorp, github.com/golang/groupcache, github.com/redis/rueidis, Google, React, github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/go-kit/log, github.com/prometheus/client_golang, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace, github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack, github.com/prometheus/alertmanager, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/jaeger, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp, github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/opentelemetry-operations-go/exporter/trace, github.com/prometheus/client_golang/exp, github.com/tjhop/slog-gokit, github.com/uber/jaeger-client-go, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace, reactstrap, CodeMirror, @lezer/highlight, jquery.flot.tooltip, rc-slider, react-copy-to-clipboard, react-infinite-scroll-component, react-resize-detector, react-select, tempusdominus-bootstrap-4, tempusdominus-core, Font Awesome, sanitize-html

## Side by side

| | node_exporter | thanos |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 33,435 lines written, 156 code files | 190,225 lines written, 425 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor and Claude Code | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push November 2, 2026, 2,070 commits, 13,914 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 4,515 commits, 14,269 stars |
| Tests | 46 test files. 42.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 282 test files. 63.8% 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, node_exporter or thanos?

thanos, with 190,225 lines written; node_exporter has 33,435.

The proof: [thanos-io/thanos's code at commit df1f3f3](https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/tree/df1f3f3d5e72769dc639cb6006a7972b168672ce)

### Which has more GitHub stars, node_exporter or thanos?

thanos, with 14,269 stars; node_exporter has 13,914.

The proof: [thanos-io/thanos on GitHub](https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos)

### Which has more tests, node_exporter or thanos?

thanos, with 282 test files; node_exporter has 46.

The proof: [thanos-io/thanos's code at commit df1f3f3](https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/tree/df1f3f3d5e72769dc639cb6006a7972b168672ce)

### Which was updated more recently, node_exporter or thanos?

thanos: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and node_exporter's on November 2, 2026.

The proof: [thanos-io/thanos's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, node_exporter or thanos?

node_exporter: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with Cursor and Claude Code.

## Sources

- prometheus/node_exporter: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit 2ae7dd8 (https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter/tree/2ae7dd881ed9e551fb75abc811bef974b2c31819)
- thanos-io/thanos: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit df1f3f3 (https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/tree/df1f3f3d5e72769dc639cb6006a7972b168672ce)

## 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.