Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/rapid7/metasploit-framework/vs/teamcapybara/capybara
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/rapid7/metasploit-framework/vs/teamcapybara/capybara.md
Description: metasploit-framework and capybara share 3 technologies: rack, nokogiri, and redcarpet. Both are written in Ruby.

# metasploit-framework vs capybara

metasploit-framework and capybara share 3 technologies: rack, nokogiri, and redcarpet. Both are written in Ruby.

- [rapid7/metasploit-framework](https://seerepo.com/r/rapid7/metasploit-framework): Metasploit Framework
- [teamcapybara/capybara](https://seerepo.com/r/teamcapybara/capybara): Acceptance test framework for web applications

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: rack, nokogiri, redcarpet
- Only in metasploit-framework: Rails, Sinatra, aws-sdk-s3, pg, sqlite3, SQLite, Postgres, AWS S3, GitHub, actionpack, activerecord, bcrypt, warden, net-ldap, rexml, chunky_png, pdf-reader, puma
- Only in capybara: None

## Side by side

| | metasploit-framework | capybara |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,488,819 lines written, 7,572 code files | 34,446 lines written, 124 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push November 6, 2026, 68,380 commits, 39,322 stars | Last push October 5, 2026, 3,602 commits, 10,171 stars |
| Tests | 974 test files. 11.5% of its code files have a test that imports them | 138 test files. 24.2% 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, metasploit-framework or capybara?

metasploit-framework, with 1,488,819 lines written; capybara has 34,446.

The proof: [rapid7/metasploit-framework's code at commit 6962ae6](https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/6962ae62c99a202f2775d977ab8ab7b44121e858)

### Which has more GitHub stars, metasploit-framework or capybara?

metasploit-framework, with 39,322 stars; capybara has 10,171.

The proof: [rapid7/metasploit-framework on GitHub](https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework)

### Which has more tests, metasploit-framework or capybara?

metasploit-framework, with 974 test files; capybara has 138.

The proof: [rapid7/metasploit-framework's code at commit 6962ae6](https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/6962ae62c99a202f2775d977ab8ab7b44121e858)

### Which was updated more recently, metasploit-framework or capybara?

metasploit-framework: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and capybara's on October 5, 2026.

The proof: [rapid7/metasploit-framework's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, metasploit-framework or capybara?

In both, an AI signed 0.1% of their commits.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in rapid7/metasploit-framework](https://seerepo.com/r/rapid7/metasploit-framework/ai)

## Sources

- rapid7/metasploit-framework: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 6962ae6 (https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/6962ae62c99a202f2775d977ab8ab7b44121e858)
- teamcapybara/capybara: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit 265d2d1 (https://github.com/teamcapybara/capybara/tree/265d2d175f4be3ddf785d7597bdfd19b231f844a)

## 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.