rtk vs vector
rtk and vector share 8 technologies: axum, tower, Tokio, crossterm, Ratatui, quick-xml, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
rtk-ai
rtk
CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies
Rust85.6kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit b47e05bWhat is rtk built with?Only in rtk
In common
vectordotdev
vector
A high-performance observability data pipeline.
Rust22.8kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 1bac1b8What is vector built with?Only in vector
aws-sdk-s3
- sqlx-postgres
- tokio-postgres
- Redis
- lru
- MongoDB
- opendal
- Postgres
- sqlx
- Kafka
AWS S3- warp
- Tailwind CSS
- indicatif
- azure_identity
parquet
- csv
- handlebars
- jsonschema
- metrics
- azure_core
- log
tracing-core
Side by side
rtkvector
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
rtk219,272 lines written253 code files
vector472,373 lines written1,238 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.
rtk33.7% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor
vector0.9% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
rtkLast push November 4, 20261,914 commits85,563 stars
vectorLast push November 4, 202614,656 commits22,799 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
rtk84 test files4% of its code files have a test that imports them
vector242 test files28% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, rtk or vector?
vector, with 472,373 lines written; rtk has 219,272.
The proof: vectordotdev/vector's code at commit 1bac1b8
Which has more GitHub stars, rtk or vector?
rtk, with 85,563 stars; vector has 22,799.
The proof: rtk-ai/rtk on GitHub
Which has more tests, rtk or vector?
vector, with 242 test files; rtk has 84.
The proof: vectordotdev/vector's code at commit 1bac1b8
Which was updated more recently, rtk or vector?
Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.
The proof: vectordotdev/vector's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, rtk or vector?
rtk: an AI signed 33.7% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor; in vector, 0.9%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in rtk-ai/rtk
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