Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/safing/portmaster/vs/t8y2/dbx
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/safing/portmaster/vs/t8y2/dbx.md
Description: portmaster and dbx share 11 technologies: Tauri, SQLite, etcd, Tokio, @tauri-apps/api, tauri-plugin-window-state, tauri-plugin-dialog, zip, log, tauri-plugin-log, and Tailwind CSS. portmaster is written in Go and dbx in Rust.

# portmaster vs dbx

portmaster and dbx share 11 technologies: Tauri, SQLite, etcd, Tokio, @tauri-apps/api, tauri-plugin-window-state, tauri-plugin-dialog, zip, log, tauri-plugin-log, and Tailwind CSS. portmaster is written in Go and dbx in Rust.

- [safing/portmaster](https://seerepo.com/r/safing/portmaster): 🏔 Love Freedom - ❌ Block Mass Surveillance
- [t8y2/dbx](https://seerepo.com/r/t8y2/dbx): 25 MB lightweight cross-platform database client for 100+ databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, MongoDB, DuckDB, SQL Server, and Dameng. Built-in AI, MCP Server, CLI, desktop and Docker. | 轻量级跨平台数据库管理工具，支持 MySQL、PostgreSQL、SQLite、Redis、MongoDB、达梦等 100+ 数据库，提供桌面端、Docker、CLI、内置 AI 助手和 MCP。

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Tauri, SQLite, etcd, Tokio, @tauri-apps/api, tauri-plugin-window-state, tauri-plugin-dialog, zip, log, tauri-plugin-log, Tailwind CSS
- Only in portmaster: Gorilla, glib, zombiezen.com/go/sqlite, github.com/rubenv/sql-migrate, cached, github.com/bluele/gcache, github.com/jackc/puddle/v2, tauri-runtime-wry, Angular, notify-rust, rfd, tauri-plugin-notification, tauri-winrt-notification, gdk-pixbuf, github.com/fogleman/gg, golang.org/x/image, handlebars, github.com/lmittmann/tint, @angular/cdk, PostCSS, ngx-markdown, D3, ng-zorro-antd, topojson-client, fortawesome
- Only in dbx: Vue, Vite, axum, com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, databend-jdbc, deadpool-postgres, iotdb-jdbc, kafka-clients, mssql-jdbc, mysql_async, ngdbc, oceanbase-client, org.mongodb:mongodb-driver-sync, postgres-openssl, rumqttc, rusqlite, Teradata, tiberius, tokio-postgres, tokio-postgres-rustls, Trino, MySQL, MongoDB, Postgres, github.com/sijms/go-ora/v2, Redis, github.com/apache/cassandra-gocql-driver/v2, go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3, github.com/go-zookeeper/zk, duckdb, RabbitMQ, aws-sdk-dynamodb, com.zaxxer:HikariCP, github.com/apache/rocketmq-client-go/v2, github.com/godror/godror, Neo4j, org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, class-variance-authority, @codemirror/theme-one-dark, font-kit, tailwind-merge, uiw, CodeMirror, Reka UI, vue-virtual-scroller, splitpanes, vue-flow, @lezer/highlight, @replit/codemirror-vim, echarts, vue-echarts, gtk, Leaflet, webview2-com, cytoscape, cytoscape-fcose, elkjs, Lucide, argon2, github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8, ed25519-dalek, github.com/pavlo-v-chernykh/keystore-go/v4, jsonwebtoken, keyring, pbkdf2, rmcp, csv, shiki, @xmldom/xmldom, marked, calamine, dom-to-image-more, fast-xml-parser, minijinja, quick-xml, yaml, schemars, metrics-core, slf4j-nop, slf4j-simple, tracing, tracing-subscriber, env_logger, go.uber.org/zap, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, prometheus-parse, @tailwindcss/vite, lucide-vue-next

## Side by side

| | portmaster | dbx |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 241,137 lines written, 1,137 code files | 2,397,056 lines written, 3,221 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.2% of its commits signed by AI. With CodeRabbit and Codex | 0.9% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Devin |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 2,437 commits, 14,043 stars | Last push November 7, 2026, 9,462 commits, 29,488 stars |
| Tests | 176 test files. 24.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,874 test files. 62.5% 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, portmaster or dbx?

dbx, with 2,397,056 lines written; portmaster has 241,137.

The proof: [t8y2/dbx's code at commit a6d5a4f](https://github.com/t8y2/dbx/tree/a6d5a4fd5e6a7b9ade6cdf0dd6f27f5e4b3fdf4b)

### Which has more GitHub stars, portmaster or dbx?

dbx, with 29,488 stars; portmaster has 14,043.

The proof: [t8y2/dbx on GitHub](https://github.com/t8y2/dbx)

### Which has more tests, portmaster or dbx?

dbx, with 2,874 test files; portmaster has 176.

The proof: [t8y2/dbx's code at commit a6d5a4f](https://github.com/t8y2/dbx/tree/a6d5a4fd5e6a7b9ade6cdf0dd6f27f5e4b3fdf4b)

### Which was updated more recently, portmaster or dbx?

dbx: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and portmaster's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [t8y2/dbx's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/t8y2/dbx/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, portmaster or dbx?

dbx: an AI signed 0.9% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Devin; in portmaster, 0.2%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in t8y2/dbx](https://seerepo.com/r/t8y2/dbx/ai)

## Sources

- safing/portmaster: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit bffef13 (https://github.com/safing/portmaster/tree/bffef134cd709d2a74295cd8450cf0c6231bd60d)
- t8y2/dbx: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit a6d5a4f (https://github.com/t8y2/dbx/tree/a6d5a4fd5e6a7b9ade6cdf0dd6f27f5e4b3fdf4b)

## 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.