go-ethereum VS core-geth

Compare go-ethereum vs core-geth and see what are their differences.

go-ethereum

Official Go implementation of the Ethereum protocol (by ethereum)

core-geth

A highly configurable Go implementation of the Ethereum protocol. (by etclabscore)
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go-ethereum core-geth
365 3
45,582 254
2.0% 2.4%
9.9 9.8
1 day ago 6 days ago
Go Go
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
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go-ethereum

Posts with mentions or reviews of go-ethereum. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-20.

core-geth

Posts with mentions or reviews of core-geth. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-04-21.
  • Is Eth classic on your radar?
    2 projects | /r/ethtrader | 21 Apr 2021
    Plus, there's very little development on Eth Classic, checkout the difference in activity from Ethereum's Geth client and Ethereum Classic's Geth client. Plus, there's little-to-no DeFi on ETC.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing go-ethereum and core-geth you can also consider the following projects:

Nethermind - A robust execution client for Ethereum node operators.

web3.py - A python interface for interacting with the Ethereum blockchain and ecosystem.

besu - An enterprise-grade Java-based, Apache 2.0 licensed Ethereum client https://wiki.hyperledger.org/display/besu

cosmos-sdk - :chains: A Framework for Building High Value Public Blockchains :sparkles:

Parity - (deprecated) The fast, light, and robust client for the Ethereum mainnet.

bor - Official repository for the Polygon Blockchain

prysm - Go implementation of Ethereum proof of stake

solidity - Solidity, the Smart Contract Programming Language

solana - Web-Scale Blockchain for fast, secure, scalable, decentralized apps and marketplaces.

solana-go - Go SDK library and RPC client for the Solana Blockchain

lighthouse - Ethereum consensus client in Rust

opentelemetry-collector - OpenTelemetry Collector