Go modules

Build simple, secure, scalable systems with Go

Also known as
go-modules

What is Go modules?

An open-source programming language supported by Google that is easy to learn and great for teams, with built-in concurrency and a robust standard library.

Independently observed

Go modules pricing

We don't have Go modules's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.

What Go modules does

The capabilities that matter for package registries, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Core
Role
-
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language
Go
Deployment
Deployment
-
Formats
Package formats supported
-
Hosting
Private / scoped packages
-
Upstream proxy / caching
-
Resolution
Lockfile / deterministic installs
-
Workspaces / monorepo
-
Content-addressable store
-
Supply chain
Supply-chain integrity
Vulnerability / licence scanning
-
Licensing
Openness
Open-source
Pricing
Pricing model
-
Independently observed

Go modules alternatives

Other package registries we track, ranked by the same independent score.

Independent · unbought · dated

The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence

Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Go modules, not the verdict.

Balanced composite 53 / 100
low · 12%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Github Activity6316.001009.6
Capabilities2914.00404.7
Github Stars974.00387.3
Integrations08.000.0-
Release Cadence010.000.0-
Security Posture026.000.0-
Package Downloads022.000.0-
Stackoverflow Activity08.000.0-

Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.

All data & sourcesshow ↓

Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Activity

AttributeValueEvidence
Commits last 30d100mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 65%

Adoption

AttributeValueEvidence
Github stars135,577highsource · 2026-08-03 · 90%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
Capabilities{"ecosystem":"go","open_source":"oss","supply_chain_integrity":true}mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%

Language

AttributeValueEvidence
PrimaryGohighsource · 2026-08-03 · 90%

License

AttributeValueEvidence
SpdxBSD-3-Clausehighsource · 2026-08-03 · 95%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%
Modelopen_sourcemediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%
Price levelfreemediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%