ARouter vs glide
ARouter and glide share 3 technologies: androidx.core:core, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, and androidx.fragment:fragment. Both are written in Java.
What they share and what sets them apart
alibaba
ARouter
💪 A framework for assisting in the renovation of Android componentization (帮助 Android App 进行组件化改造的路由框架)
Java14.5kRead on November 9, 2026, at commit 08b926aWhat is ARouter built with?Only in ARouter
In common
- androidx.core:core
- androidx.appcompat:appcompat
- androidx.fragment:fragment
bumptech
glide
An image loading and caching library for Android focused on smooth scrolling
Java35kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit e03179fWhat is glide built with?Only in glide
- Jetpack Compose
- com.google.dagger:dagger
- core-ktx
- dagger-android
- fragment-ktx
- lifecycle-runtime-compose
- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7
- cardview
- androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview
- com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter
- androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface
Side by side
ARouterglide
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
ARouter16,340 lines written117 code files
glide100,239 lines written434 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.
ARouter1.8% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex
glide0% of its commits signed by AI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
ARouterLast push November 1, 2026282 commits14,452 stars
glideLast push November 7, 20262,951 commits35,009 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
ARouter25 test files39.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
glide245 test files53.9% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, ARouter or glide?
glide, with 100,239 lines written; ARouter has 16,340.
The proof: bumptech/glide's code at commit e03179f
Which has more GitHub stars, ARouter or glide?
glide, with 35,009 stars; ARouter has 14,452.
The proof: bumptech/glide on GitHub
Which has more tests, ARouter or glide?
glide, with 245 test files; ARouter has 25.
The proof: bumptech/glide's code at commit e03179f
Which was updated more recently, ARouter or glide?
glide: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and ARouter's on November 1, 2026.
The proof: bumptech/glide's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, ARouter or glide?
ARouter: an AI signed 1.8% of its commits, with Codex.
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