Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/ARouter/vs/microg/GmsCore
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/ARouter/vs/microg/GmsCore.md
Description: ARouter and GmsCore share 4 technologies: androidx.core:core, JetBrains, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, and androidx.fragment:fragment. Both are written in Java.

# ARouter vs GmsCore

ARouter and GmsCore share 4 technologies: androidx.core:core, JetBrains, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, and androidx.fragment:fragment. Both are written in Java.

- [alibaba/ARouter](https://seerepo.com/r/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)
- [microg/GmsCore](https://seerepo.com/r/microg/GmsCore): Free implementation of Play Services

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: androidx.core:core, JetBrains, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.fragment:fragment
- Only in ARouter: constraintlayout
- Only in GmsCore: Jetpack Compose, androidx.activity:activity, datastore, activity-compose, core-ktx, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, lifecycle-service, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, preference-ktx, androidx.preference:preference, Huawei, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, Google, androidx.mediarouter:mediarouter, androidx.camera:camera-view, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-systemuicontroller, androidx.credentials:credentials, androidx.biometric:biometric, coil-compose, coil-svg, com.google.zxing:core

## Side by side

| | ARouter | GmsCore |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 16,340 lines written, 117 code files | 219,411 lines written, 2,272 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor |
| Activity | Last push November 1, 2026, 282 commits, 14,452 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 2,543 commits, 15,237 stars |
| Tests | 25 test files. 39.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2 test files. 0.1% 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, ARouter or GmsCore?

GmsCore, with 219,411 lines written; ARouter has 16,340.

The proof: [microg/GmsCore's code at commit a03b082](https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/tree/a03b082db8a07b4ec5342b4cdcb112c0ba1a6b2d)

### Which has more GitHub stars, ARouter or GmsCore?

GmsCore, with 15,237 stars; ARouter has 14,452.

The proof: [microg/GmsCore on GitHub](https://github.com/microg/GmsCore)

### Which has more tests, ARouter or GmsCore?

ARouter, with 25 test files; GmsCore has 2.

The proof: [alibaba/ARouter's code at commit 08b926a](https://github.com/alibaba/ARouter/tree/08b926a5cd603721afbef95efd30884ba25b5a65)

### Which was updated more recently, ARouter or GmsCore?

GmsCore: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and ARouter's on November 1, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, ARouter or GmsCore?

ARouter: an AI signed 1.8% of its commits, with Codex.

## Sources

- alibaba/ARouter: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit 08b926a (https://github.com/alibaba/ARouter/tree/08b926a5cd603721afbef95efd30884ba25b5a65)
- microg/GmsCore: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit a03b082 (https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/tree/a03b082db8a07b4ec5342b4cdcb112c0ba1a6b2d)

## 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.