Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/COLA/vs/apache/incubator-seata
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/COLA/vs/apache/incubator-seata.md
Description: COLA and incubator-seata share 8 technologies: H2 Database, jedis, mysql:mysql-connector-java, MySQL, Redis, Spring, slf4j-simple, and org.slf4j:slf4j-api. Both are written in Java.

# COLA vs incubator-seata

COLA and incubator-seata share 8 technologies: H2 Database, jedis, mysql:mysql-connector-java, MySQL, Redis, Spring, slf4j-simple, and org.slf4j:slf4j-api. Both are written in Java.

- [alibaba/COLA](https://seerepo.com/r/alibaba/COLA): 🥤 COLA: Clean Object-oriented & Layered Architecture
- [apache/incubator-seata](https://seerepo.com/r/apache/incubator-seata): :fire: Seata is an easy-to-use, high-performance, open source distributed transaction solution.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: H2 Database, jedis, mysql:mysql-connector-java, MySQL, Redis, Spring, slf4j-simple, org.slf4j:slf4j-api
- Only in COLA: embedded-redis, spring-boot-starter-data-redis, spring-kafka, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-dependencies, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-aop, mybatis-spring-boot-starter, Hibernate, validation-api
- Only in incubator-seata: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, curator-recipes, DmJdbcDriver18, kafka-clients, kingbase8, MariaDB, ojdbc8, org.springframework:spring-jdbc, PostgreSQL, zkclient, com.alibaba:druid, Apache, Postgres, com.alibaba.nacos:nacos-client, com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine, etcd, org.apache.curator:curator-framework, org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper, com.zaxxer:HikariCP, org.apache.commons:commons-dbcp2, org.apache.commons:commons-pool2, JetBrains, org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket, spring-context-support, tomcat-embed-core, tomcat-embed-el, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, com.alibaba:dubbo, com.weibo:motan-core, javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api, jjwt, jjwt-impl, jjwt-jackson, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security, io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-api, org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-starter-mcp-server-webmvc, commons-logging, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, ch.qos.logback:logback-core, io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-prometheus, net.logstash.logback:logstash-logback-encoder, Prometheus

## Side by side

| | COLA | incubator-seata |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 17,168 lines written, 132 code files | 491,804 lines written, 1,728 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push August 31, 2026, 362 commits, 13,085 stars | Last push October 31, 2026, 2,547 commits, 26,003 stars |
| Tests | 130 test files. 47.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,347 test files. 73.7% 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, COLA or incubator-seata?

incubator-seata, with 491,804 lines written; COLA has 17,168.

The proof: [apache/incubator-seata's code at commit cba73e1](https://github.com/apache/incubator-seata/tree/cba73e180fd8896a99df6415b859d275122feaa7)

### Which has more GitHub stars, COLA or incubator-seata?

incubator-seata, with 26,003 stars; COLA has 13,085.

The proof: [apache/incubator-seata on GitHub](https://github.com/apache/incubator-seata)

### Which has more tests, COLA or incubator-seata?

incubator-seata, with 1,347 test files; COLA has 130.

The proof: [apache/incubator-seata's code at commit cba73e1](https://github.com/apache/incubator-seata/tree/cba73e180fd8896a99df6415b859d275122feaa7)

### Which was updated more recently, COLA or incubator-seata?

incubator-seata: its last push was on October 31, 2026, and COLA's on August 31, 2026.

The proof: [apache/incubator-seata's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/apache/incubator-seata/commits)

## Sources

- alibaba/COLA: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit 352e1a8 (https://github.com/alibaba/COLA/tree/352e1a867538d9cd40e1b11e4028fa652fc97557)
- apache/incubator-seata: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit cba73e1 (https://github.com/apache/incubator-seata/tree/cba73e180fd8896a99df6415b859d275122feaa7)

## 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.