COLA vs appsmith

COLA and appsmith share 8 technologies: H2 Database, jedis, MySQL, Redis, Spring, Hibernate, slf4j-simple, and org.slf4j:slf4j-api. COLA is written in Java and appsmith in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

alibaba

COLA

🥤 COLA: Clean Object-oriented & Layered Architecture

Java13.1kRead on November 10, 2026, at commit 352e1a8What is COLA built with?

Only in COLA

  • embedded-redis
  • mysql:mysql-connector-java
  • spring-boot-starter-data-redis
  • spring-kafka
  • org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-dependencies
  • org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-aop
  • mybatis-spring-boot-starter
  • validation-api

In common

appsmithorg

appsmith

Platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. Integrates with 25+ databases and any API.

TypeScript41.2kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 44f8fbaWhat is appsmith built with?

Only in appsmith

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
COLA17,168 lines written132 code files
appsmith1,300,823 lines written6,824 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.
COLA0% of its commits signed by AI
appsmith1.3% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, CodeRabbit, Cursor, Devin, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
COLALast push August 31, 2026362 commits13,085 stars
appsmithLast push November 6, 202617,825 commits41,171 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
COLA130 test files47.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
appsmith2,103 test files24.8% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, COLA or appsmith?
appsmith, with 1,300,823 lines written; COLA has 17,168.

The proof: appsmithorg/appsmith's code at commit 44f8fba

Which has more GitHub stars, COLA or appsmith?
appsmith, with 41,171 stars; COLA has 13,085.

The proof: appsmithorg/appsmith on GitHub

Which has more tests, COLA or appsmith?
appsmith, with 2,103 test files; COLA has 130.

The proof: appsmithorg/appsmith's code at commit 44f8fba

Which was updated more recently, COLA or appsmith?
appsmith: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and COLA's on August 31, 2026.

The proof: appsmithorg/appsmith's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, COLA or appsmith?
appsmith: an AI signed 1.3% of its commits, with Claude Code, CodeRabbit, Cursor, Devin, and GitHub Copilot.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in appsmithorg/appsmith

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