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

# COLA vs hutool

COLA and hutool share 8 technologies: H2 Database, jedis, MySQL, Redis, Spring, Hibernate, 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
- [chinabugotech/hutool](https://seerepo.com/r/chinabugotech/hutool): 🍬A set of tools that keep Java sweet.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: H2 Database, jedis, MySQL, Redis, Spring, Hibernate, slf4j-simple, org.slf4j:slf4j-api
- 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
- Only in hutool: ClickHouse, com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, DmJdbcDriver18, hsqldb, hutool-cache, mssql-jdbc, ngdbc, ojdbc8, org.mongodb:mongodb-driver-sync, PostgreSQL, sqlite-jdbc, com.alibaba:druid, com.zaxxer:HikariCP, MongoDB, org.apache.commons:commons-dbcp2, Postgres, SQLite, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api, hutool-jwt, jjwt-impl, org.apache.poi:poi-ooxml, jakarta.mail:jakarta.mail-api, com.google.zxing:core, org.apache.velocity:velocity-engine-core, org.freemarker:freemarker, Thymeleaf, jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api, commons-logging, log4j-core, logback-classic, Apache, log4j:log4j, org.jboss.logging:jboss-logging

## Side by side

| | COLA | hutool |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 17,168 lines written, 132 code files | 305,773 lines written, 1,557 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push August 31, 2026, 362 commits, 13,085 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 5,118 commits, 30,226 stars |
| Tests | 130 test files. 47.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 717 test files. 41.6% 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 hutool?

hutool, with 305,773 lines written; COLA has 17,168.

The proof: [chinabugotech/hutool's code at commit 87ec118](https://github.com/chinabugotech/hutool/tree/87ec11862baae72914df703e25939eb44a8a843c)

### Which has more GitHub stars, COLA or hutool?

hutool, with 30,226 stars; COLA has 13,085.

The proof: [chinabugotech/hutool on GitHub](https://github.com/chinabugotech/hutool)

### Which has more tests, COLA or hutool?

hutool, with 717 test files; COLA has 130.

The proof: [chinabugotech/hutool's code at commit 87ec118](https://github.com/chinabugotech/hutool/tree/87ec11862baae72914df703e25939eb44a8a843c)

### Which was updated more recently, COLA or hutool?

hutool: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and COLA's on August 31, 2026.

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

## Sources

- alibaba/COLA: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit 352e1a8 (https://github.com/alibaba/COLA/tree/352e1a867538d9cd40e1b11e4028fa652fc97557)
- chinabugotech/hutool: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 87ec118 (https://github.com/chinabugotech/hutool/tree/87ec11862baae72914df703e25939eb44a8a843c)

## 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.