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COLA vs spring-boot

COLA and spring-boot share 6 technologies: H2 Database, spring-kafka, Spring, Hibernate, slf4j-simple, and org.slf4j:slf4j-api. Both are written in Java.

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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
  • jedis
  • mysql:mysql-connector-java
  • spring-boot-starter-data-redis
  • MySQL
  • Redis
  • org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-dependencies
  • org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-aop
  • mybatis-spring-boot-starter
  • validation-api

In common

spring-projects

spring-boot

Spring Boot helps you to create Spring-powered, production-grade applications and services with absolute minimum fuss.

Java81.8kRead on November 9, 2026, at commit bafb112What is spring-boot built with?

Only in spring-boot

  • JAX-RS
  • org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web
  • lettuce-core
  • Liquibase
  • MongoDB
  • org.apache.artemis:artemis-jakarta-client
  • org.springframework:spring-messaging
  • r2dbc-postgresql
  • spring-amqp-client
  • spring-data-ldap
  • spring-jms
  • spring-r2dbc
  • spring-rabbit
  • spring-rabbitmq-client
  • io.r2dbc:r2dbc-spi
  • jakarta.jms:jakarta.jms-api
  • Neo4j
  • com.zaxxer:HikariCP
  • com.hazelcast:hazelcast
  • org.apache.activemq:activemq-client
  • Couchbase
  • Flyway
  • org.springframework.pulsar:spring-pulsar
  • org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core
  • io.r2dbc:r2dbc-pool
  • org.apache.qpid:protonj2-client
  • grpc-services
  • jersey-container-servlet
  • jersey-media-json-jackson
  • jersey-spring6
  • jetty-ee11-websocket-jetty-server
  • org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket
  • org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8
  • servlet-api
  • Spring Boot
  • spring-data-rest-webmvc
  • spring-graphql
  • tomcat-embed-core
  • tomcat-embed-el
  • jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api
  • org.springframework.grpc:spring-grpc-core
  • org.glassfish.jersey.core:jersey-server
  • org.eclipse.jetty.ee11:jetty-ee11-webapp
  • org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core
  • org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-core
  • org.eclipse.jetty.ee11.websocket:jetty-ee11-websocket-jakarta-server
  • Thymeleaf
  • org.eclipse.jetty.compression:jetty-compression-gzip
  • org.eclipse.jetty.compression:jetty-compression-server
  • org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas
  • org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons
  • spring-data-cassandra
  • spring-data-couchbase
  • spring-data-elasticsearch
  • spring-data-jpa
  • spring-data-mongodb
  • spring-data-neo4j
  • spring-data-r2dbc
  • org.jooq:jooq
  • jakarta.persistence:jakarta.persistence-api
  • org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-core
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-crypto
  • spring-security-oauth2-authorization-server
  • spring-security-oauth2-client
  • spring-security-saml2-service-provider
  • spring-session-data-redis
  • spring-session-jdbc
  • org.springframework.session:spring-session-core
  • angus-mail
  • groovy-templates
  • com.samskivert:jmustache
  • jakarta.mail:jakarta.mail-api
  • com.sendgrid:sendgrid-java
  • org.freemarker:freemarker
  • org.glassfish.jersey.ext:jersey-bean-validation
  • jul-to-slf4j
  • micrometer-jakarta9
  • micrometer-tracing-bridge-brave
  • micrometer-tracing-bridge-otel
  • org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j2-impl
  • zipkin-reporter-brave
  • io.micrometer:micrometer-core
  • io.micrometer:micrometer-observation
  • ch.qos.logback:logback-classic
  • org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core
  • io.micrometer:micrometer-tracing
  • OpenTelemetry
  • io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk
  • org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api
  • io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp
  • io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-otlp
  • io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-logback-appender-1.0
  • org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-jul

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
COLA17,168 lines written132 code files
spring-boot759,628 lines written4,267 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
spring-boot0% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
COLALast push August 31, 2026362 commits13,085 stars
spring-bootLast push November 9, 202642,460 commits81,789 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
spring-boot4,558 test files55.8% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, COLA or spring-boot?
spring-boot, with 759,628 lines written; COLA has 17,168.

The proof: spring-projects/spring-boot's code at commit bafb112

Which has more GitHub stars, COLA or spring-boot?
spring-boot, with 81,789 stars; COLA has 13,085.

The proof: spring-projects/spring-boot on GitHub

Which has more tests, COLA or spring-boot?
spring-boot, with 4,558 test files; COLA has 130.

The proof: spring-projects/spring-boot's code at commit bafb112

Which was updated more recently, COLA or spring-boot?
spring-boot: its last push was on November 9, 2026, and COLA's on August 31, 2026.

The proof: spring-projects/spring-boot's commits on GitHub

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