Sentinel vs spring-boot

Sentinel and spring-boot share 5 technologies: Spring, JAX-RS, lettuce-core, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, and org.slf4j:slf4j-api. Both are written in Java.

Read it as markdown

What they share and what sets them apart

alibaba

Sentinel

A powerful flow control component enabling reliability, resilience and monitoring for microservices. (面向云原生微服务的高可用流控防护组件)

Java23.1kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit a3f40baWhat is Sentinel built with?

Only in Sentinel

  • jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api
  • Quarkus
  • log4j-core
  • log4j-slf4j-impl
  • logback-classic
  • logback-core
  • org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api

In common

  • Spring
  • JAX-RS
  • lettuce-core
  • jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api
  • org.slf4j:slf4j-api
spring-projects

spring-boot

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

Java81.7kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 10c11d0What is spring-boot built with?

Only in spring-boot

  • org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web
  • H2 Database
  • org.springframework.data:spring-data-redis
  • org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core
  • JetBrains
  • tomcat-embed-core
  • org.eclipse.jetty.compression:jetty-compression-server
  • org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons
  • org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-core
  • spring-security-saml2-service-provider
  • spring-session-data-redis
  • org.springframework.session:spring-session-core
  • angus-mail
  • jakarta.mail:jakarta.mail-api
  • Hibernate
  • io.micrometer:micrometer-core
  • ch.qos.logback:logback-classic
  • org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core
  • Apache

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
Sentinel119,876 lines written917 code files
spring-boot759,013 lines written4,265 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.
Sentinel0.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
spring-boot0% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Gemini CLI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
SentinelLast push May 27, 2026846 commits23,146 stars
spring-bootLast push November 4, 202642,443 commits81,736 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
Sentinel317 test files40% of its code files have a test that imports them
spring-boot4,555 test files55.8% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, Sentinel or spring-boot?
spring-boot, with 759,013 lines written; Sentinel has 119,876.

The proof: spring-projects/spring-boot's code at commit 10c11d0

Which has more GitHub stars, Sentinel or spring-boot?
spring-boot, with 81,736 stars; Sentinel has 23,146.

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

Which has more tests, Sentinel or spring-boot?
spring-boot, with 4,555 test files; Sentinel has 317.

The proof: spring-projects/spring-boot's code at commit 10c11d0

Which was updated more recently, Sentinel or spring-boot?
spring-boot: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and Sentinel's on May 27, 2026.

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

Which has more commits signed by AI, Sentinel or spring-boot?
Sentinel: an AI signed 0.5% of its commits, with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.

See inside your code, today.

Paste your repo and see it drawn, part by part: a medium one in under a minute.

Free, no account.

Or look inside SeeRepo's own →