Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/arthas/vs/apolloconfig/apollo
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/arthas/vs/apolloconfig/apollo.md
Description: arthas and apollo share 7 technologies: Spring, com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, H2 Database, MySQL, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security, and org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator. Both are written in Java.

# arthas vs apollo

arthas and apollo share 7 technologies: Spring, com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, H2 Database, MySQL, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security, and org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator. Both are written in Java.

- [alibaba/arthas](https://seerepo.com/r/alibaba/arthas): Alibaba Java Diagnostic Tool Arthas/Alibaba Java诊断利器Arthas
- [apolloconfig/apollo](https://seerepo.com/r/apolloconfig/apollo): Apollo is a reliable configuration management system suitable for microservice configuration management scenarios.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Spring, com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, H2 Database, MySQL, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator
- Only in arthas: caffeine, spring-boot-starter-data-redis, etcd, org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper, grpc-bom, grpc-services, Vite, React, react-router-dom, Vue, vue-router, rsyntaxtextarea, Model Context Protocol, javax.activation:javax.activation-api, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, ch.qos.logback:logback-core, log4j:log4j, antd, Ant Design, Tailwind CSS, Headless UI, xterm, echarts, @highlightjs/vue-plugin, xterm-addon-fit, xterm-addon-webgl, highlight.js
- Only in apollo: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jdbc, PostgreSQL, Postgres, guice, spring-boot-jackson2, spring-cloud-alibaba-dependencies, spring-cloud-dependencies, spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-nacos-discovery, spring-cloud-starter-netflix-eureka-server, org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server, org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons, spring-boot-starter-oauth2-resource-server, org.springframework.security:spring-security-core, freemarker, com.sun.mail:jakarta.mail, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation, logback-classic, micrometer-registry-prometheus, io.micrometer:micrometer-core

## Side by side

| | arthas | apollo |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 142,508 lines written, 1,004 code files | 104,090 lines written, 521 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot | 0.4% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 2,142 commits, 37,611 stars | Last push November 7, 2026, 2,252 commits, 29,815 stars |
| Tests | 126 test files. 18.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 251 test files. 71.8% 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, arthas or apollo?

arthas, with 142,508 lines written; apollo has 104,090.

The proof: [alibaba/arthas's code at commit 6d97217](https://github.com/alibaba/arthas/tree/6d97217ed094bac8463f740796e94e2e08510779)

### Which has more GitHub stars, arthas or apollo?

arthas, with 37,611 stars; apollo has 29,815.

The proof: [alibaba/arthas on GitHub](https://github.com/alibaba/arthas)

### Which has more tests, arthas or apollo?

apollo, with 251 test files; arthas has 126.

The proof: [apolloconfig/apollo's code at commit 5b663c5](https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo/tree/5b663c5f8f0af20b532da26bd6b6eb85b11ff780)

### Which was updated more recently, arthas or apollo?

apollo: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and arthas's on November 4, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, arthas or apollo?

apollo: an AI signed 0.4% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, and CodeRabbit; in arthas, 0.1%.

## Sources

- alibaba/arthas: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 6d97217 (https://github.com/alibaba/arthas/tree/6d97217ed094bac8463f740796e94e2e08510779)
- apolloconfig/apollo: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit 5b663c5 (https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo/tree/5b663c5f8f0af20b532da26bd6b6eb85b11ff780)

## 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.