Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/canal/vs/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/canal/vs/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF.md Description: canal and Stirling-PDF share 8 technologies: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, H2 Database, PostgreSQL, Apache, Postgres, com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine, Spring, and ch.qos.logback:logback-classic. canal is written in Java and Stirling-PDF in TypeScript. # canal vs Stirling-PDF canal and Stirling-PDF share 8 technologies: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, H2 Database, PostgreSQL, Apache, Postgres, com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine, Spring, and ch.qos.logback:logback-classic. canal is written in Java and Stirling-PDF in TypeScript. - [alibaba/canal](https://seerepo.com/r/alibaba/canal): 阿里巴巴 MySQL binlog 增量订阅&消费组件 - [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF](https://seerepo.com/r/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF): #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere ## What they share and what sets them apart - In common: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, H2 Database, PostgreSQL, Apache, Postgres, com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine, Spring, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic - Only in canal: clickhouse-jdbc, kafka-clients, mssql-jdbc, mysql:mysql-connector-java, org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jdbc, phoenix-core, tablestore, com.alibaba:druid, Elasticsearch, MySQL, org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper, RabbitMQ, org.apache.curator:curator-recipes, org.apache.kudu:kudu-client, org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-client, org.apache.hbase:hbase-client, Kafka, Spring Boot, org.jboss.netty:netty, Vue, vue-router, mybatis, mybatis-spring, org.springframework:spring-orm, jcl-over-slf4j, log4j-core, logback-core, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api, Prometheus, simpleclient_hotspot, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, Normalize.css, Element, nprogress - Only in Stirling-PDF: spring-boot-starter-cache, spring-boot-starter-data-redis, AWS S3, Vite, React, react-router-dom, Tauri, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, Tokio, Supabase, tauri-plugin-store, Stripe, PostHog, @tauri-apps/api, org.springframework.session:spring-session-core, angus-mail, commonmark-ext-gfm-tables, org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox, org.apache.poi:poi-ooxml, com.google.zxing:core, org.commonmark:commonmark, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, Tailwind CSS, Mantine, @dnd-kit/core, tanstack, @atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop, D3, tauri-plugin-dialog, react-easy-crop, react-rnd, recharts, tauri-plugin-notification, tauri-plugin-window-state, webview2-com, keyring, pdfjs-dist, react-markdown, remark-gfm, qrcode.react, pixelmatch, log, tauri-plugin-log ## Side by side | | canal | Stirling-PDF | |---|---|---| | Size | 100,266 lines written, 616 code files | 1,135,977 lines written, 4,350 code files | | Who writes it | 0.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 2.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex | | Activity | Last push July 30, 2026, 1,378 commits, 29,744 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 5,739 commits, 95,737 stars | | Tests | 144 test files. 26.5% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,073 test files. 48.8% 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, canal or Stirling-PDF? Stirling-PDF, with 1,135,977 lines written; canal has 100,266. The proof: [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit 3b4c202](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846) ### Which has more GitHub stars, canal or Stirling-PDF? Stirling-PDF, with 95,737 stars; canal has 29,744. The proof: [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF on GitHub](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF) ### Which has more tests, canal or Stirling-PDF? Stirling-PDF, with 2,073 test files; canal has 144. The proof: [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit 3b4c202](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846) ### Which was updated more recently, canal or Stirling-PDF? Stirling-PDF: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and canal's on July 30, 2026. The proof: [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/commits) ### Which has more commits signed by AI, canal or Stirling-PDF? Stirling-PDF: an AI signed 2.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex; in canal, 0.2%. The proof: [the commits each tool signed in Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF](https://seerepo.com/r/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/ai) ## Sources - alibaba/canal: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit 87be50e (https://github.com/alibaba/canal/tree/87be50e87686a3e8af08c368d0e1ffd1f59eb04a) - Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 3b4c202 (https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846) ## 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.