canal vs conductor

canal and conductor share 15 technologies: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, kafka-clients, mysql:mysql-connector-java, org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jdbc, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, MySQL, RabbitMQ, Postgres, com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine, Kafka, Spring, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api, and org.slf4j:slf4j-api. Both are written in Java.

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What they share and what sets them apart

alibaba

canal

阿里巴巴 MySQL binlog 增量订阅&消费组件

Java29.7kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit 87be50eWhat is canal built with?

Only in canal

In common

conductor-oss

conductor

Conductor is an event driven agentic workflow engine providing durable and highly resilient execution engine for applications and AI Agents

Java32.4kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit b65a5c9What is conductor built with?

Only in conductor

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
canal100,266 lines written616 code files
conductor569,400 lines written2,324 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.
canal0.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
conductor2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
canalLast push July 30, 20261,378 commits29,744 stars
conductorLast push November 6, 20264,763 commits32,443 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
canal144 test files26.5% of its code files have a test that imports them
conductor710 test files34.5% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, canal or conductor?
conductor, with 569,400 lines written; canal has 100,266.

The proof: conductor-oss/conductor's code at commit b65a5c9

Which has more GitHub stars, canal or conductor?
conductor, with 32,443 stars; canal has 29,744.

The proof: conductor-oss/conductor on GitHub

Which has more tests, canal or conductor?
conductor, with 710 test files; canal has 144.

The proof: conductor-oss/conductor's code at commit b65a5c9

Which was updated more recently, canal or conductor?
conductor: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and canal's on July 30, 2026.

The proof: conductor-oss/conductor's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, canal or conductor?
conductor: an AI signed 2% of its commits, with Claude Code and Cursor; in canal, 0.2%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in conductor-oss/conductor

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