Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/druid/vs/chinabugotech/hutool
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/druid/vs/chinabugotech/hutool.md
Description: druid and hutool share 16 technologies: com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, DmJdbcDriver18, H2 Database, PostgreSQL, org.apache.commons:commons-dbcp2, Postgres, MySQL, Spring, javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, Hibernate, commons-logging, log4j-core, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, Apache, and log4j:log4j. Both are written in Java.

# druid vs hutool

druid and hutool share 16 technologies: com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, DmJdbcDriver18, H2 Database, PostgreSQL, org.apache.commons:commons-dbcp2, Postgres, MySQL, Spring, javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, Hibernate, commons-logging, log4j-core, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, Apache, and log4j:log4j. Both are written in Java.

- [alibaba/druid](https://seerepo.com/r/alibaba/druid): 阿里云计算平台DataWorks(https://help.aliyun.com/document_detail/137663.html) 团队出品，为监控而生的数据库连接池
- [chinabugotech/hutool](https://seerepo.com/r/chinabugotech/hutool): 🍬A set of tools that keep Java sweet.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, DmJdbcDriver18, H2 Database, PostgreSQL, org.apache.commons:commons-dbcp2, Postgres, MySQL, Spring, javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, Hibernate, commons-logging, log4j-core, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, Apache, log4j:log4j
- Only in druid: cache-api, curator-recipes, druid, druid-spring-boot-starter, ehcache, kylin-jdbc, MariaDB, org.apache.derby:derby, org.springframework:spring-jdbc, simple-jndi, spring-boot-starter-cache, tomcat-jdbc, Trino, net.sourceforge.jtds:jtds, com.oceanbase:oceanbase-client, ru.yandex.clickhouse:clickhouse-jdbc, dubbo, org.springframework:spring-beans, spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf, spring-cloud-dependencies, spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-nacos-discovery, mybatis, mybatis-spring, org.springframework:spring-orm, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator, slf4j-log4j12, spring-cloud-starter-consul-discovery, spring-cloud-starter-netflix-eureka-client, io.kubernetes:client-java
- Only in hutool: ClickHouse, hsqldb, hutool-cache, jedis, mssql-jdbc, ngdbc, ojdbc8, org.mongodb:mongodb-driver-sync, sqlite-jdbc, Redis, com.alibaba:druid, com.zaxxer:HikariCP, MongoDB, SQLite, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter, hutool-jwt, jjwt-impl, org.apache.poi:poi-ooxml, jakarta.mail:jakarta.mail-api, com.google.zxing:core, org.apache.velocity:velocity-engine-core, org.freemarker:freemarker, Thymeleaf, jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api, logback-classic, slf4j-simple, org.jboss.logging:jboss-logging

## Side by side

| | druid | hutool |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 598,346 lines written, 1,732 code files | 305,773 lines written, 1,557 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Qwen Code | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push August 1, 2026, 6,240 commits, 28,149 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 5,118 commits, 30,226 stars |
| Tests | 3,613 test files. 34.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 717 test files. 41.6% 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, druid or hutool?

druid, with 598,346 lines written; hutool has 305,773.

The proof: [alibaba/druid's code at commit fa8dc99](https://github.com/alibaba/druid/tree/fa8dc9912637a2f729eef9f55356621fec18d40e)

### Which has more GitHub stars, druid or hutool?

hutool, with 30,226 stars; druid has 28,149.

The proof: [chinabugotech/hutool on GitHub](https://github.com/chinabugotech/hutool)

### Which has more tests, druid or hutool?

druid, with 3,613 test files; hutool has 717.

The proof: [alibaba/druid's code at commit fa8dc99](https://github.com/alibaba/druid/tree/fa8dc9912637a2f729eef9f55356621fec18d40e)

### Which was updated more recently, druid or hutool?

hutool: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and druid's on August 1, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, druid or hutool?

druid: an AI signed 0.6% of its commits, with Claude Code and Qwen Code.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in alibaba/druid](https://seerepo.com/r/alibaba/druid/ai)

## Sources

- alibaba/druid: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit fa8dc99 (https://github.com/alibaba/druid/tree/fa8dc9912637a2f729eef9f55356621fec18d40e)
- chinabugotech/hutool: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 87ec118 (https://github.com/chinabugotech/hutool/tree/87ec11862baae72914df703e25939eb44a8a843c)

## What is your repo built with?

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