Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/nacos/vs/apolloconfig/apollo
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/nacos/vs/apolloconfig/apollo.md
Description: nacos and apollo share 10 technologies: com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, H2 Database, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jdbc, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Postgres, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security, micrometer-registry-prometheus, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator, and io.micrometer:micrometer-core. Both are written in Java.

# nacos vs apollo

nacos and apollo share 10 technologies: com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, H2 Database, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jdbc, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Postgres, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security, micrometer-registry-prometheus, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator, and io.micrometer:micrometer-core. Both are written in Java.

- [alibaba/nacos](https://seerepo.com/r/alibaba/nacos): an easy-to-use dynamic service discovery, configuration and service management platform for building AI cloud native applications.
- [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: com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, H2 Database, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jdbc, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Postgres, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security, micrometer-registry-prometheus, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator, io.micrometer:micrometer-core
- Only in nacos: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, ojdbc8, org.apache.derby:derbyshared, com.zaxxer:HikariCP, RocksDB, com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine, org.apache.derby:derby, Spring Boot, org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, Vite, React, react-router-dom, React Router, jjwt-api, jjwt-impl, jjwt-jackson, nimbus-jose-jwt, oauth2-oidc-sdk, Model Context Protocol, com.networknt:json-schema-validator, commons-logging, jcl-over-slf4j, jul-to-slf4j, log4j-over-slf4j, log4j-slf4j-impl, micrometer-bom, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core, ch.qos.logback:logback-core, Apache, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, sonner, Radix UI, monaco-editor, @uiw/react-md-editor, Lucide, react-markdown, remark-gfm, remark-frontmatter, js-yaml, react-icons, prop-types
- Only in apollo: Spring, 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, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa, 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

## Side by side

| | nacos | apollo |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 937,868 lines written, 3,424 code files | 104,090 lines written, 521 code files |
| Who writes it | 4.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot | 0.4% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push November 5, 2026, 5,254 commits, 33,500 stars | Last push November 7, 2026, 2,252 commits, 29,815 stars |
| Tests | 2,395 test files. 82.4% 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, nacos or apollo?

nacos, with 937,868 lines written; apollo has 104,090.

The proof: [alibaba/nacos's code at commit 815779b](https://github.com/alibaba/nacos/tree/815779bcb90f131b0b6d471fdd1d6fae9b5276be)

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

nacos, with 33,500 stars; apollo has 29,815.

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

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

nacos, with 2,395 test files; apollo has 251.

The proof: [alibaba/nacos's code at commit 815779b](https://github.com/alibaba/nacos/tree/815779bcb90f131b0b6d471fdd1d6fae9b5276be)

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

apollo: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and nacos's on November 5, 2026.

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

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

nacos: an AI signed 4.3% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in apollo, 0.4%.

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

## Sources

- alibaba/nacos: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 815779b (https://github.com/alibaba/nacos/tree/815779bcb90f131b0b6d471fdd1d6fae9b5276be)
- apolloconfig/apollo: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit 5b663c5 (https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo/tree/5b663c5f8f0af20b532da26bd6b6eb85b11ff780)

## What is your repo built with?

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