spring-cloud-alibaba vs apollo
spring-cloud-alibaba and apollo share 5 technologies: Spring, spring-cloud-alibaba-dependencies, spring-cloud-dependencies, spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-nacos-discovery, and org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator. Both are written in Java.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
alibaba
spring-cloud-alibaba
Spring Cloud Alibaba provides a one-stop solution for application development for the distributed solutions of Alibaba middleware.
Java29.2kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit 858aa8dWhat is spring-cloud-alibaba built with?Only in spring-cloud-alibaba
- druid-spring-boot-4-starter
- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-jdbc
- com.alibaba.nacos:nacos-client
- Apache
- org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-acl
- com.alibaba:druid
- com.alibaba.csp:sentinel-datasource-zookeeper
- Spring Boot
- spring-cloud-alibaba-sentinel-gateway
- spring-cloud-config-server
- spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-sentinel
- spring-cloud-starter-gateway-server-webflux
- mybatis-spring-boot-starter
- Hibernate
- log4j-core
- org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j2-impl
- sentinel-spring-webflux-adapter
- sentinel-transport-simple-http
- sentinel-web-servlet
- spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-nacos-config
- spring-cloud-starter-consul-discovery
- org.slf4j:slf4j-api
- com.alibaba.csp:sentinel-api-gateway-adapter-common
In common
- Spring
- spring-cloud-alibaba-dependencies
- spring-cloud-dependencies
- spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-nacos-discovery
- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator
apolloconfig
apollo
Apollo is a reliable configuration management system suitable for microservice configuration management scenarios.
Java29.8kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit 5b663c5What is apollo built with?Only in apollo
- com.mysql:mysql-connector-j
- H2 Database
- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jdbc
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Postgres
- guice
- spring-boot-jackson2
- 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
- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security
- 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
spring-cloud-alibabaapollo
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
spring-cloud-alibaba47,941 lines written455 code files
apollo104,090 lines written521 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.
spring-cloud-alibaba0% of its commits signed by AI
apollo0.4% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, and CodeRabbit
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
spring-cloud-alibabaLast push November 3, 20261,898 commits29,158 stars
apolloLast push November 7, 20262,252 commits29,815 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
spring-cloud-alibaba87 test files24% of its code files have a test that imports them
apollo251 test files71.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, spring-cloud-alibaba or apollo?
apollo, with 104,090 lines written; spring-cloud-alibaba has 47,941.
The proof: apolloconfig/apollo's code at commit 5b663c5
Which has more GitHub stars, spring-cloud-alibaba or apollo?
apollo, with 29,815 stars; spring-cloud-alibaba has 29,158.
The proof: apolloconfig/apollo on GitHub
Which has more tests, spring-cloud-alibaba or apollo?
apollo, with 251 test files; spring-cloud-alibaba has 87.
The proof: apolloconfig/apollo's code at commit 5b663c5
Which was updated more recently, spring-cloud-alibaba or apollo?
apollo: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and spring-cloud-alibaba's on November 3, 2026.
The proof: apolloconfig/apollo's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, spring-cloud-alibaba or apollo?
apollo: an AI signed 0.4% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, and CodeRabbit.
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