Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba/vs/chinabugotech/hutool
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba/vs/chinabugotech/hutool.md
Description: spring-cloud-alibaba and hutool share 6 technologies: Apache, com.alibaba:druid, Spring, Hibernate, log4j-core, and org.slf4j:slf4j-api. Both are written in Java.

# spring-cloud-alibaba vs hutool

spring-cloud-alibaba and hutool share 6 technologies: Apache, com.alibaba:druid, Spring, Hibernate, log4j-core, and org.slf4j:slf4j-api. Both are written in Java.

- [alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba](https://seerepo.com/r/alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba): Spring Cloud Alibaba provides a one-stop solution for application development for the distributed solutions of Alibaba middleware.
- [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: Apache, com.alibaba:druid, Spring, Hibernate, log4j-core, org.slf4j:slf4j-api
- Only in spring-cloud-alibaba: druid-spring-boot-4-starter, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-jdbc, com.alibaba.nacos:nacos-client, org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-acl, com.alibaba.csp:sentinel-datasource-zookeeper, Spring Boot, spring-cloud-alibaba-dependencies, spring-cloud-alibaba-sentinel-gateway, spring-cloud-config-server, spring-cloud-dependencies, spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-nacos-discovery, spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-sentinel, spring-cloud-starter-gateway-server-webflux, mybatis-spring-boot-starter, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j2-impl, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator, sentinel-spring-webflux-adapter, sentinel-transport-simple-http, sentinel-web-servlet, spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-nacos-config, spring-cloud-starter-consul-discovery, com.alibaba.csp:sentinel-api-gateway-adapter-common
- Only in hutool: ClickHouse, com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, DmJdbcDriver18, H2 Database, hsqldb, hutool-cache, jedis, mssql-jdbc, ngdbc, ojdbc8, org.mongodb:mongodb-driver-sync, PostgreSQL, sqlite-jdbc, Redis, com.zaxxer:HikariCP, MongoDB, MySQL, org.apache.commons:commons-dbcp2, Postgres, SQLite, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api, 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, commons-logging, logback-classic, slf4j-simple, log4j:log4j, org.jboss.logging:jboss-logging

## Side by side

| | spring-cloud-alibaba | hutool |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 47,941 lines written, 455 code files | 305,773 lines written, 1,557 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 3, 2026, 1,898 commits, 29,158 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 5,118 commits, 30,226 stars |
| Tests | 87 test files. 24% 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, spring-cloud-alibaba or hutool?

hutool, with 305,773 lines written; spring-cloud-alibaba has 47,941.

The proof: [chinabugotech/hutool's code at commit 87ec118](https://github.com/chinabugotech/hutool/tree/87ec11862baae72914df703e25939eb44a8a843c)

### Which has more GitHub stars, spring-cloud-alibaba or hutool?

hutool, with 30,226 stars; spring-cloud-alibaba has 29,158.

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

### Which has more tests, spring-cloud-alibaba or hutool?

hutool, with 717 test files; spring-cloud-alibaba has 87.

The proof: [chinabugotech/hutool's code at commit 87ec118](https://github.com/chinabugotech/hutool/tree/87ec11862baae72914df703e25939eb44a8a843c)

### Which was updated more recently, spring-cloud-alibaba or hutool?

hutool: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and spring-cloud-alibaba's on November 3, 2026.

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

## Sources

- alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit 858aa8d (https://github.com/alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba/tree/858aa8d58d2e902770ac4c6f5598808e125e695e)
- chinabugotech/hutool: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 87ec118 (https://github.com/chinabugotech/hutool/tree/87ec11862baae72914df703e25939eb44a8a843c)

## 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.