spring-cloud-alibaba vs Sa-Token

spring-cloud-alibaba and Sa-Token share 6 technologies: Apache, 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.

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What 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
  • 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

dromara

Sa-Token

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Java19.1kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit cb19134What is Sa-Token built with?

Only in Sa-Token

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
spring-cloud-alibaba47,941 lines written455 code files
Sa-Token158,305 lines written886 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
Sa-Token3.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
spring-cloud-alibabaLast push November 3, 20261,898 commits29,158 stars
Sa-TokenLast push October 16, 20262,527 commits19,111 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
Sa-Token738 test files58.7% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, spring-cloud-alibaba or Sa-Token?
Sa-Token, with 158,305 lines written; spring-cloud-alibaba has 47,941.

The proof: dromara/Sa-Token's code at commit cb19134

Which has more GitHub stars, spring-cloud-alibaba or Sa-Token?
spring-cloud-alibaba, with 29,158 stars; Sa-Token has 19,111.

The proof: alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba on GitHub

Which has more tests, spring-cloud-alibaba or Sa-Token?
Sa-Token, with 738 test files; spring-cloud-alibaba has 87.

The proof: dromara/Sa-Token's code at commit cb19134

Which was updated more recently, spring-cloud-alibaba or Sa-Token?
spring-cloud-alibaba: its last push was on November 3, 2026, and Sa-Token's on October 16, 2026.

The proof: alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, spring-cloud-alibaba or Sa-Token?
Sa-Token: an AI signed 3.4% of its commits, with Cursor.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in dromara/Sa-Token

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