Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/dubbo/vs/spring-projects/spring-boot Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/dubbo/vs/spring-projects/spring-boot.md Description: dubbo and spring-boot share 8 technologies: JAX-RS, tomcat-embed-core, Spring, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, Hibernate, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, and org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core. Both are written in Java. # dubbo vs spring-boot dubbo and spring-boot share 8 technologies: JAX-RS, tomcat-embed-core, Spring, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, Hibernate, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, and org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core. Both are written in Java. - [apache/dubbo](https://seerepo.com/r/apache/dubbo): The java implementation of Apache Dubbo. An RPC and microservice framework. - [spring-projects/spring-boot](https://seerepo.com/r/spring-projects/spring-boot): Spring Boot helps you to create Spring-powered, production-grade applications and services with absolute minimum fuss. ## What they share and what sets them apart - In common: JAX-RS, tomcat-embed-core, Spring, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, Hibernate, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core - Only in dubbo: curator-recipes, hazelcast, org.springframework:spring-jdbc, com.alibaba.nacos:nacos-client, org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper, javax.cache:cache-api, dubbo-registry-nacos, dubbo-spring-boot-starter, org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket, org.springframework:spring-tx, Spring Boot, tomcat-embed-el, javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api, org.apache.dubbo:dubbo, org.springframework.security:spring-security-bom, spring-security-oauth2-authorization-server, spring-security-oauth2-client, compiler, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation, jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api, javax.validation:validation-api, commons-logging, io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom, log4j-slf4j-impl, logback-classic, micrometer-registry-prometheus, micrometer-tracing-bridge-brave, micrometer-tracing-bridge-otel, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j2-impl, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-logging, Prometheus, sentinel-transport-simple-http, zipkin-reporter-brave, io.micrometer:micrometer-observation, io.micrometer:micrometer-tracing, log4j:log4j, OpenTelemetry, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api, io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-otlp - Only in spring-boot: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, H2 Database, lettuce-core, org.springframework.data:spring-data-redis, org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core, JetBrains, org.eclipse.jetty.compression:jetty-compression-server, org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons, org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-core, spring-security-saml2-service-provider, spring-session-data-redis, org.springframework.session:spring-session-core, angus-mail, jakarta.mail:jakarta.mail-api, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, Apache ## Side by side | | dubbo | spring-boot | |---|---|---| | Size | 482,221 lines written, 2,425 code files | 759,013 lines written, 4,265 code files | | Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot and Claude Code | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Gemini CLI | | Activity | Last push November 3, 2026, 8,430 commits, 41,572 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 42,443 commits, 81,736 stars | | Tests | 1,630 test files. 50.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 4,555 test files. 55.8% 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, dubbo or spring-boot? spring-boot, with 759,013 lines written; dubbo has 482,221. The proof: [spring-projects/spring-boot's code at commit 10c11d0](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/tree/10c11d0ccefc46f82b74e29df0f9865eab848e46) ### Which has more GitHub stars, dubbo or spring-boot? spring-boot, with 81,736 stars; dubbo has 41,572. The proof: [spring-projects/spring-boot on GitHub](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot) ### Which has more tests, dubbo or spring-boot? spring-boot, with 4,555 test files; dubbo has 1,630. The proof: [spring-projects/spring-boot's code at commit 10c11d0](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/tree/10c11d0ccefc46f82b74e29df0f9865eab848e46) ### Which was updated more recently, dubbo or spring-boot? spring-boot: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and dubbo's on November 3, 2026. The proof: [spring-projects/spring-boot's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/commits) ### Which has more commits signed by AI, dubbo or spring-boot? dubbo: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot and Claude Code. ## Sources - apache/dubbo: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 2d9730c (https://github.com/apache/dubbo/tree/2d9730c6ab4358d94c6e3594fdd2dca0009fe912) - spring-projects/spring-boot: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 10c11d0 (https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/tree/10c11d0ccefc46f82b74e29df0f9865eab848e46) ## 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.