Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/dubbo/vs/spring-projects/spring-security
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/dubbo/vs/spring-projects/spring-security.md
Description: dubbo and spring-security share 5 technologies: Spring, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, compiler, Hibernate, and micrometer-bom. Both are written in Java.

# dubbo vs spring-security

dubbo and spring-security share 5 technologies: Spring, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, compiler, Hibernate, and micrometer-bom. 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-security](https://seerepo.com/r/spring-projects/spring-security): Spring Security

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Spring, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, compiler, Hibernate, micrometer-bom
- Only in dubbo: JAX-RS, curator-recipes, dubbo-configcenter-zookeeper, dubbo-metadata-report-zookeeper, dubbo-registry-zookeeper, dubbo-remoting-zookeeper-curator5, dubbo-zookeeper-curator5-spring-boot-starter, org.springframework:spring-jdbc, com.alibaba.nacos:nacos-client, org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper, org.apache.curator:curator-framework, org.apache.curator:curator-x-discovery, javax.cache:cache-api, dubbo-config-spring, dubbo-config-spring6, dubbo-configcenter-apollo, dubbo-configcenter-file, dubbo-mcp, dubbo-metadata-report-nacos, dubbo-metrics-registry, dubbo-mutiny, dubbo-nacos-spring-boot-starter, dubbo-plugin-loom, dubbo-qos, dubbo-reactive, dubbo-registry-nacos, dubbo-remoting-api, dubbo-remoting-http12, dubbo-remoting-http3, dubbo-remoting-netty, dubbo-remoting-netty4, dubbo-remoting-websocket, dubbo-rest-jaxrs, dubbo-rest-openapi, dubbo-rest-spring, dubbo-rpc-dubbo, dubbo-rpc-injvm, dubbo-rpc-triple, dubbo-spring-boot, dubbo-spring-boot-3-autoconfigure, dubbo-spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure, dubbo-spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure-compatible, dubbo-spring-boot-autoconfigure, dubbo-spring-boot-autoconfigure-compatible, dubbo-spring-boot-compatible, dubbo-spring-boot-starter, dubbo-spring-boot-starters, jetty, jetty-server, jetty-servlet, org.apache.dubbo:dubbo-rpc-api, resteasy-client, resteasy-jackson-provider, resteasy-jaxb-provider, resteasy-jaxrs, resteasy-jdk-http, resteasy-netty4, Spring Boot, tomcat-embed-core, tomcat-embed-el, javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api, org.jboss.netty:netty, org.apache.dubbo:dubbo, redoc, swagger-ui, dubbo-security, dubbo-spring-security, dubbo-spring6-security, org.apache.dubbo:dubbo-auth, org.springframework.security:spring-security-bom, spring-security-oauth2-authorization-server, Model Context Protocol, javax.activation, javax.activation-api, dubbo-filter-validation, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation, jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api, javax.validation:validation-api, commons-logging, dubbo-metrics-api, dubbo-metrics-metadata, dubbo-metrics-netty, dubbo-metrics-otlp, dubbo-metrics-prometheus, dubbo-observability-spring-boot-starter, dubbo-sentinel-spring-boot-starter, dubbo-spring-boot-actuator, dubbo-tracing, dubbo-tracing-brave-zipkin-spring-boot-starter, dubbo-tracing-otel-otlp-spring-boot-starter, dubbo-tracing-otel-zipkin-spring-boot-starter, log4j-slf4j-impl, logback-classic, micrometer-registry-prometheus, micrometer-registry-prometheus-simpleclient, micrometer-tracing-bom, micrometer-tracing-bridge-brave, micrometer-tracing-bridge-otel, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-logging, Prometheus, prometheus-metrics-exporter-pushgateway, sentinel-transport-simple-http, spring-boot-starter-log4j2, zipkin, zipkin-reporter, zipkin-reporter-bom, zipkin-reporter-brave, zipkin-sender-urlconnection, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, io.micrometer:micrometer-observation, io.micrometer:micrometer-tracing, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, log4j:log4j, OpenTelemetry, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core, io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-otlp
- Only in spring-security: hsqldb, org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core, guice, jakarta.inject-api, reactor-bom, jakarta.servlet.jsp:jakarta.servlet.jsp-api, org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server, org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlet, nimbus-jose-jwt, oauth2-oidc-sdk, opensaml-saml-impl, org.opensaml:opensaml-saml-api, org.apereo.cas.client:cas-client-core, com.unboundid:unboundid-ldapsdk, log4j-over-slf4j

## Side by side

| | dubbo | spring-security |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 482,221 lines written, 2,400 code files | 668,371 lines written, 2,615 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 |
| Activity | Last push November 9, 2026, 8,433 commits, 41,573 stars | Last push November 13, 2026, 18,313 commits, 9,671 stars |
| Tests | 1,632 test files. 50.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,152 test files. 62.7% 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-security?

spring-security, with 668,371 lines written; dubbo has 482,221.

The proof: [spring-projects/spring-security's code at commit c12aef9](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/tree/c12aef9c6c427ee55e95021705678e777bfa11d5)

### Which has more GitHub stars, dubbo or spring-security?

dubbo, with 41,573 stars; spring-security has 9,671.

The proof: [apache/dubbo on GitHub](https://github.com/apache/dubbo)

### Which has more tests, dubbo or spring-security?

spring-security, with 2,152 test files; dubbo has 1,632.

The proof: [spring-projects/spring-security's code at commit c12aef9](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/tree/c12aef9c6c427ee55e95021705678e777bfa11d5)

### Which was updated more recently, dubbo or spring-security?

spring-security: its last push was on November 13, 2026, and dubbo's on November 9, 2026.

The proof: [spring-projects/spring-security's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, dubbo or spring-security?

dubbo: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot and Claude Code.

## Sources

- apache/dubbo: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit 1cf125c (https://github.com/apache/dubbo/tree/1cf125c421691ab2b3f1b82f0125be03eff338c9)
- spring-projects/spring-security: Read on November 14, 2026, at commit c12aef9 (https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/tree/c12aef9c6c427ee55e95021705678e777bfa11d5)

## What is your repo built with?

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