Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/incubator-seata/vs/ktorio/ktor
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/incubator-seata/vs/ktorio/ktor.md
Description: incubator-seata and ktor share 6 technologies: tomcat-embed-core, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api, slf4j-simple, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, and ch.qos.logback:logback-classic. incubator-seata is written in Java and ktor in Kotlin.

# incubator-seata vs ktor

incubator-seata and ktor share 6 technologies: tomcat-embed-core, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api, slf4j-simple, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, and ch.qos.logback:logback-classic. incubator-seata is written in Java and ktor in Kotlin.

- [apache/incubator-seata](https://seerepo.com/r/apache/incubator-seata): :fire: Seata is an easy-to-use, high-performance, open source distributed transaction solution.
- [ktorio/ktor](https://seerepo.com/r/ktorio/ktor): Framework for quickly creating connected applications in Kotlin with minimal effort

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: tomcat-embed-core, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api, slf4j-simple, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic
- Only in incubator-seata: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, curator-recipes, DmJdbcDriver18, H2 Database, jedis, kafka-clients, kingbase8, MariaDB, mysql:mysql-connector-java, ojdbc8, org.springframework:spring-jdbc, PostgreSQL, zkclient, com.alibaba:druid, Redis, Apache, MySQL, Postgres, com.alibaba.nacos:nacos-client, com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine, etcd, org.apache.curator:curator-framework, org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper, com.zaxxer:HikariCP, org.apache.commons:commons-dbcp2, org.apache.commons:commons-pool2, JetBrains, org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket, spring-context-support, tomcat-embed-el, Spring, com.alibaba:dubbo, com.weibo:motan-core, jjwt, jjwt-impl, jjwt-jackson, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security, io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-api, org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-starter-mcp-server-webmvc, commons-logging, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator, ch.qos.logback:logback-core, io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-prometheus, net.logstash.logback:logstash-logback-encoder, Prometheus
- Only in ktor: Ktor, apacheds-server-integ, org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-core-integ, http2-server, jetty-alpn-java-server, jetty-ee10-servlets, jetty-ee10-websocket-jakarta-server, jetty-http2-server, org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib, org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server, Tokio, org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlet, org.eclipse.jetty.ee10:jetty-ee10-servlet, java-jwt, jwks-rsa, compiler, org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-html, org.apache.velocity:velocity-engine-core, gg.jte:jte, io.pebbletemplates:pebble, org.freemarker:freemarker, Thymeleaf, io.swagger.parser.v3:swagger-parser, metrics-core, metrics-jvm, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, tracing-subscriber

## Side by side

| | incubator-seata | ktor |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 491,804 lines written, 1,728 code files | 301,366 lines written, 1,642 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot | 0.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, CodeRabbit, Cursor, Codex, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push October 31, 2026, 2,547 commits, 26,003 stars | Last push November 7, 2026, 6,943 commits, 14,562 stars |
| Tests | 1,347 test files. 73.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 780 test files. 53.5% 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, incubator-seata or ktor?

incubator-seata, with 491,804 lines written; ktor has 301,366.

The proof: [apache/incubator-seata's code at commit cba73e1](https://github.com/apache/incubator-seata/tree/cba73e180fd8896a99df6415b859d275122feaa7)

### Which has more GitHub stars, incubator-seata or ktor?

incubator-seata, with 26,003 stars; ktor has 14,562.

The proof: [apache/incubator-seata on GitHub](https://github.com/apache/incubator-seata)

### Which has more tests, incubator-seata or ktor?

incubator-seata, with 1,347 test files; ktor has 780.

The proof: [apache/incubator-seata's code at commit cba73e1](https://github.com/apache/incubator-seata/tree/cba73e180fd8896a99df6415b859d275122feaa7)

### Which was updated more recently, incubator-seata or ktor?

ktor: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and incubator-seata's on October 31, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, incubator-seata or ktor?

ktor: an AI signed 0.7% of its commits, with Claude Code, CodeRabbit, Cursor, Codex, and GitHub Copilot.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in ktorio/ktor](https://seerepo.com/r/ktorio/ktor/ai)

## Sources

- apache/incubator-seata: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit cba73e1 (https://github.com/apache/incubator-seata/tree/cba73e180fd8896a99df6415b859d275122feaa7)
- ktorio/ktor: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit f5d66c2 (https://github.com/ktorio/ktor/tree/f5d66c268e001b378c24d15cfe2e3d6af5487d0a)

## 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.