Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/rocketmq/vs/spring-projects/spring-boot
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/rocketmq/vs/spring-projects/spring-boot.md
Description: rocketmq and spring-boot share 3 technologies: Apache, Spring, and org.slf4j:slf4j-api. Both are written in Java.

# rocketmq vs spring-boot

rocketmq and spring-boot share 3 technologies: Apache, Spring, and org.slf4j:slf4j-api. Both are written in Java.

- [apache/rocketmq](https://seerepo.com/r/apache/rocketmq): Apache RocketMQ is a cloud native messaging and streaming platform, making it simple to build event-driven applications.
- [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: Apache, Spring, org.slf4j:slf4j-api
- Only in rocketmq: s3, com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine, grpc-services, jul-to-slf4j, OpenTelemetry, io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp
- Only in spring-boot: JAX-RS, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, H2 Database, lettuce-core, org.springframework.data:spring-data-redis, org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core, JetBrains, tomcat-embed-core, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, 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, Hibernate, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core

## Side by side

| | rocketmq | spring-boot |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 396,154 lines written, 1,428 code files | 759,013 lines written, 4,265 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Cursor | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Gemini CLI |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 8,220 commits, 22,650 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 42,443 commits, 81,736 stars |
| Tests | 739 test files. 72.1% 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, rocketmq or spring-boot?

spring-boot, with 759,013 lines written; rocketmq has 396,154.

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, rocketmq or spring-boot?

spring-boot, with 81,736 stars; rocketmq has 22,650.

The proof: [spring-projects/spring-boot on GitHub](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot)

### Which has more tests, rocketmq or spring-boot?

spring-boot, with 4,555 test files; rocketmq has 739.

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, rocketmq or spring-boot?

Both got their last push on November 4, 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, rocketmq or spring-boot?

rocketmq: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with Claude Code and Cursor.

## Sources

- apache/rocketmq: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 0e839a9 (https://github.com/apache/rocketmq/tree/0e839a958bf3a7c613e9baec40acc606e4ba8fc2)
- 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.