shardingsphere vs Stirling-PDF

shardingsphere and Stirling-PDF share 5 technologies: H2 Database, PostgreSQL, Postgres, com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine, and ch.qos.logback:logback-classic. shardingsphere is written in Java and Stirling-PDF in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

apache

shardingsphere

Empowering Data Intelligence with Distributed SQL for Sharding, Scalability, and Security Across All Databases.

Java20.8kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit a6dfa0cWhat is shardingsphere built with?

Only in shardingsphere

  • ClickHouse
  • com.mysql:mysql-connector-j
  • curator-recipes
  • jakarta.jms-api
  • jedis
  • MariaDB
  • mssql-jdbc
  • org.apache.commons:commons-pool2
  • MySQL
  • Redis
  • etcd
  • org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper
  • com.zaxxer:HikariCP
  • JetBrains
  • polyglot
  • tomcat-embed-core
  • jakarta.persistence-api
  • org.apache.commons:commons-csv
  • org.freemarker:freemarker
  • jakarta.validation-api
  • commons-logging
  • io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp
  • jul-to-slf4j
  • Prometheus
  • OpenTelemetry
  • org.slf4j:slf4j-api
  • io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk

In common

  • H2 Database
  • PostgreSQL
  • Postgres
  • com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine
  • ch.qos.logback:logback-classic
Stirling-Tools

Stirling-PDF

#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere

TypeScript95.7kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 3b4c202What is Stirling-PDF built with?

Only in Stirling-PDF

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
shardingsphere841,860 lines written5,280 code files
Stirling-PDF1,135,977 lines written4,350 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.
shardingsphere0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
Stirling-PDF2.1% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
shardingsphereLast push November 5, 202647,227 commits20,817 stars
Stirling-PDFLast push November 4, 20265,739 commits95,737 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
shardingsphere4,621 test files75.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
Stirling-PDF2,073 test files48.8% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, shardingsphere or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF, with 1,135,977 lines written; shardingsphere has 841,860.

The proof: Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit 3b4c202

Which has more GitHub stars, shardingsphere or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF, with 95,737 stars; shardingsphere has 20,817.

The proof: Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF on GitHub

Which has more tests, shardingsphere or Stirling-PDF?
shardingsphere, with 4,621 test files; Stirling-PDF has 2,073.

The proof: apache/shardingsphere's code at commit a6dfa0c

Which was updated more recently, shardingsphere or Stirling-PDF?
shardingsphere: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and Stirling-PDF's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: apache/shardingsphere's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, shardingsphere or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF: an AI signed 2.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex; in shardingsphere, 0.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF

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