Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apereo/cas/vs/appsmithorg/appsmith
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apereo/cas/vs/appsmithorg/appsmith.md
Description: cas and appsmith share 20 technologies: Spring, apache-client, com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, H2 Database, MariaDB, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, s3, spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb, software.amazon.awssdk:dynamodb, com.zaxxer:HikariCP, MySQL, Hibernate, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-mail, commons-validator, micrometer-registry-prometheus, micrometer-tracing-bridge-otel, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, and OpenTelemetry. cas is written in Java and appsmith in TypeScript.

# cas vs appsmith

cas and appsmith share 20 technologies: Spring, apache-client, com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, H2 Database, MariaDB, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, s3, spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb, software.amazon.awssdk:dynamodb, com.zaxxer:HikariCP, MySQL, Hibernate, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-mail, commons-validator, micrometer-registry-prometheus, micrometer-tracing-bridge-otel, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, and OpenTelemetry. cas is written in Java and appsmith in TypeScript.

- [apereo/cas](https://seerepo.com/r/apereo/cas): Apereo CAS - Identity & Single Sign On for all earthlings and beyond.
- [appsmithorg/appsmith](https://seerepo.com/r/appsmithorg/appsmith): Platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. Integrates with 25+ databases and any API.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Spring, apache-client, com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, H2 Database, MariaDB, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, s3, spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb, software.amazon.awssdk:dynamodb, com.zaxxer:HikariCP, MySQL, Hibernate, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-mail, commons-validator, micrometer-registry-prometheus, micrometer-tracing-bridge-otel, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, OpenTelemetry
- Only in cas: curator-client, curator-recipes, hsqldb, jakarta.jms-api, jtds, kafka-clients, lettuce-core, ojdbc11, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-jdbc, pyzmq, spring-boot-cache, spring-jms, com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine, com.hazelcast:hazelcast, org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka, org.apache.cassandra:java-driver-core, etcd, org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-client-api, org.springframework.amqp:spring-rabbit, com.microsoft.sqlserver:mssql-jdbc, org.apache.curator:curator-framework, Postgres, software.amazon.awssdk:sqs, Flask, graal-sdk, jetty-http2-server, org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket, org.thymeleaf:thymeleaf-spring6, polyglot, Spring Boot, spring-boot-integration, spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf, spring-cloud-bus, spring-cloud-config-client, spring-cloud-config-server, tomcat-embed-core, tomcat-embed-el, werkzeug, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-alpn-java-server, Normalize.css, hibernate-hikaricp, org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons, spring-data-cassandra, spring-data-mongodb, jakarta.persistence:jakarta.persistence-api, itsdangerous, jose4j, nimbus-jose-jwt, oauth2-oidc-sdk, spring-boot-session, spring-boot-session-data-redis, spring-boot-session-jdbc, spring-session-data-redis, spring-session-jdbc, org.springframework.security:spring-security-cas, org.pac4j:pac4j-core, org.pac4j:pac4j-oidc, software.amazon.awssdk:secretsmanager, com.microsoft.azure:msal4j, com.azure:azure-identity, software.amazon.awssdk:sts, org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-starter-mcp-server-webmvc, angus-mail, groovy-templates, jakarta.mail, jdom2, jinja2, jsoup, markupsafe, org.apache.velocity:velocity-engine-core, Thymeleaf, com.google.zxing:core, com.sendgrid:sendgrid-java, com.samskivert:jmustache, org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation, jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api, cloudwatchlogs, jul-to-slf4j, log4j-jcl, log4j-layout-template-json, logback-access-common, logback-classic, metrics-core, micrometer-jakarta9, micrometer-java21, micrometer-registry-cloudwatch2, micrometer-registry-elastic, micrometer-registry-influx, micrometer-registry-otlp, micrometer-tracing-bridge-brave, spring-boot-admin-starter-client, spring-boot-admin-starter-server, spring-boot-starter-jetty, spring-boot-starter-log4j2, spring-cloud-starter-consul-discovery, spring-cloud-starter-netflix-eureka-client, spring-cloud-starter-zookeeper-discovery, zipkin-reporter-brave, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api, software.amazon.awssdk:ssm, io.micrometer:micrometer-observation, ch.qos.logback:logback-core, software.amazon.awssdk:cloudwatch
- Only in appsmith: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, jedis, mssql-jdbc, ojdbc8, org.apache.commons:commons-pool2, redshift-jdbc42, spring-boot-starter-cache, spring-boot-starter-data-redis-reactive, io.r2dbc:r2dbc-pool, Redis, React, React Router, react-router-dom, localforage, Sentry, Google, Mixpanel, history, MCP, Express, org.springframework.data:spring-data-mongodb, jjwt-impl, jjwt-jackson, org.springframework.security:spring-security-crypto, spring-security-oauth2-client, sts, io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-api, org.springframework.session:spring-session-data-redis, compiler, slf4j-simple, io.micrometer:micrometer-tracing, Tailwind CSS, styled-components, classnames, Sass, blueprintjs, codemirror, React Table, React Hook Form, rc-select, usehooks-ts, scroll-into-view-if-needed, react-window, react-spring, react-json-view, Mantine, react-responsive, uppy, popper.js, echarts, react-player, react-virtuoso, floating-ui, react-google-recaptcha, react-modal, @react-aria/visually-hidden, @react-types/shared, codemirror-graphql, D3, focus-trap-react, lottie-web, Radix UI, react-custom-scrollbars, react-media-recorder, react-toastify, react-webcam, react-zoom-pan-pinch, TanStack, tinymce, @peculiar/webcrypto, interweave, xlsx, linkedom, mammoth, prismjs, react-markdown, remark-gfm, showdown, zipcelx, @blueprintjs/core, react-dnd, react-dnd-html5-backend, react-aria, overlayscrollbars-react, react-datepicker, overlayscrollbars, @floating-ui/react, react-aria-components, @emotion/css, react-syntax-highlighter, react-transition-group, @tabler/icons-react, Zod, @hono/node-server, nodemailer

## Side by side

| | cas | appsmith |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 727,274 lines written, 5,293 code files | 1,300,823 lines written, 6,824 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot | 1.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, CodeRabbit, Cursor, Devin, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 12, 2026, 31,593 commits, 11,395 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 17,825 commits, 41,171 stars |
| Tests | 3,193 test files. 48.4% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,103 test files. 24.8% 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, cas or appsmith?

appsmith, with 1,300,823 lines written; cas has 727,274.

The proof: [appsmithorg/appsmith's code at commit 44f8fba](https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/tree/44f8fbaa53e24a65b3ddad8666b43852cc7e19ad)

### Which has more GitHub stars, cas or appsmith?

appsmith, with 41,171 stars; cas has 11,395.

The proof: [appsmithorg/appsmith on GitHub](https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith)

### Which has more tests, cas or appsmith?

cas, with 3,193 test files; appsmith has 2,103.

The proof: [apereo/cas's code at commit 990ad16](https://github.com/apereo/cas/tree/990ad1606dac46925463de45758cd3373efa997e)

### Which was updated more recently, cas or appsmith?

cas: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and appsmith's on November 6, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, cas or appsmith?

appsmith: an AI signed 1.3% of its commits, with Claude Code, CodeRabbit, Cursor, Devin, and GitHub Copilot.

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

## Sources

- apereo/cas: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit 990ad16 (https://github.com/apereo/cas/tree/990ad1606dac46925463de45758cd3373efa997e)
- appsmithorg/appsmith: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 44f8fba (https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/tree/44f8fbaa53e24a65b3ddad8666b43852cc7e19ad)

## 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.