Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apolloconfig/apollo/vs/macrozheng/mall-swarm
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apolloconfig/apollo/vs/macrozheng/mall-swarm.md
Description: apollo and mall-swarm share 10 technologies: Spring, com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, MySQL, spring-cloud-alibaba-dependencies, spring-cloud-dependencies, spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-nacos-discovery, org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation, and org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator. Both are written in Java.

# apollo vs mall-swarm

apollo and mall-swarm share 10 technologies: Spring, com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, MySQL, spring-cloud-alibaba-dependencies, spring-cloud-dependencies, spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-nacos-discovery, org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation, and org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator. Both are written in Java.

- [apolloconfig/apollo](https://seerepo.com/r/apolloconfig/apollo): Apollo is a reliable configuration management system suitable for microservice configuration management scenarios.
- [macrozheng/mall-swarm](https://seerepo.com/r/macrozheng/mall-swarm): mall-swarm是一套微服务商城系统，采用了 Spring Cloud Alibaba、Spring Boot 3.5、Sa-Token、MyBatis、Elasticsearch、Docker、Kubernetes等核心技术，同时提供了基于Vue的管理后台方便快速搭建系统。mall-swarm在电商业务的基础集成了注册中心、配置中心、监控中心、网关等系统功能。

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Spring, com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, MySQL, spring-cloud-alibaba-dependencies, spring-cloud-dependencies, spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-nacos-discovery, org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator
- Only in apollo: H2 Database, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jdbc, PostgreSQL, Postgres, guice, spring-boot-jackson2, spring-cloud-starter-netflix-eureka-server, org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa, spring-boot-starter-oauth2-resource-server, org.springframework.security:spring-security-core, freemarker, com.sun.mail:jakarta.mail, logback-classic, micrometer-registry-prometheus, io.micrometer:micrometer-core
- Only in mall-swarm: Apache, spring-boot-starter-data-elasticsearch, spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb, spring-boot-starter-data-redis, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-amqp, com.aliyun.oss:aliyun-sdk-oss, com.alibaba:druid-spring-boot-3-starter, MinIO, spring-cloud-starter-gateway-server-webflux, mybatis-spring-boot-starter, pagehelper-spring-boot-starter, com.github.pagehelper:pagehelper, org.mybatis:mybatis, sa-token-reactor-spring-boot3-starter, sa-token-redis-jackson, sa-token-spring-boot3-starter, cn.dev33:sa-token-jwt, spring-boot-admin-starter-client, spring-boot-admin-starter-server, spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-nacos-config, net.logstash.logback:logstash-logback-encoder

## Side by side

| | apollo | mall-swarm |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 104,090 lines written, 521 code files | 87,880 lines written, 508 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.4% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, and CodeRabbit | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 7, 2026, 2,252 commits, 29,815 stars | Last push July 31, 2026, 474 commits, 13,200 stars |
| Tests | 251 test files. 71.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 7 test files. 1.8% 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, apollo or mall-swarm?

apollo, with 104,090 lines written; mall-swarm has 87,880.

The proof: [apolloconfig/apollo's code at commit 5b663c5](https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo/tree/5b663c5f8f0af20b532da26bd6b6eb85b11ff780)

### Which has more GitHub stars, apollo or mall-swarm?

apollo, with 29,815 stars; mall-swarm has 13,200.

The proof: [apolloconfig/apollo on GitHub](https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo)

### Which has more tests, apollo or mall-swarm?

apollo, with 251 test files; mall-swarm has 7.

The proof: [apolloconfig/apollo's code at commit 5b663c5](https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo/tree/5b663c5f8f0af20b532da26bd6b6eb85b11ff780)

### Which was updated more recently, apollo or mall-swarm?

apollo: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and mall-swarm's on July 31, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, apollo or mall-swarm?

apollo: an AI signed 0.4% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, and CodeRabbit.

## Sources

- apolloconfig/apollo: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit 5b663c5 (https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo/tree/5b663c5f8f0af20b532da26bd6b6eb85b11ff780)
- macrozheng/mall-swarm: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit 04c442f (https://github.com/macrozheng/mall-swarm/tree/04c442fe318356bae4445a109dde7af297ce1e84)

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