caffeine vs zipkin
caffeine and zipkin share 4 technologies: caffeine, jcl-over-slf4j, jul-to-slf4j, and log4j-core. Both are written in Java.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
ben-manes
caffeine
A high performance caching library for Java
Java17.9kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 10646b0What is caffeine built with?Only in caffeine
- H2 Database
- javax.cache:cache-api
- com.hazelcast:hazelcast
- org.ehcache:ehcache
- org.apache.felix.framework
- jakarta.inject:jakarta.inject-api
- org.jfree:jfreechart
- jsoup
- de.siegmar:fastcsv
- slf4j-nop
In common
- caffeine
- jcl-over-slf4j
- jul-to-slf4j
- log4j-core
openzipkin
zipkin
Zipkin is a distributed tracing system
Java17.5kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 878ce2aWhat is zipkin built with?Only in zipkin
- kafka-clients
- MariaDB
- org.apache.cassandra:java-driver-core
- spring-boot-starter-cache
- Apache
- MySQL
- org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-client
- RabbitMQ
- com.zaxxer:HikariCP
- Spring
- org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-netflix-eureka-server
- Vite
- React
react-router-dom
- history
- org.jooq:jooq
- log4j-1.2-api
- micrometer-bom
- micrometer-registry-prometheus
- micrometer-registry-prometheus-simpleclient
- org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-jul
- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator
- slf4j-simple
- spring-boot-starter-log4j2
- zipkin-reporter-brave
- org.slf4j:slf4j-api
- io.micrometer:micrometer-core
- styled-components
- classnames
- @material-ui/styles
- material-ui
react-virtualized-auto-sizer
react-window
recharts
- @material-ui/icons
- Font Awesome
- prop-types
Side by side
caffeinezipkin
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
caffeine190,783 lines written469 code files
zipkin73,675 lines written326 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.
caffeine0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot and Claude Code
zipkin0% of its commits signed by AI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
caffeineLast push October 25, 20262,922 commits17,934 stars
zipkinLast push August 6, 20262,780 commits17,473 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
caffeine255 test files29.4% of its code files have a test that imports them
zipkin231 test files54.9% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, caffeine or zipkin?
caffeine, with 190,783 lines written; zipkin has 73,675.
The proof: ben-manes/caffeine's code at commit 10646b0
Which has more GitHub stars, caffeine or zipkin?
caffeine, with 17,934 stars; zipkin has 17,473.
The proof: ben-manes/caffeine on GitHub
Which has more tests, caffeine or zipkin?
caffeine, with 255 test files; zipkin has 231.
The proof: ben-manes/caffeine's code at commit 10646b0
Which was updated more recently, caffeine or zipkin?
caffeine: its last push was on October 25, 2026, and zipkin's on August 6, 2026.
The proof: ben-manes/caffeine's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, caffeine or zipkin?
caffeine: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot and Claude Code.
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