Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/brettwooldridge/HikariCP/vs/spring-projects/spring-boot
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/brettwooldridge/HikariCP/vs/spring-projects/spring-boot.md
Description: HikariCP and spring-boot share 6 technologies: H2 Database, Hibernate, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, Apache, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, and org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core. Both are written in Java.

# HikariCP vs spring-boot

HikariCP and spring-boot share 6 technologies: H2 Database, Hibernate, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, Apache, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, and org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core. Both are written in Java.

- [brettwooldridge/HikariCP](https://seerepo.com/r/brettwooldridge/HikariCP): 光 HikariCP・A solid, high-performance, JDBC connection pool at last.
- [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: H2 Database, Hibernate, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, Apache, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core
- Only in HikariCP: PostgreSQL, Postgres, org.apache.felix.framework, org.apache.commons:commons-csv, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j2-impl, Prometheus
- Only in spring-boot: JAX-RS, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, lettuce-core, org.springframework.data:spring-data-redis, org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core, JetBrains, tomcat-embed-core, Spring, 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, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic

## Side by side

| | HikariCP | spring-boot |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 21,538 lines written, 49 code files | 759,013 lines written, 4,265 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Gemini CLI |
| Activity | Last push June 14, 2026, 2,788 commits, 21,248 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 42,443 commits, 81,736 stars |
| Tests | 65 test files. 63.3% 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, HikariCP or spring-boot?

spring-boot, with 759,013 lines written; HikariCP has 21,538.

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, HikariCP or spring-boot?

spring-boot, with 81,736 stars; HikariCP has 21,248.

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

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

spring-boot, with 4,555 test files; HikariCP has 65.

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, HikariCP or spring-boot?

spring-boot: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and HikariCP's on June 14, 2026.

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

## Sources

- brettwooldridge/HikariCP: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit a4d93f4 (https://github.com/brettwooldridge/HikariCP/tree/a4d93f4f85517f90e632b795486d7102e933d7ff)
- 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?

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