Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/bumptech/glide/vs/JetBrains/compose-multiplatform
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/bumptech/glide/vs/JetBrains/compose-multiplatform.md
Description: glide and compose-multiplatform share 4 technologies: Jetpack Compose, core-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-compose, and androidx.appcompat:appcompat. glide is written in Java and compose-multiplatform in Kotlin.

# glide vs compose-multiplatform

glide and compose-multiplatform share 4 technologies: Jetpack Compose, core-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-compose, and androidx.appcompat:appcompat. glide is written in Java and compose-multiplatform in Kotlin.

- [bumptech/glide](https://seerepo.com/r/bumptech/glide): An image loading and caching library for Android focused on smooth scrolling
- [JetBrains/compose-multiplatform](https://seerepo.com/r/JetBrains/compose-multiplatform): Compose Multiplatform, a modern UI framework for Kotlin that makes building performant and beautiful user interfaces easy and enjoyable.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Jetpack Compose, core-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-compose, androidx.appcompat:appcompat
- Only in glide: com.google.dagger:dagger, dagger-android, fragment-ktx, org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7, androidx.core:core, cardview, androidx.fragment:fragment, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter, androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface
- Only in compose-multiplatform: Ktor, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, lifecycle-viewmodel, org.jetbrains.compose.runtime:runtime, constraintlayout, Google, JetBrains, material, material3, ui-graphics, material-icons-core, coil-compose, org.jsoup:jsoup, slf4j-api, slf4j-simple

## Side by side

| | glide | compose-multiplatform |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 100,239 lines written, 434 code files | 155,780 lines written, 864 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 7, 2026, 2,951 commits, 35,009 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 2,802 commits, 19,468 stars |
| Tests | 245 test files. 53.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 430 test files. 31% 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, glide or compose-multiplatform?

compose-multiplatform, with 155,780 lines written; glide has 100,239.

The proof: [JetBrains/compose-multiplatform's code at commit 986ae65](https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-multiplatform/tree/986ae65bdb403552b21f4fdaad47d9bd90cbcebc)

### Which has more GitHub stars, glide or compose-multiplatform?

glide, with 35,009 stars; compose-multiplatform has 19,468.

The proof: [bumptech/glide on GitHub](https://github.com/bumptech/glide)

### Which has more tests, glide or compose-multiplatform?

compose-multiplatform, with 430 test files; glide has 245.

The proof: [JetBrains/compose-multiplatform's code at commit 986ae65](https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-multiplatform/tree/986ae65bdb403552b21f4fdaad47d9bd90cbcebc)

### Which was updated more recently, glide or compose-multiplatform?

glide: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and compose-multiplatform's on November 5, 2026.

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

## Sources

- bumptech/glide: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit e03179f (https://github.com/bumptech/glide/tree/e03179f8456d4f7d77fff93e5d36669262816f98)
- JetBrains/compose-multiplatform: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 986ae65 (https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-multiplatform/tree/986ae65bdb403552b21f4fdaad47d9bd90cbcebc)

## 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.