Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/chinabugotech/hutool/vs/payloadcms/payload
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/chinabugotech/hutool/vs/payloadcms/payload.md
Description: hutool and payload share 3 technologies: Redis, Postgres, and MongoDB. hutool is written in Java and payload in TypeScript.

# hutool vs payload

hutool and payload share 3 technologies: Redis, Postgres, and MongoDB. hutool is written in Java and payload in TypeScript.

- [chinabugotech/hutool](https://seerepo.com/r/chinabugotech/hutool): 🍬A set of tools that keep Java sweet.
- [payloadcms/payload](https://seerepo.com/r/payloadcms/payload): Payload is the open-source, fullstack Next.js framework, giving you instant backend superpowers. Get a full TypeScript backend and admin panel instantly. Use Payload as a headless CMS or for building powerful applications.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Redis, Postgres, MongoDB
- Only in hutool: None
- Only in payload: Stripe, Vercel, Sentry, AWS S3, MCP

## Side by side

| | hutool | payload |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 305,773 lines written, 1,557 code files | 1,054,090 lines written, 4,857 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0.6% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push October 30, 2026, 5,118 commits, 30,235 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 14,760 commits, 45,594 stars |
| Tests | 717 test files. 41.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,448 test files. 12.6% 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, hutool or payload?

payload, with 1,054,090 lines written in 4,857 code files; hutool has 305,773 in 1,557.

The proof: [payloadcms/payload's code at commit ec35164](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/ec351643011603cf75dc91db5d03f80ff120f1e9)

### Which has more GitHub stars, hutool or payload?

payload, with 45,594 stars; hutool has 30,235.

The proof: [payloadcms/payload on GitHub](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload)

### Which has more tests, hutool or payload?

payload, with 2,448 test files; hutool has 717.

The proof: [payloadcms/payload's code at commit ec35164](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/ec351643011603cf75dc91db5d03f80ff120f1e9)

### Which was updated more recently, hutool or payload?

Both got their last push on October 30, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, hutool or payload?

payload: an AI signed 0.6% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor.

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

## Sources

- chinabugotech/hutool: Read on November 2, 2026, at commit 87ec118 (https://github.com/chinabugotech/hutool/tree/87ec11862baae72914df703e25939eb44a8a843c)
- payloadcms/payload: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit ec35164 (https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/ec351643011603cf75dc91db5d03f80ff120f1e9)

## 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.