Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/prestodb/presto/vs/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/prestodb/presto/vs/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF.md
Description: presto and Stirling-PDF share 6 technologies: H2 Database, PostgreSQL, Apache, Postgres, React, and D3. presto is written in Java and Stirling-PDF in TypeScript.

# presto vs Stirling-PDF

presto and Stirling-PDF share 6 technologies: H2 Database, PostgreSQL, Apache, Postgres, React, and D3. presto is written in Java and Stirling-PDF in TypeScript.

- [prestodb/presto](https://seerepo.com/r/prestodb/presto): The official home of the Presto distributed SQL query engine for big data
- [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF](https://seerepo.com/r/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF): #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: H2 Database, PostgreSQL, Apache, Postgres, React, D3
- Only in presto: JAX-RS, aws-java-sdk-s3, com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, commons-dbcp2, hadoop-apache2, iceberg-api, iceberg-aws, iceberg-core, iceberg-nessie, iceberg-parquet, jedis, kafka-clients, kms, lettuce-core, MariaDB, org.apache.arrow:flight-core, org.mongodb:mongodb-driver-sync, parquet-jackson, s3, org.apache.parquet:parquet-hadoop, org.apache.arrow:arrow-vector, Redis, MySQL, org.apache.kudu:kudu-client, org.apache.avro:avro, software.amazon.awssdk:glue, ru.yandex.clickhouse:clickhouse-jdbc, com.amazon.redshift:redshift-jdbc42, com.microsoft.sqlserver:mssql-jdbc, MongoDB, org.apache.curator:curator-framework, org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper, org.projectnessie.nessie:nessie-client, Google, Kafka, SingleStore, grpc-services, javax.servlet-api, javax.ws.rs-api, jersey-container-servlet, jetty-bom, jakarta.inject:jakarta.inject-api, com.google.inject:guice, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, @prestodb/presto-js-client, aws-java-sdk-sts, com.google.auth:google-auth-library-oauth2-http, google-oauth-client, jjwt-impl, jjwt-jackson, io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-api, software.amazon.awssdk:auth, software.amazon.awssdk:sts, Hibernate, jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api, javax.validation:validation-api, commons-logging, jcl-over-slf4j, log4j-1.2-api, log4j-core, log4j-slf4j-impl, metrics-core, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api, slf4j-api, slf4j-jdk14, OpenTelemetry, io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp, io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk, io.opentelemetry.semconv:opentelemetry-semconv, dagre-d3-es, react-simple-code-editor, prismjs
- Only in Stirling-PDF: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, spring-boot-starter-cache, spring-boot-starter-data-redis, com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine, AWS S3, Vite, react-router-dom, Tauri, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, Tokio, Supabase, tauri-plugin-store, Stripe, PostHog, @tauri-apps/api, Spring, org.springframework.session:spring-session-core, angus-mail, commonmark-ext-gfm-tables, org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox, org.apache.poi:poi-ooxml, com.google.zxing:core, org.commonmark:commonmark, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, Tailwind CSS, Mantine, @dnd-kit/core, tanstack, @atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop, tauri-plugin-dialog, react-easy-crop, react-rnd, recharts, tauri-plugin-notification, tauri-plugin-window-state, webview2-com, keyring, pdfjs-dist, react-markdown, remark-gfm, qrcode.react, pixelmatch, log, tauri-plugin-log

## Side by side

| | presto | Stirling-PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,784,880 lines written, 6,659 code files | 1,135,977 lines written, 4,350 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and GitHub Copilot | 2.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex |
| Activity | Last push November 7, 2026, 26,312 commits, 16,770 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 5,739 commits, 95,737 stars |
| Tests | 3,182 test files. 53.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,073 test files. 48.8% 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, presto or Stirling-PDF?

presto, with 1,784,880 lines written; Stirling-PDF has 1,135,977.

The proof: [prestodb/presto's code at commit c9613cc](https://github.com/prestodb/presto/tree/c9613ccc690c57bb373dffb03ab721fc64cac772)

### Which has more GitHub stars, presto or Stirling-PDF?

Stirling-PDF, with 95,737 stars; presto has 16,770.

The proof: [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF on GitHub](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF)

### Which has more tests, presto or Stirling-PDF?

presto, with 3,182 test files; Stirling-PDF has 2,073.

The proof: [prestodb/presto's code at commit c9613cc](https://github.com/prestodb/presto/tree/c9613ccc690c57bb373dffb03ab721fc64cac772)

### Which was updated more recently, presto or Stirling-PDF?

presto: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and Stirling-PDF's on November 4, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, presto or Stirling-PDF?

Stirling-PDF: an AI signed 2.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF](https://seerepo.com/r/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/ai)

## Sources

- prestodb/presto: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit c9613cc (https://github.com/prestodb/presto/tree/c9613ccc690c57bb373dffb03ab721fc64cac772)
- Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 3b4c202 (https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846)

## 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.
