Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/spring-projects/spring-boot/vs/supertokens/supertokens-core Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/spring-projects/spring-boot/vs/supertokens/supertokens-core.md Description: spring-boot and supertokens-core share 4 technologies: ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, OpenTelemetry, io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk, and io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp. Both are written in Java. # spring-boot vs supertokens-core spring-boot and supertokens-core share 4 technologies: ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, OpenTelemetry, io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk, and io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp. Both are written in Java. - [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. - [supertokens/supertokens-core](https://seerepo.com/r/supertokens/supertokens-core): Open source alternative to Auth0 / Firebase Auth / AWS Cognito ## What they share and what sets them apart - In common: ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, OpenTelemetry, io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk, io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp - Only in spring-boot: JAX-RS, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, H2 Database, lettuce-core, Liquibase, MongoDB, org.apache.artemis:artemis-jakarta-client, org.springframework:spring-messaging, r2dbc-postgresql, spring-amqp-client, spring-data-ldap, spring-jms, spring-kafka, spring-r2dbc, spring-rabbit, spring-rabbitmq-client, io.r2dbc:r2dbc-spi, jakarta.jms:jakarta.jms-api, Neo4j, com.zaxxer:HikariCP, com.hazelcast:hazelcast, org.apache.activemq:activemq-client, Couchbase, Flyway, org.springframework.pulsar:spring-pulsar, org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core, io.r2dbc:r2dbc-pool, org.apache.qpid:protonj2-client, grpc-services, jersey-container-servlet, jersey-media-json-jackson, jersey-spring6, jetty-ee11-websocket-jetty-server, org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket, org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8, servlet-api, Spring Boot, spring-data-rest-webmvc, spring-graphql, tomcat-embed-core, tomcat-embed-el, Spring, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, org.springframework.grpc:spring-grpc-core, org.glassfish.jersey.core:jersey-server, org.eclipse.jetty.ee11:jetty-ee11-webapp, org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core, org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-core, org.eclipse.jetty.ee11.websocket:jetty-ee11-websocket-jakarta-server, Thymeleaf, org.eclipse.jetty.compression:jetty-compression-gzip, org.eclipse.jetty.compression:jetty-compression-server, org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas, org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons, spring-data-cassandra, spring-data-couchbase, spring-data-elasticsearch, spring-data-jpa, spring-data-mongodb, spring-data-neo4j, spring-data-r2dbc, org.jooq:jooq, jakarta.persistence:jakarta.persistence-api, org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-core, org.springframework.security:spring-security-crypto, spring-security-oauth2-authorization-server, spring-security-oauth2-client, spring-security-saml2-service-provider, spring-session-data-redis, spring-session-jdbc, org.springframework.session:spring-session-core, angus-mail, groovy-templates, com.samskivert:jmustache, jakarta.mail:jakarta.mail-api, com.sendgrid:sendgrid-java, org.freemarker:freemarker, org.glassfish.jersey.ext:jersey-bean-validation, Hibernate, jul-to-slf4j, micrometer-jakarta9, micrometer-tracing-bridge-brave, micrometer-tracing-bridge-otel, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j2-impl, slf4j-simple, zipkin-reporter-brave, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, io.micrometer:micrometer-observation, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core, io.micrometer:micrometer-tracing, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-otlp, io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-logback-appender-1.0, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-jul - Only in supertokens-core: com.auth0:java-jwt, io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-logging, ch.qos.logback:logback-core, io.opentelemetry.semconv:opentelemetry-semconv ## Side by side | | spring-boot | supertokens-core | |---|---|---| | Size | 759,628 lines written, 4,267 code files | 255,562 lines written, 422 code files | | Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 18.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | | Activity | Last push November 9, 2026, 42,460 commits, 81,789 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 1,904 commits, 15,344 stars | | Tests | 4,558 test files. 55.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 503 test files. 34.1% 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, spring-boot or supertokens-core? spring-boot, with 759,628 lines written; supertokens-core has 255,562. The proof: [spring-projects/spring-boot's code at commit bafb112](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/tree/bafb11263aca6686585eb654f9129dc3ee4e6482) ### Which has more GitHub stars, spring-boot or supertokens-core? spring-boot, with 81,789 stars; supertokens-core has 15,344. The proof: [spring-projects/spring-boot on GitHub](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot) ### Which has more tests, spring-boot or supertokens-core? spring-boot, with 4,558 test files; supertokens-core has 503. The proof: [spring-projects/spring-boot's code at commit bafb112](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/tree/bafb11263aca6686585eb654f9129dc3ee4e6482) ### Which was updated more recently, spring-boot or supertokens-core? spring-boot: its last push was on November 9, 2026, and supertokens-core's on November 6, 2026. The proof: [spring-projects/spring-boot's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/commits) ### Which has more commits signed by AI, spring-boot or supertokens-core? supertokens-core: an AI signed 18.3% of its commits, with Claude Code. The proof: [the commits each tool signed in supertokens/supertokens-core](https://seerepo.com/r/supertokens/supertokens-core/ai) ## Sources - spring-projects/spring-boot: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit bafb112 (https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/tree/bafb11263aca6686585eb654f9129dc3ee4e6482) - supertokens/supertokens-core: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit 661e173 (https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/tree/661e173f407cd3dc4a78f59aac3d3ad1bb816c9c) ## 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.