spring-boot vs thingsboard

spring-boot and thingsboard share 10 technologies: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, org.springframework.data:spring-data-redis, tomcat-embed-core, Spring, org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons, Hibernate, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, Apache, and org.slf4j:slf4j-api. Both are written in Java.

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What they share and what sets them apart

spring-projects

spring-boot

Spring Boot helps you to create Spring-powered, production-grade applications and services with absolute minimum fuss.

Java81.7kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 10c11d0What is spring-boot built with?

Only in spring-boot

  • JAX-RS
  • H2 Database
  • lettuce-core
  • org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core
  • JetBrains
  • jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api
  • org.eclipse.jetty.compression:jetty-compression-server
  • 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
  • org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core

In common

  • org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web
  • org.springframework.data:spring-data-redis
  • tomcat-embed-core
  • Spring
  • org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons
  • Hibernate
  • io.micrometer:micrometer-core
  • ch.qos.logback:logback-classic
  • Apache
  • org.slf4j:slf4j-api
thingsboard

thingsboard

All-in-one IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.

Java22.6kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit e48b578What is thingsboard built with?

Only in thingsboard

  • curator-recipes
  • jedis
  • PostgreSQL
  • com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine
  • Postgres
  • Redis
  • RocksDB
  • org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper
  • Kafka
  • Google
  • grpc-services
  • org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket
  • tomcat-embed-el
  • Express
  • Angular
  • org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa
  • org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security
  • spring-security-oauth2-client
  • com.auth0:java-jwt
  • metadata-extractor
  • org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox
  • org.freemarker:freemarker
  • jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api
  • commons-logging
  • log4j-over-slf4j
  • micrometer-registry-prometheus
  • org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator
  • ch.qos.logback:logback-core
  • winston
  • winston-daily-rotate-file
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Leaflet
  • ace-builds
  • echarts
  • SVG.js
  • MapLibre
  • screenfull
  • yaml
  • qrcode
  • ngx-markdown
  • html2canvas
  • marked

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
spring-boot759,013 lines written4,265 code files
thingsboard1,193,655 lines written7,795 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
spring-boot0% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Gemini CLI
thingsboard0.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
spring-bootLast push November 4, 202642,443 commits81,736 stars
thingsboardLast push November 4, 202619,940 commits22,638 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
spring-boot4,555 test files55.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
thingsboard1,443 test files29.1% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, spring-boot or thingsboard?
thingsboard, with 1,193,655 lines written; spring-boot has 759,013.

The proof: thingsboard/thingsboard's code at commit e48b578

Which has more GitHub stars, spring-boot or thingsboard?
spring-boot, with 81,736 stars; thingsboard has 22,638.

The proof: spring-projects/spring-boot on GitHub

Which has more tests, spring-boot or thingsboard?
spring-boot, with 4,555 test files; thingsboard has 1,443.

The proof: spring-projects/spring-boot's code at commit 10c11d0

Which was updated more recently, spring-boot or thingsboard?
Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

The proof: spring-projects/spring-boot's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, spring-boot or thingsboard?
thingsboard: an AI signed 0.4% of its commits, with Claude Code.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in thingsboard/thingsboard

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