Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/supertokens/supertokens-core/vs/thingsboard/thingsboard
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/supertokens/supertokens-core/vs/thingsboard/thingsboard.md
Description: supertokens-core and thingsboard share 3 technologies: com.auth0:java-jwt, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, and ch.qos.logback:logback-core. Both are written in Java.

# supertokens-core vs thingsboard

supertokens-core and thingsboard share 3 technologies: com.auth0:java-jwt, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, and ch.qos.logback:logback-core. Both are written in Java.

- [supertokens/supertokens-core](https://seerepo.com/r/supertokens/supertokens-core): Open source alternative to Auth0 / Firebase Auth / AWS Cognito 
- [thingsboard/thingsboard](https://seerepo.com/r/thingsboard/thingsboard): All-in-one IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: com.auth0:java-jwt, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, ch.qos.logback:logback-core
- Only in supertokens-core: io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-logging, OpenTelemetry, io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp, io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk, io.opentelemetry.semconv:opentelemetry-semconv
- Only in thingsboard: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, curator-recipes, jedis, org.springframework.data:spring-data-redis, 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-core, tomcat-embed-el, Spring, Express, Angular, org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security, spring-security-oauth2-client, metadata-extractor, org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox, Apache, org.freemarker:freemarker, jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api, Hibernate, commons-logging, log4j-over-slf4j, micrometer-registry-prometheus, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, winston, winston-daily-rotate-file, Tailwind CSS, Leaflet, ace-builds, echarts, SVG.js, MapLibre, screenfull, yaml, qrcode, ngx-markdown, html2canvas, marked

## Side by side

| | supertokens-core | thingsboard |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 255,562 lines written, 422 code files | 1,193,655 lines written, 7,795 code files |
| Who writes it | 18.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 0.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push November 6, 2026, 1,904 commits, 15,344 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 19,940 commits, 22,638 stars |
| Tests | 503 test files. 34.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,443 test files. 29.1% 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, supertokens-core or thingsboard?

thingsboard, with 1,193,655 lines written; supertokens-core has 255,562.

The proof: [thingsboard/thingsboard's code at commit e48b578](https://github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard/tree/e48b5780e17b65b78dd0bd7cf5e7805706499abb)

### Which has more GitHub stars, supertokens-core or thingsboard?

thingsboard, with 22,638 stars; supertokens-core has 15,344.

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

### Which has more tests, supertokens-core or thingsboard?

thingsboard, with 1,443 test files; supertokens-core has 503.

The proof: [thingsboard/thingsboard's code at commit e48b578](https://github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard/tree/e48b5780e17b65b78dd0bd7cf5e7805706499abb)

### Which was updated more recently, supertokens-core or thingsboard?

supertokens-core: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and thingsboard's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [supertokens/supertokens-core's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, supertokens-core or thingsboard?

supertokens-core: an AI signed 18.3% of its commits, with Claude Code; in thingsboard, 0.4%.

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

## Sources

- supertokens/supertokens-core: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit 661e173 (https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-core/tree/661e173f407cd3dc4a78f59aac3d3ad1bb816c9c)
- thingsboard/thingsboard: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit e48b578 (https://github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard/tree/e48b5780e17b65b78dd0bd7cf5e7805706499abb)

## 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.