airflow vs OpenMetadata
airflow and OpenMetadata share 9 technologies: Flask, Redis, Google, Apache, Vite, React, OpenTelemetry, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api, and org.slf4j:slf4j-api. airflow is written in Python and OpenMetadata in Java.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
apache
airflow
Apache Airflow - A platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows
Python47.4kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 322c178What is airflow built with?Only in airflow
- FastAPI
- aiosqlite
- azure-search-documents
- azure-storage-blob
confluent-kafka
- ibm-db
- influxdb3-python
pgvector
- presto-python-client
psycopg
psycopg2-binary
- pymongo
python-arango
snowflake-sqlalchemy
weaviate-client
pyarrow
- Celery
oracledb
pyiceberg
- DuckDB
pinecone
- pymssql
clickhouse-connect
- gcloud-aio-storage
- gcsfs
- Neo4j
- pymysql
- SQLite
flask-appbuilder
- asgiref
- AIOHTTP
uvicorn
werkzeug
- a2wsgi
react-router-dom
- Rich
flask-sqlalchemy
- SQLAlchemy
- alembic
sqlglot
- azure-identity
flask-session
- google-auth
- pyspnego
- pyjwt
- cryptography
- flask-login
- keyring
google-auth-httplib2
- azure-ai-projects
- pydantic-ai-slim
cohere
- nbconvert
- jinja2
- aiosmtplib
- beautifulsoup4
- icalendar
sendgrid
flask-wtf
- Pydantic
wtforms
- jsonschema
msgspec
marshmallow
- azure-mgmt-containerinstance
- azure-mgmt-resource
- Flower
structlog
kubernetes
- boto3
psutil
- kubernetes-asyncio
- python-on-whales
- docker
- Alibaba Cloud
- colorlog
- org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core
- next-themes
- Chakra UI
- React Hook Form
yaml
In common
open-metadata
OpenMetadata
The Open Context Layer for Data and AI , OpenMetadata is the open platform for building trusted data context and business semantics for humans, AI assistants, and agents.
Java15.7kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 3aaedcaWhat is OpenMetadata built with?Only in OpenMetadata
- JAX-RS
- org.glassfish.jersey.media:jersey-media-multipart
- apache-client
- com.mysql:mysql-connector-j
- docker-java-transport-zerodep
- elasticache
- lettuce-core
- org.flywaydb:flyway-mysql
- PostgreSQL
- redshift-jdbc42
s3
- tomcat-jdbc
- Postgres
- com.zaxxer:HikariCP
- Flyway
- MySQL
- com.azure:azure-storage-blob
- net.jodah:expiringmap
- software.amazon.awssdk:rds
- Elasticsearch
- javax.ws.rs-api
- jersey-container-servlet
- jersey-media-json-jackson
- jersey-server
- jetty-bom
- jetty-ee10-bom
- jetty-ee10-servlets
- org.springframework:spring-beans
- jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api
- io.dropwizard:dropwizard-core
- Spring
- org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server
- org.eclipse.jetty.ee10:jetty-ee10-servlet
- org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-http
- org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util
- javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api
- org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-io
- Tailwind CSS
- guicey-jdbi3
- jdbi3-sqlobject
- jsqlparser
- org.jdbi:jdbi3-core
- io.dropwizard:dropwizard-jdbi3
- com.google.auth:google-auth-library-oauth2-http
- google-oauth-client
- java-jwt
- nimbus-jose-jwt
- oauth2-oidc-sdk
- software.amazon.awssdk:auth
- com.unboundid:unboundid-ldapsdk
- com.azure:azure-identity
- com.microsoft.azure:msal4j
- org.passay:passay
- software.amazon.awssdk:secretsmanager
- software.amazon.awssdk:sts
- Model Context Protocol
- io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk:mcp-json-jackson2
- angus-mail
- commonmark-ext-autolink
- commonmark-ext-gfm-strikethrough
- commonmark-ext-gfm-tables
- owasp-java-html-sanitizer
- poi-ooxml
- com.github.jknack:handlebars
- org.commonmark:commonmark
- org.freemarker:freemarker
- com.opencsv:opencsv
- com.vladsch.flexmark:flexmark-html2md-converter
- org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox
- org.apache.poi:poi
- org.jsoup:jsoup
- org.simplejavamail:simple-java-mail
- everit-json-schema
- jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api
- com.networknt:json-schema-validator
- org.jsonschema2pojo:jsonschema2pojo-core
- javax.validation:validation-api
- Hibernate
- log4j-core
- metrics-core
- micrometer-observation
- micrometer-registry-prometheus
- Prometheus
- slf4j-simple
- io.micrometer:micrometer-core
- io.fabric8:kubernetes-client
- ch.qos.logback:logback-classic
- ch.qos.logback:logback-core
- io.kubernetes:client-java
- software.amazon.awssdk:ssm
Side by side
airflowOpenMetadata
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
airflow2,200,257 lines written4,596 code files
OpenMetadata2,166,002 lines written4,688 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.
airflow0.7% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Devin
OpenMetadata8.8% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Jules
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
airflowLast push November 5, 202641,804 commits47,376 stars
OpenMetadataLast push November 7, 202620,467 commits15,711 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
airflow4,949 test files53.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
OpenMetadata4,066 test files62.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, airflow or OpenMetadata?
airflow, with 2,200,257 lines written; OpenMetadata has 2,166,002.
The proof: apache/airflow's code at commit 322c178
Which has more GitHub stars, airflow or OpenMetadata?
airflow, with 47,376 stars; OpenMetadata has 15,711.
The proof: apache/airflow on GitHub
Which has more tests, airflow or OpenMetadata?
airflow, with 4,949 test files; OpenMetadata has 4,066.
The proof: apache/airflow's code at commit 322c178
Which was updated more recently, airflow or OpenMetadata?
OpenMetadata: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and airflow's on November 5, 2026.
Which has more commits signed by AI, airflow or OpenMetadata?
OpenMetadata: an AI signed 8.8% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Jules; in airflow, 0.7%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in open-metadata/OpenMetadata
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