Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/vs/spring-projects/spring-ai
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/vs/spring-projects/spring-ai.md
Description: OpenMetadata and spring-ai share 14 technologies: apache-client, PostgreSQL, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, Spring, software.amazon.awssdk:auth, com.azure:azure-identity, Model Context Protocol, Apache, org.commonmark:commonmark, org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox, org.jsoup:jsoup, jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api, com.networknt:json-schema-validator, and io.micrometer:micrometer-core. Both are written in Java.

# OpenMetadata vs spring-ai

OpenMetadata and spring-ai share 14 technologies: apache-client, PostgreSQL, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, Spring, software.amazon.awssdk:auth, com.azure:azure-identity, Model Context Protocol, Apache, org.commonmark:commonmark, org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox, org.jsoup:jsoup, jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api, com.networknt:json-schema-validator, and io.micrometer:micrometer-core. Both are written in Java.

- [open-metadata/OpenMetadata](https://seerepo.com/r/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.
- [spring-projects/spring-ai](https://seerepo.com/r/spring-projects/spring-ai): An Application Framework for AI Engineering

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: apache-client, PostgreSQL, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, Spring, software.amazon.awssdk:auth, com.azure:azure-identity, Model Context Protocol, Apache, org.commonmark:commonmark, org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox, org.jsoup:jsoup, jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api, com.networknt:json-schema-validator, io.micrometer:micrometer-core
- Only in OpenMetadata: React, Vite, JAX-RS, Flask, org.glassfish.jersey.media:jersey-media-multipart, com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, docker-java-transport-zerodep, elasticache, lettuce-core, org.flywaydb:flyway-mysql, redshift-jdbc42, s3, tomcat-jdbc, Redis, Postgres, com.zaxxer:HikariCP, Flyway, MySQL, com.azure:azure-storage-blob, net.jodah:expiringmap, software.amazon.awssdk:rds, Elasticsearch, Google, 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, io.dropwizard:dropwizard-core, 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, com.unboundid:unboundid-ldapsdk, com.microsoft.azure:msal4j, org.passay:passay, software.amazon.awssdk:secretsmanager, software.amazon.awssdk:sts, 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.freemarker:freemarker, com.opencsv:opencsv, com.vladsch.flexmark:flexmark-html2md-converter, org.apache.poi:poi, org.simplejavamail:simple-java-mail, everit-json-schema, org.jsonschema2pojo:jsonschema2pojo-core, javax.validation:validation-api, Hibernate, log4j-core, metrics-core, micrometer-observation, micrometer-registry-prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, slf4j-simple, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, io.fabric8:kubernetes-client, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, ch.qos.logback:logback-core, io.kubernetes:client-java, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api, software.amazon.awssdk:ssm
- Only in spring-ai: java-driver-query-builder, jedis, MariaDB, ojdbc11, org.mongodb:mongodb-driver-sync, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-jdbc, s3vectors, spring-boot-data-redis, spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb, spring-boot-starter-data-redis, spring-boot-starter-mongodb, Neo4j, Qdrant, Couchbase, MongoDB, org.typesense:typesense-java, com.pgvector:pgvector, io.pinecone:pinecone-client, org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure, org.springframework:spring-orm, spring-data-mongodb, spring-data-neo4j, sts, onnxruntime, pytorch-engine, spring-ai-bedrock-converse, spring-ai-client-chat, spring-ai-deepseek, spring-ai-milvus-store, spring-ai-mistral-ai, spring-ai-ollama, spring-ai-openai, spring-ai-retry, spring-ai-starter-model-anthropic, spring-ai-starter-model-deepseek, spring-ai-starter-model-ollama, spring-ai-starter-model-openai, spring-ai-starter-model-stability-ai, software.amazon.awssdk:bedrockruntime, software.amazon.awssdk:bedrockagentruntime, ai.djl.huggingface:tokenizers, ai.djl:api, spring-ai-markdown-document-reader, spring-ai-pdf-document-reader, spring-ai-tika-document-reader, org.apache.tika:tika-core, com.github.victools:jsonschema-generator, com.github.victools:jsonschema-module-jackson, com.github.victools:jsonschema-module-swagger-2, io.micrometer:micrometer-observation, software.amazon.awssdk:regions, io.micrometer:micrometer-tracing

## Side by side

| | OpenMetadata | spring-ai |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 2,166,002 lines written, 4,688 code files | 504,048 lines written, 1,629 code files |
| Who writes it | 8.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Jules | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 7, 2026, 20,467 commits, 15,711 stars | Last push November 13, 2026, 4,346 commits, 9,647 stars |
| Tests | 4,066 test files. 62.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,185 test files. 65.3% 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, OpenMetadata or spring-ai?

OpenMetadata, with 2,166,002 lines written; spring-ai has 504,048.

The proof: [open-metadata/OpenMetadata's code at commit 3aaedca](https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/tree/3aaedcaaf8705462a8cdc74d01fde259dd56eba7)

### Which has more GitHub stars, OpenMetadata or spring-ai?

OpenMetadata, with 15,711 stars; spring-ai has 9,647.

The proof: [open-metadata/OpenMetadata on GitHub](https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata)

### Which has more tests, OpenMetadata or spring-ai?

OpenMetadata, with 4,066 test files; spring-ai has 1,185.

The proof: [open-metadata/OpenMetadata's code at commit 3aaedca](https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/tree/3aaedcaaf8705462a8cdc74d01fde259dd56eba7)

### Which was updated more recently, OpenMetadata or spring-ai?

spring-ai: its last push was on November 13, 2026, and OpenMetadata's on November 7, 2026.

The proof: [spring-projects/spring-ai's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-ai/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, OpenMetadata or spring-ai?

OpenMetadata: an AI signed 8.8% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Jules.

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

## Sources

- open-metadata/OpenMetadata: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 3aaedca (https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/tree/3aaedcaaf8705462a8cdc74d01fde259dd56eba7)
- spring-projects/spring-ai: Read on November 14, 2026, at commit 98cbc4f (https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-ai/tree/98cbc4f99accc2e590e0cb42fd209df2628575a1)

## 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.
