OpenMetadata vs spring-boot

OpenMetadata and spring-boot share 10 technologies: JAX-RS, lettuce-core, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, Spring, angus-mail, Apache, Hibernate, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, and ch.qos.logback:logback-classic. Both are written in Java.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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

  • React
  • Vite
  • Flask
  • org.glassfish.jersey.media:jersey-media-multipart
  • apache-client
  • com.mysql:mysql-connector-j
  • docker-java-transport-zerodep
  • elasticache
  • org.flywaydb:flyway-mysql
  • PostgreSQL
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • log4j-core
  • metrics-core
  • micrometer-observation
  • micrometer-registry-prometheus
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Prometheus
  • slf4j-simple
  • io.fabric8:kubernetes-client
  • ch.qos.logback:logback-core
  • io.kubernetes:client-java
  • org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api
  • software.amazon.awssdk:ssm

In common

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

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
OpenMetadata2,166,002 lines written4,688 code files
spring-boot759,013 lines written4,265 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.
OpenMetadata8.8% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Jules
spring-boot0% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Gemini CLI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
OpenMetadataLast push November 7, 202620,467 commits15,711 stars
spring-bootLast push November 4, 202642,443 commits81,736 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
OpenMetadata4,066 test files62.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
spring-boot4,555 test files55.8% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, OpenMetadata or spring-boot?
OpenMetadata, with 2,166,002 lines written; spring-boot has 759,013.

The proof: open-metadata/OpenMetadata's code at commit 3aaedca

Which has more GitHub stars, OpenMetadata or spring-boot?
spring-boot, with 81,736 stars; OpenMetadata has 15,711.

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

Which has more tests, OpenMetadata or spring-boot?
spring-boot, with 4,555 test files; OpenMetadata has 4,066.

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

Which was updated more recently, OpenMetadata or spring-boot?
OpenMetadata: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and spring-boot's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: open-metadata/OpenMetadata's commits on GitHub

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

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