Difference Between Search. Maven. Org and Mvnrepository. Com

What's the difference between and ?

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The first one is the official central search engine of Central Repository handled and very well maintained by

  • Sonatype Inc.
  • with support etc.
  • Status Information about Central:

Whereas the part is the real Central repository (distributed world wide via CDN) which is being used by default by Apache Maven, Gradle etc.

The second one is a search engine (not always up to date) and sometimes misused as a repository, which does not work cause it's only a search engine. Not really visible by whom it's being maintained/used etc.

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James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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