Maven Central
Maven Central — Sonatype's canonical repository for JVM libraries; the primary source for Maven and Gradle dependencies.
Our Verdict
The only real option for public JVM libs; painful to onboard, reliable once you're in.
Pros
- Canonical source of truth for JVM libraries
- Free publishing via Sonatype OSSRH or Central Portal
- Strong signing and verification requirements
- Global CDN with excellent uptime
Cons
- Publishing workflow is famously painful to set up first time
- Immutable: one bad release is forever
- Namespace ownership disputes are slow
- OSSRH migration has been a multi-year saga
Best for: Java/Kotlin/Scala library authors publishing for the broader ecosystem.
Not for: Private internal artifacts — use a private Nexus or Artifactory instead.
When to Use Maven Central
Good fit if you need
- Publish JVM library artifacts to the canonical Maven repo
- Fetch dependencies for Gradle and Maven build pipelines
- GPG-signed artifact publishing for trust and security
- Version management and transitive dependency resolution
Lock-in Assessment
Low 5/5
Lock-in Score 5/5
Pricing
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- Pricing Model
- free
- Free Tier
- Yes
- Entry Price
- —
- Enterprise Available
- No
- Transparency Score
- —
Beta — estimates may differ from actual pricing
1,000
1001K10K100K1M
Estimated Monthly Cost
$25
Estimated Annual Cost
$300
Estimates are approximate and may not reflect current pricing. Always check the official pricing page.
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