# apache/incubator-seata

:fire: Seata is an easy-to-use, high-performance, open source distributed transaction solution.

Repository: https://github.com/apache/incubator-seata
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/incubator-seata
Homepage: https://seata.apache.org/
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: tcc, saga, xa, at, consistency, distributed-transaction, microservice
Last push: 2026-08-24T12:21:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 80/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 44, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2805, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 217, "gap_med": 131.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 25992, forks 8853 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:38.806147+00:00)

## What it is
Apache Seata (incubating) is an open-source, high-performance distributed transaction solution for microservices architectures. It provides AT, TCC, SAGA, and XA transaction modes to maintain data consistency across services with separate databases.

## Use cases
- ensure data consistency across microservices with separate databases
- manage distributed transactions spanning multiple services
- implement saga-based long-running transactions
- add non-intrusive automatic rollback for JDBC-based services
- coordinate TCC transactions in a Java microservices stack
- maintain consistency during cross-service order and payment flows

## When to choose
- you run Java microservices with a database-per-service pattern and need cross-service ACID guarantees
- you want a non-intrusive AT mode that works with JDBC and relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle
- you need multiple transaction models (AT, TCC, SAGA, XA) in one solution
- you use RPC frameworks like Dubbo, Spring Cloud, gRPC, or Sofa-RPC

## When to avoid
- your application is a monolith with a single local database where local transactions suffice
- you need distributed transactions in non-JVM languages, as Seata is Java-centric
- you prefer eventual consistency via messaging/event sourcing rather than coordinated transactions
- you cannot operate the additional Seata transaction coordinator (TC) server component

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: microservices, middleware, database, rpc, concurrency
- domain: microservices, databases, backend, fintech
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: distributed-transactions, saga, tcc, xa, at-mode, data-consistency, two-phase-commit, spring-cloud, dubbo, docker, kubernetes

## Member repositories
- apache/incubator-seata (main) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:38.806147+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:55:56.550646+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: https://seata.apache.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:29.997761+00:00, sha 3a6f011d2deb)
  - site_page: https://seata.apache.org/docs/overview/what-is-seata (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:30.007605+00:00, sha 9db1f8caa33c)
  - site_page: https://seata.apache.org/docs/next/overview/what-is-seata (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:30.010745+00:00, sha 4d37536771a1)
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.