Maven remains entrenched in sectors like banking where compliance outweighs other considerations.
Maven's XML-based POM files enforce strict conventions, making it invaluable for large organizations needing reproducibility and control.
Gradle's Groovy/Kotlin DSL enables more expressive builds and allows for custom task graphs that are impossible in Maven without writing a full plugin.
Maven shows more consistent performance across very large codebases, while Gradle's incremental builds are faster for typical development workflows.