[neeleshs]

Indeed, sbt has its advantages. We found it it too complex for our use cases where maven provided an out-of-the-box build process, and sbt did not.

[hocuspocus]

On the contrary, I believe the out-of-the-box experience is where SBT shines. Even for a relatively simple project with a few sub-modules, the amount of boilerplate is simply insane with Maven.