Maven AlternativesBuild Systems and other similar apps like Maven

Maven is described as 'Apache Maven is a Java-based tool for build automation and project management (in software development). It is centered around a Project Object Model (POM) described in a XML file that describes the project structure and its dependencies to other components and libraries' and is a Build System in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Maven for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best Maven alternative is Gradle, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Maven are CMake, GNU Make, Ant and Bazel.

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  1. Gradle icon

    Gradle

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    Gradle is a build tool with a focus on build automation and support for multi-language development. If you are building, testing, publishing, and deploying software on any platform, Gradle offers a flexible model that can support the entire development lifecycle from compiling...

    29 Gradle alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Studio
    • Eclipse
    • IntelliJ IDEA
    • Java
    • Apache NetBeans
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    It has fantastic support (in IDEs and elsewhere) that is on par with Maven's.

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    If you are considering Maven, you probably have a project with needs better fulfilled by Gradle. Other kinds of projects may be better served by other tools depending on the circumstances, but Gradle is in all likelihood the right choice as an alternative to Maven.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Gradle is Free and Open SourceMaven is also Free and Open Source
  2. CMake icon

    CMake

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    CMake is a family of tools designed to build, test and package software. CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler independent configuration files. CMake generates native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the compiler...

    39 CMake alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
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  4. GNU Make icon

    GNU Make

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    Make is a tool which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program from the program's source files.

    37 GNU Make alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
     
  5. Ant icon

    Ant

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    Apache Ant is an Open Source Java-based build tool (for software development). It uses XML files to describe, structure and control the build process. Most actions are described as 'Tasks' - Ant offers a library of built-in Tasks, but various 3rd party Tasks and Task...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Bazel icon

    Bazel

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    Bazel is an open-source build and test tool similar to Make, Maven, and Gradle. It uses a human-readable, high-level build language. Bazel supports projects in multiple languages and builds outputs for multiple platforms.

    33 Bazel alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. SBT icon

    SBT

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    SBT is a build tool for Scala. It is like Ant or Maven but with hieroglyphics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. JeKa icon

    JeKa

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    A Next-Gen build tool for Java, focusing on simplicity. It provides among other:

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Docker
     
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    Mill

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    Your shiny new Java/Scala build tool!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    SCons

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    SCons is an Open Source software construction tool—that is, a next-generation build tool. Think of SCons as an improved, cross-platform substitute for the classic Make utility with integrated functionality similar to autoconf/automake and compiler caches such as ccache.

    37 SCons alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. Cake icon

    Cake

     1 like

    Cake (C# Make) is a cross-platform build automation system with a C# DSL for tasks such as compiling code, copying files and folders, running unit tests, compressing files and building NuGet packages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Jerkar

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    Powerfull and rich featured pure Java build and automation tool. Jerkar includes among others, dependency management, repository publication, super-easy build editing and depbugging.

    25 Jerkar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  14. pypyr icon

    pypyr

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    pypyr is an open source task-runner for automation pipelines. pypyr lets you script sequential tasks in a simple yaml format with conditional execution, loops, error handling and retries for any step in your pipeline.

    29 pypyr alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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