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Apache Ant vs Sonatype Nexus: What are the differences?

Apache Ant: Java based build tool. Ant is a Java-based build tool. In theory, it is kind of like Make, without Make's wrinkles and with the full portability of pure Java code; Sonatype Nexus: The world's best way to organize, store, and distribute software components. Deliver better, safer software even faster with software supply chain automation.

Apache Ant and Sonatype Nexus can be primarily classified as "Java Build" tools.

Apache Ant and Sonatype Nexus are both open source tools. It seems that Sonatype Nexus with 527 GitHub stars and 236 forks on GitHub has more adoption than Apache Ant with 247 GitHub stars and 253 GitHub forks.

MIT, Proffer, and Dial Once are some of the popular companies that use Sonatype Nexus, whereas Apache Ant is used by LinkedIn, Webedia, and Starter Inc.. Sonatype Nexus has a broader approval, being mentioned in 49 company stacks & 16 developers stacks; compared to Apache Ant, which is listed in 24 company stacks and 12 developer stacks.

What is Apache Ant?

Ant is a Java-based build tool. In theory, it is kind of like Make, without Make's wrinkles and with the full portability of pure Java code.

What is Sonatype Nexus?

It is an open source repository that supports many artifact formats, including Docker, Java™ and npm. With the Nexus tool integration, pipelines in your toolchain can publish and retrieve versioned apps and their dependencies

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What are some alternatives to Apache Ant and Sonatype Nexus?

Eclipse

Standard Eclipse package suited for Java and plug-in development plus adding new plugins; already includes Git, Marketplace Client, source code and developer documentation. Click here to file a bug against Eclipse Platform.

Gradle

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 and packaging code to publishing web sites.

Apache Maven

Maven allows a project to build using its project object model (POM) and a set of plugins that are shared by all projects using Maven, providing a uniform build system. Once you familiarize yourself with how one Maven project builds you automatically know how all Maven projects build saving you immense amounts of time when trying to navigate many projects.

CMake

It is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler independent configuration files, and generate native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the compiler environment of the user's choice.

Bazel

Bazel is a build tool that builds code quickly and reliably. It is used to build the majority of Google's software, and thus it has been designed to handle build problems present in Google's development environment.

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