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Docker Compose vs Apache Maven: What are the differences?
Docker Compose: Define and run multi-container applications with Docker. With Compose, you define a multi-container application in a single file, then spin your application up in a single command which does everything that needs to be done to get it running; Apache Maven: Apache build manager for Java projects. 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.
Docker Compose belongs to "Container Tools" category of the tech stack, while Apache Maven can be primarily classified under "Java Build Tools".
"Multi-container descriptor", "Fast development environment setup" and "Easy linking of containers" are the key factors why developers consider Docker Compose; whereas "Dependency management", "Necessary evil" and "I’d rather code my app, not my build" are the primary reasons why Apache Maven is favored.
Docker Compose and Apache Maven are both open source tools. Docker Compose with 16.4K GitHub stars and 2.52K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Apache Maven with 1.71K GitHub stars and 1.26K GitHub forks.
CircleCI, Docker, and Airbrake are some of the popular companies that use Docker Compose, whereas Apache Maven is used by Intuit, Yammer, and Zillow. Docker Compose has a broader approval, being mentioned in 787 company stacks & 608 developers stacks; compared to Apache Maven, which is listed in 301 company stacks and 138 developer stacks.
Pros of Docker Compose
- Multi-container descriptor121
- Fast development environment setup109
- Easy linking of containers77
- Simple yaml configuration66
- Easy setup58
- Yml or yaml format15
- Use Standard Docker API11
- Open source7
- Can choose Discovery Backend4
- Go from template to application in minutes4
- Kubernetes integration3
- Scalable2
- Easy configuration2
- Quick and easy2
Pros of Apache Maven
- Dependency management136
- Necessary evil71
- I’d rather code my app, not my build60
- Publishing packaged artifacts48
- Convention over configuration43
- Modularisation18
- Consistency across builds11
- Prevents overengineering using scripting6
- Runs Tests4
- Lot of cool plugins4
- Extensible3
- Hard to customize2
- Runs on Linux2
- Runs on OS X1
- Slow incremental build1
- Inconsistent buillds1
- Undeterminisc1
- Good IDE tooling1
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Cons of Docker Compose
- Tied to single machine9
- Still very volatile, changing syntax often5
Cons of Apache Maven
- Complex6
- Inconsistent buillds1
- Not many plugin-alternatives0
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