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Apache Ant vs Bazel: catalog facts
Apache Ant	Bazel
Free Free and open source from the Apache Software Foundation.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
No fixed project layout or coding conventions Large set of built-in and third-party tasks	Rebuilds only what changed, with local and distributed caching One tool for many languages and platforms
Verbose XML build files No built-in dependency management without Ivy	Build files and rules take time to learn Adds overhead that small single-language projects may not need
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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