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Apache Ant vs sbt: catalog facts
Apache Ant	sbt
Free Free and open source from the Apache Software Foundation.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
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	Incremental compilation with Zinc Cross-building against multiple Scala versions
Verbose XML build files No built-in dependency management without Ivy	Build DSL has a learning curve Mainly useful for Scala and Java projects
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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