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Apache IvyApache Maven
Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.

 Free

Free and open source from the Apache Software Foundation.

Windows, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Integrates closely with Apache Ant builds
  • Flexible dependency resolution configuration
  • Standard project layout and dependency management for Java
  • Large plugin ecosystem
  • Mostly relevant to Ant-based Java projects
  • Smaller community than Maven or Gradle
  • XML configuration is verbose
  • Less flexible than script-based build tools such as Gradle
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

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