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Bazel vs sbt: catalog facts
Bazel	sbt
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Rebuilds only what changed, with local and distributed caching One tool for many languages and platforms	Incremental compilation with Zinc Cross-building against multiple Scala versions
Build files and rules take time to learn Adds overhead that small single-language projects may not need	Build DSL has a learning curve Mainly useful for Scala and Java projects
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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