| Definition | It is a framework based on the concept of POM. | It is a Java library and command-line toolbox. |
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| Convention | It has built-in conventions to place source code, compiled code, etc. | It does not have any formal conventions. |
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| Project structure Info | It does not require information about the project structure to be provided in the pom.xml file. | It requires information on the project structure to be provided in the build.xml file. |
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| Lifecycle | It has a lifecycle. | It does not have a lifecycle. |
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| Nature | It is declarative in nature (only source should be present in the default directory). | It is procedural in nature (manually tell exactly what to do and when to do it). |
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| Type | It is primarily a project management tool. | It is primarily a project management tool. |
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| Dependency | It can self download the dependencies from a central repository for building projects. | It has no built-in support for dependency management. |
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| Reusability | It consists of reusable plugins. | It consists of scripts that are not reusable. |
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| Preference | It is less preferred. | It is more preferred. |
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| Complexity | It is more complex. | It is simple and reliable. |
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| Flexibility | It is less flexible and maintainable. | It is more flexible and maintainable. |
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| Reports | It creates reports. | It does not create reports. |
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| Interface | It provides common interface. | It does not provide common interface. |
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| Naming Conventions | It has standard naming conventions. | It does not have standard naming conventions. |
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| Popularity | It is more popular in users. | It is less popular in users. |
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| Scripts | Scripts are not complicated. | Scripts are complicated. |
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| Ease of Use | It is easy to use for developers. | It is complex to use at first for developers. |
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| Documentation | It has more documentation. | It has less documentation. |
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| Reliability | It is not reliable. | It is more reliable than Maven. |
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| Conflicts | Conflicts are not handled for the same library. | Conflicts are handled for the same library. |
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