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At a Glance
Gradle Build Tool
Gradle Build Tool
Star Rating
(38)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Grunt
Grunt
Star Rating
(17)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Gradle Build Tool vs Grunt

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Gradle Build Tool easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with Grunt.

  • Reviewers felt that Grunt meets the needs of their business better than Gradle Build Tool.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Grunt is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Gradle Build Tool over Grunt.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Gradle Build Tool
No pricing available
Grunt
No pricing available
Free Trial
Gradle Build Tool
No trial information available
Grunt
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
33
9.0
16
Ease of Use
8.3
33
8.1
16
Ease of Setup
8.0
17
6.9
6
Ease of Admin
8.1
16
8.9
6
Quality of Support
7.7
24
8.0
11
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
9
8.0
5
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
31
7.1
16
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Gradle Build Tool
Gradle Build Tool
Grunt
Grunt
Gradle Build Tool and Grunt share no categories
Unique Categories
Gradle Build Tool
Gradle Build Tool is categorized as Build Automation
Grunt
Grunt is categorized as Other Development
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Gradle Build Tool
Gradle Build Tool
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
22.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
19.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
58.3%
Grunt
Grunt
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
62.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Reviewers' Industry
Gradle Build Tool
Gradle Build Tool
Information Technology and Services
27.8%
Internet
16.7%
Computer Software
16.7%
Higher Education
8.3%
Telecommunications
5.6%
Other
25.0%
Grunt
Grunt
Internet
25.0%
Computer Software
25.0%
Media Production
6.3%
Information Technology and Services
6.3%
Hospital & Health Care
6.3%
Other
31.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Gradle Build Tool
Gradle Build Tool
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Balaji K.
BK
Balaji K.
Verified User in Telecommunications

Gradle is a very powerful build tool in circumstances, especially where multi-level projects need to be developed. The underlying DSL language makes it easier to configure and use

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Internet
GI
Verified User in Internet

Slow and bulky. Even something as simple as "gradle clean" can take a minute. In an atypical Java fashion, its over-architected. Its DSL is unintuitive for Java developers.

Grunt
Grunt
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Software

I use to use windows apps to simply compile Sass and Less, that was years ago. Now that i'm using Grunt I only wish I used it sooner. The number of packages available is great, anytime I need some task performed while developing locally I check if Grunt can...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Accounting

The wait time for updates and plugin configuration files are longer.

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Discussions
Gradle Build Tool
Gradle Build Tool Discussions
Is maven or gradle better?
1 comment
SP
For non-trivial build situations, without question Gradle is the better tool. Maven works in simple cases, even though it is still overly verbose. However,...Read more
Is maven or gradle better?
1 comment
SP
Gradle is far better in my opinion. While Maven works, the XML POM files are extremely verbose and awkward. The design principles of Maven make projects...Read more
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Grunt
Grunt Discussions
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