Apache Maven vs Clojure CLI
Apache Maven
maven.apache.org
Clojure CLI
clojure.orgSide by side
| Figure | Apache Maven | Clojure CLI |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Package Managers | 8.8 (#8) | 8.0 (#38) |
| Dependency resolution | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Maven can integrate with source control systems such as Subversion or Git to manage releases based on tags. | The CLI can use Clojure and other JVM-based libraries, with dependencies downloaded from public repositories such as Maven Central. |
| Package formats | pom,jar,maven-plugin,ejb,war,ear,rar | Maven JARs,Git repositories,local directories,local JARs |
| Private registry auth | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Apache Maven is a build tool for Java projects that uses a project object model (POM) to manage compilation, testing, and documentation. | The Clojure CLI runs Clojure programs on the Java Virtual Machine and uses deps.edn files to configure and download dependencies. |
| Security | Maven's security model assumes users trust the POM, code, dependencies, and repositories used in a build; users building untrusted code must provide isolation. | The latest listed Linux and POSIX installer changes include embedding and checking checksums in the installers. |
| Support | The Maven site recommends its users mailing list for help and also points users to documentation, issue management, wiki resources, and Slack. | The Clojure team directs users to its Ask Clojure forum to ask questions, report potential problems, and request enhancements. |
| Supported platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux | Windows,macOS,Linux,POSIX systems; Java required |
| Workspace support | Yes | Yes |
Plans
In their own words
Apache Maven
Apache Maven is a free build tool for Java projects. It uses a project object model, or POM, and plugins to manage compilation, testing and documentation through a uniform build system. Maven manages dependencies, including transitive dependencies and automatic updates, and can download them from a central repository. Project metadata can produce outputs such as JARs, WARs and distributions. Maven can also generate project information, including changelogs, cross-referenced sources, dependency lists and unit test reports. Java or scripting-language plugins extend it, and it can work with source control systems such as Subversion or Git to manage tag-based releases. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. Maven 3.10 and later requires JDK 8 or above to execute, while toolchains can target other JDK versions. Its project layout is opinionated, so projects with unusual structures that cannot be reorganized may have to give up some Maven features or Maven itself. The software is distributed under Apache License 2.0; its listed plan costs nothing.
Clojure CLI
Clojure CLI has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.