Clojure CLI vs Gradle
Clojure CLI
clojure.org
Gradle
gradle.orgSide by side
| Figure | Clojure CLI | Gradle |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Package Managers | 8.0 (#38) | 8.7 (#11) |
| Dependency management | The CLI resolves dependencies from deps.edn configuration and downloads them for the JVM classpath. | Gradle downloads and manages transitive dependencies and supports Maven and Ivy compatible repositories. |
| Dependency resolution | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The CLI can use Clojure and other JVM-based libraries, with dependencies downloaded from public repositories such as Maven Central. | Gradle lists integrations or support for Android Studio, Ant, Maven and Ivy repositories, and Checkstyle, CodeNarc, PMD, and JaCoCo. |
| Package formats | Maven JARs,Git repositories,local directories,local JARs | Maven,Ivy,flat directory |
| Private registry auth | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | The Clojure CLI runs Clojure programs on the Java Virtual Machine and uses deps.edn files to configure and download dependencies. | Gradle Build Tool automates building software of any type, size, or complexity. |
| Security | The latest listed Linux and POSIX installer changes include embedding and checking checksums in the installers. | Gradle includes dependency verification; the maker says open-source security fixes are limited by its end-of-life policy, while its Security Subscription offers prioritized fixes under SLA and extended maintenance. |
| Supported platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux,POSIX systems; Java required | Windows,macOS,Linux |
| Workspace support | Yes | Yes |
Plans
In their own words
Clojure CLI
Clojure CLI has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Gradle
Gradle Build Tool is a free, open-source system for automating software builds across projects of different types and sizes. Build logic can use either Kotlin DSL or Groovy DSL. Incremental builds, caching and parallel task execution support the build process, while Gradle downloads and manages transitive dependencies from Maven- and Ivy-compatible repositories. The Gradle Wrapper can provision a build environment and specify the Gradle version used by a project. Its ecosystem covers JVM, Android, C/C++, Swift, Objective-C and assembler projects, and it runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. The Tooling API lets IDEs and other tools inspect projects, run builds, receive progress events and cancel operations. Listed support includes Android Studio and Ant, plus Checkstyle, CodeNarc, PMD and JaCoCo. Gradle includes dependency verification. The maker says open-source security fixes are limited by its end-of-life policy; its Security Subscription offers prioritized fixes under SLA and extended maintenance, but does not guarantee a clean scanner report when findings come from third-party libraries.