Gradle alternatives
As of 4 November 2026, 39 build packaging are named by companies instead of Gradle: Apache Maven by 2,043 companies, Webpack by 1,059, Vite by 798.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Gradle, companies in postings
- 1,259
- Most used alternative
- Apache Maven · 2,043
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- Apache Maven
- Alternatives ranked
- 39
- Catalogue
- T-1.0.1-prov
build packaging companies choose instead of Gradle
Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.
| # | Alternative | Companies | companies | vs Gradle | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apache MavenApache Software Foundation | 2,043 | 162% | 6,823 | Gradle vs Apache Maven → | |
| 2 | WebpackOpenJS Foundation | 1,059 | 84% | 2,011 | Gradle vs Webpack → | |
| 3 | ViteEvan You / Vite team | 798 | 63% | 1,188 | Gradle vs Vite → | |
| 4 | JFrog ArtifactoryJFrog | 750 | 60% | 2,422 | Gradle vs JFrog Artifactory → | |
| 5 | CMakeKitware | 592 | 47% | 1,386 | Gradle vs CMake → | |
| 6 | npmGitHub | 578 | 46% | 1,065 | Gradle vs npm → | |
| 7 | ComposerComposer (PHP) | 493 | 39% | 860 | Gradle vs Composer → | |
| 8 | GCCGNU Project | 440 | 35% | 1,321 | Gradle vs GCC → | |
| 9 | Apache AntApache Software Foundation | 349 | 28% | 521 | Gradle vs Apache Ant → | |
| 10 | 297 | 24% | 828 | Gradle vs Swift Package Manager → | ||
| 11 | BabelBabel | 261 | 21% | 428 | Gradle vs Babel → | |
| 12 | BazelGoogle | 258 | 20% | 634 | Gradle vs Bazel → | |
| 13 | GulpGulp | 256 | 20% | 262 | Gradle vs Gulp → | |
| 14 | YarnYarn | 226 | 18% | 527 | Gradle vs Yarn → | |
| 15 | GruntOpenJS Foundation | 185 | 15% | 199 | Gradle vs Grunt → | |
| 16 | RPMRed Hat | 156 | 12% | 295 | Gradle vs RPM → | |
| 17 | JFrogJFrog | 153 | 12% | 600 | Gradle vs JFrog → | |
| 18 | GNU MakeFree Software Foundation | 150 | 12% | 449 | Gradle vs GNU Make → | |
| 19 | TurborepoVercel | 143 | 11% | 243 | Gradle vs Turborepo → | |
| 20 | pnpmpnpm | 141 | 11% | 198 | soon | |
| 21 | LLVMLLVM Foundation | 138 | 11% | 577 | soon | |
| 22 | NuGetMicrosoft | 117 | 9% | 200 | soon | |
| 23 | Salesforce CLISalesforce | 107 | 8% | 215 | soon | |
| 24 | HarborCNCF | 104 | 8% | 268 | soon | |
| 25 | CocoaPodsCocoaPods | 103 | 8% | 138 | soon | |
| 26 | MLIRLLVM Project | 99 | 8% | 498 | soon | |
| 27 | Module FederationWebpack | 97 | 8% | 264 | soon | |
| 28 | ClangLLVM Project | 93 | 7% | 194 | soon | |
| 29 | ConanJFrog | 87 | 7% | 189 | soon | |
| 30 | RollupRollup contributors | 70 | 6% | 81 | soon | |
| 31 | BuckMeta | 69 | 5% | 147 | soon | |
| 32 | Google Artifact RegistryGoogle | 66 | 5% | 139 | soon | |
| 33 | Angular CLIGoogle | 65 | 5% | 139 | soon | |
| 34 | PyPIPython Software Foundation | 65 | 5% | 266 | soon | |
| 35 | pipPython Software Foundation | 64 | 5% | 179 | soon | |
| 36 | APTDebian | 61 | 5% | 141 | soon | |
| 37 | 60 | 5% | 116 | soon | ||
| 38 | BitBakeYocto Project | 58 | 5% | 101 | soon | |
| 39 | MSBuildMicrosoft | 56 | 4% | 95 | soon |
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39 build packaging are named by companies instead of Gradle: Apache Maven by 2,043 companies, Webpack by 1,059, Vite by 798, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/gradle/alternatives)
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- RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
- 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
- Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
Gradle alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to Gradle?
Apache Maven: 2,043 companies name it in their own job postings, against 1,259 for Gradle.
How is this list ranked?
By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.
Does this say which is better?
No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.
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