Apache Ant vs. Bitrise

Apache Ant

Apache Ant

6 Reviews and Ratings

Bitrise

Bitrise

8 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Apache Ant	Score 8.0 out of 10	N/A	Apache Ant is a Java library and command-line tool whose mission is to drive processes described in build files as targets and extension points dependent upon each other. The main known usage of Ant is the build of Java applications. Ant supplies a number of built-in tasks allowing to compile, assemble, test and run Java applications.	N/A
Bitrise	Score 9.2 out of 10	N/A	Bitrise, software from the company of the same name in Budapest, helps users automate daily app development tasks from building through testing to deployment. With Bitrise, users can configure these tasks with a visual Workflow editor, with over 330 service integrations ready to roll. All integrations or Steps are Open Source, so users can easily create their own and share it with others.	$31.50 per month

Pricing

Apache Ant

Bitrise

Editions & Modules

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Teams: $31.50
per month
Velocity: $2,500
per month
Enterprise Build Platform: Custom pricing

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Apache Ant	Bitrise
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Apache Ant	Bitrise
Top Pros	Pro Application development Pro Platform independent Pro Open source	Pro Set up Pro Easy to integrate Pro User experience
Top Cons	Minus Java based Minus Error handling Minus Lifecycle management	Minus Bit challenging Minus Pricing is high Minus Trial version

Best Alternatives
	Apache Ant	Bitrise
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User Ratings
	Apache Ant	Bitrise
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (1 ratings)	9.6 (4 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Apache Ant	Bitrise
Likelihood to Recommend	Apache Apache Ant is suitable for the scenarios where central repository is not required for your developed application and It has a great architecture with less complexity and the situation where automated configuration is needed then Apache Ant is not suitable for that use case. Apache Ant is easy to use tool. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Bitrise Bitrise is only suitable for Mobile app development. Bitrise supports source code repositories such as GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, and also you can connect with your SSO (Single Sign-On) with your private repositories with GitHub Enterprise. It gives a subscription model where it is free for one-time users and increases it fare as the usage grows up. It supports only a set of platforms. It would be good if there were more platforms supported as the user base of a variety of platforms is wide. Incentivized Aditya Reddy Bhavanam Lead Software Test Engineer Read full review
Pros	Apache Support non java application development as well Flexible XML scripting Support any platform Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Bitrise Easy Configuration of CI/CD pipelines. Integration Capabilities in Slack, JIRA, Bitbucket. Extensive Documentation and Community Support. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Apache Better lifecycle management can be done So much configuration details needs to provide Order of the flow needs to define in advance Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Bitrise Documentation on the underlying systems like VMs could be more extensive to help with debugging. Incentivized Christoph Halang Technical Lead Innovation Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Apache Compare to other tools like Eclipse or Jenkins, Apache Ant is really easy to use tool. and It is very flexible tool which can be learn in couple of days time. And Apache ant help to write the custom java based hooks which enable more capabilities and features in the application Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Bitrise Bitrise requires significantly lower effort needs to be put in order to start using it. It's easy to set up and maintain. Incentivized Oleg Tretiakov Senior Android Engineer Read full review
Return on Investment	Apache Overall positive impact Speed up the development process Easy deployment process Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Bitrise Builds apps in very less time. Efficient CI/CD pipeline. Security Incentivized Aditya Reddy Bhavanam Lead Software Test Engineer Read full review
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