Apache Archiva vs. RubyGems.org

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apache Archiva
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Apache Archiva is a software repository management solution.N/A
RubyGems
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
RubyGems (RubyGems.org) is a package manager with dependency manager for the Ruby programming language.N/A
Pricing
Apache ArchivaRubyGems.org
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Apache ArchivaRubyGems
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Apache ArchivaRubyGems.org
Top Pros
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Best Alternatives
Apache ArchivaRubyGems.org
Small Businesses
Git
Git
Score 10.0 out of 10
Git
Git
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Medium-sized Companies
Git
Git
Score 10.0 out of 10
Git
Git
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Git
Git
Score 10.0 out of 10
Git
Git
Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Apache ArchivaRubyGems.org
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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10.0
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Support Rating
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10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Apache ArchivaRubyGems.org
Likelihood to Recommend
Apache
Well suited for small organizations to medium-sized teams/organizations. Apache Archiva is well suited for:
  • It acts as a central repository/proxy of the artifacts generated and used by the teams.
  • It provides control on which open source repositories can be utilized by the team.
  • Saves network bandwidth by reducing outbound traffic.
Apache Archiva is less appropriate for organizations where immediate support/bug resolutions are required.
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Open Source
RubyGems is a great packaging library primarily because of its verbose logging information and easy to navigate system architecture. We've dealt with artifactory systems in the past for Java and JavaScript, and RubyGems just makes it a lot easier to handle the packaging and deployment of our reusable libraries. We've noticed in the past that there are times where (if all 200+ teams) are releasing at a similar time that publishing the gems can lag, but that's fairly rare.
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Pros
Apache
  • It's an open source project and therefore saves cost.
  • It allows exchange of artifacts/libraries between different teams.
  • It allows managing internal and external repositories with ease.
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Open Source
  • Seemless packaging
  • Well documented
  • Verbose error logs
  • Active community support
  • Quick security fixes/releases
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Cons
Apache
  • Muti-tenancy was hard to achieve.
  • UI can be improved. Its seems bit dated.
  • It is a bit tricky to setup.
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Open Source
  • Lack of solid Windows support.
  • Not great performance if lots of people release at the same time.
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Support Rating
Apache
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Open Source
RubyGems has strong community support and finding issues to errors is as simple as searching for the error message you're receiving (but usually the error is clear enough without having to bother with that). Honestly, the framework is simple enough that support isn't needed much, but it has been helpful to us in the past when we have needed it.
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Alternatives Considered
Apache
  • Apache Archiva is a great choice for organizations with a limited budget.
  • Alternatives are expensive to acquire Archiva comes offers REST API(s) which allows the creation of customized UI.
  • With Apache Archiva, it is easy to manage the remote proxy repositories.
  • RBAC helps with managing user access to the repository.
  • Configuration can be achieved using UI and stored in archiva.xml.
  • Backup of configuration is quite simple.
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Open Source
RubyGems is easier to use and to troubleshoot issues overall. Sometimes when troubleshooting in other systems errors are masked and it takes a trained eye or a lot of time searching through Google trying to find out what it really means. RubyGems is very verbose and allows for quick troubleshooting of any deployment problems.
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Return on Investment
Apache
  • The impact of Apache Archiva on ROI has been positive. Since it is open source. It is free.
  • It has allowed teams to store artifacts centrally, thus leading to a reduced need for multiple servers
  • Security audits can be easily performed on the artifacts.
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Open Source
  • Quick package hosting.
  • Faster deployment process.
  • Less troubleshooting needed during deployment.
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