Assembla vs. Gradle Build Tool (Open Source)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Assembla
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Assembla provides a cloud-based source code management (SCM) Platform that covers Perforce, Apache Subversion (SVN), and Git. Their managed cloud hosting solutions are designed for both small and enterprise software development teams. They offer a turn-key cloud hosting solution that covers both Perforce and infrastructure management. This includes design and managed dedicated server network. And Assembla's Subversion Enterprise offers Assembla Cloud features on a dedicated, high-performance…
$19
per month per user
Gradle Build Tool (Open Source)
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Gradle is an open source build system. Gradle boasts a rich API and mature ecosystem of plugins and integrations to support automation. Users can model, integrate and systematize the delivery of software from end to end.
$0
per month
Pricing
AssemblaGradle Build Tool (Open Source)
Editions & Modules
Subversion Cloud
$19
per month per user
Perforce Cloud
$52.25
per month (12 month term) per user
Perforce Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Subversion Enterprise
Custom Pricing
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AssemblaGradle Build Tool (Open Source)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 10.0 out of 10
GitLab
GitLab
Score 8.7 out of 10
Enterprises
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Perforce P4
Score 7.3 out of 10
GitLab
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
AssemblaGradle Build Tool (Open Source)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(2 ratings)
9.0
(12 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
3.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
AssemblaGradle Build Tool (Open Source)
Likelihood to Recommend
Idera, Inc.
Assembla works well when you are working with multiple groups or entities. We dealt with different time zones, different levels of involvement with the projects, etc so this allows for us to have responses back in a quicker fashion. It also helps us clue in the appropriate people and rely less on following multiple email chains
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Open Source
Gradle Build Tool is more suitable with the Java projects. It has helped us to automate the build part of the devops cycle. Its configuration and Groovy script is really easy to understand and can be implemented with ease. It can be used both for automation and manual buids of the projects. Gradle Build Tool is easy to use and easy to integrate.
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Pros
Idera, Inc.
  • Assembla assists in the workload balancing of our programmers.
  • We are able to use Assembla to manage sprints and sprint planning in our agile format.
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Open Source
  • Gradle's methods to manipulate files is very flexible. It minimizes the amount of code one has to write to copy, move, or expand zip or tar files.
  • Gradle uses Groovy, which is a Java like language. This allows for most computer engineers to come up to speed fairly quickly, for writing or maintaining gradle code.
  • Gradle also supports DSL (Domain Specific Language), which is based on Groovy. The DSL language allows engineers to automate build jobs that otherwise could be very cumbersome to maintain or modify.
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Cons
Idera, Inc.
  • The ability to export the tasks or run metrics on them.
  • Mobile ability.
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Open Source
  • I'd like to see a way to specify how to run only certain tests in parallel, I tried this feature and for tests that involve interaction with SQL Databases sometimes I can't because of deadlocks.
  • Not sure if there is something else, gradle has been working really good for us and they are adding improvements all the time which is awesome. I used to think the performance is a deal but the latest versions are addressing this issue very well
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Usability
Idera, Inc.
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Open Source
Gradle's language construct is good
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Performance
Idera, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Open Source
I have tried to use Gradle for projects several times in the past, but there is just so much work in maintaining the build file that it quickly becomes untenable. I have been using Maven for many years, and even though the build file can be complex, it works without maintenance between releases.
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Support Rating
Idera, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Open Source
Gradle has been an excellent tool for Android development. It has helped us create multiple versions of the app for different environments. It also takes care of all the packaging needs in the background without having to write all the code related to that. It is a no brainer to use Gradle with Android applications.
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Alternatives Considered
Idera, Inc.
We selected Assembla because the ticket functionality worked well with our agile planning format that we use company wide.
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Open Source
[Gradle is] a more modern version of open source build tools like Ant and Maven.
Whereas the build config was XML files which were tedious and error
prone, the modern DSL usage of Groovy to write these build files is a
great advancement. Also these config files can be inherited from top
level to each associated project.
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Return on Investment
Idera, Inc.
  • We were able to spend less time tracking down the status of projects.
  • We could become more self-sufficient on reviewing prior resolutions to help with current problems.
  • Tasks were responded to quickly because we did not have to email one person, wait for an out of office email and then try someone else. Our task got assigned to the next available person.
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Open Source
  • In a distributed development environment, once we established a strong CI/CD model, Gradle proved to be a great choice to automate the various processes. Gradle also provides much flexibility, which is essential in today's development environment. The important benefit is that the CI/CD engineers can support development's needs quickly and reliably. This in turn supports faster testing and deployment, which generates higher ROI.
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