Gradle Serves As A Perfect Build Tool For Java Applications
November 11, 2019

Gradle Serves As A Perfect Build Tool For Java Applications

Cameron Gable | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Gradle

Gradle is the only build tool we use. The Software team uses it to build all of our Java applications. Before, we were using Ant build scripts, but have since completely migrated to Gradle. Gradle, along with Google's Cloud Build, allows us to quickly build our applications in the cloud using automated builds.
  • Quick build time for quick deployments!
  • Integration with IDEs provides ease of use!
  • The speed of builds can always be improved.
  • Needs work for more complex builds like web applications.
  • Faster build times for quicker deployments!
Gradle performs better than both Ant and Maven. Dependency handling is very easy to use.
Gradle seems to be picking up steam, and because of that, there are many courses and discussions about it online. I was able to quickly learn because of its online presence.

Do you think Gradle Build Tool (Open Source) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Gradle Build Tool (Open Source)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Gradle Build Tool (Open Source) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Gradle Build Tool (Open Source) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Gradle Build Tool (Open Source) again?

Yes

Gradle is perfectly suited for Java builds. It is very easy to make a template build file and use it across multiple applications. However, we have had some issues implementing Gradle with our web applications.