# Gradle Build Tool, Unreal Engine vs Apache Maven Comparison | | Gradle Build Tool | Unreal Engine | Apache Maven | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 38 | 151 | 168 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (58.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (71.3% of reviews) | Enterprise (46.9% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Gradle Build Tool | Unreal Engine | Apache Maven | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.6 (33 reviews) | 9.0 (130 reviews) | 8.8 (140 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.3 (33 reviews) | 7.5 (132 reviews) | 7.8 (140 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.0 (17 reviews) | 8.0 (41 reviews) | 8.1 (53 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.1 (16 reviews) | 8.1 (24 reviews) | 8.0 (48 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.7 (24 reviews) | 8.4 (120 reviews) | 8.2 (110 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 8.5 (25 reviews) | 8.5 (39 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.9 (31 reviews) | 9.3 (130 reviews) | 7.6 (135 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Gradle Build Tool #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Unreal Engine #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Apache Maven #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Game Engine | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Gradle Build Tool** | N/A | N/A | | **Unreal Engine** | 8.8/10 | 51 | | **Apache Maven** | N/A | N/A | #### Visual Fidelity | Feature | Gradle Build Tool | Unreal Engine | Apache Maven | |---|---|---|---| | **Rendering Quality** | Not enough data | 9.3 (48 reviews) | Not enough data | | **VFX Quality** | Not enough data | 9.0 (45 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Texture and Terrain Quality** | Not enough data | 9.1 (48 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Creation Tools | Feature | Gradle Build Tool | Unreal Engine | Apache Maven | |---|---|---|---| | **Cutscene Creation** | Not enough data | 8.7 (42 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Shader Creation** | Not enough data | 8.7 (44 reviews) | Not enough data | | **AI Control** | Not enough data | 8.3 (39 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Animations** | Not enough data | 8.8 (45 reviews) | Not enough data | | **No-code Creation Capabilities** | Not enough data | 8.6 (45 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Team Collaboration** | Not enough data | 8.5 (40 reviews) | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to Gradle Build Tool (1):** [Build Automation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/build-automation) **Unique to Unreal Engine (3):** [Game Engine Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/game-engine), [Augmented Reality (AR) Game Engine](https://www.g2.com/categories/ar-game-engine), [Virtual Reality (VR) Game Engines](https://www.g2.com/categories/vr-game-engine) **Unique to Apache Maven (1):** [Build Automation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/build-automation) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Gradle Build Tool | Unreal Engine | Apache Maven | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 22.2% | 71.3% | 25.6% | | **Mid-Market** | 19.4% | 16.0% | 27.5% | | **Enterprise** | 58.3% | 12.7% | 46.9% | ### By Industry #### Gradle Build Tool - **Information Technology and Services:** 27.8% - **Internet:** 16.7% - **Computer Software:** 16.7% - **Higher Education:** 8.3% - **Telecommunications:** 5.6% - **Program Development:** 2.8% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.8% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.8% - **Food Production:** 2.8% - **Financial Services:** 2.8% - **Other:** 11.1% #### Unreal Engine - **Computer Games:** 36.7% - **Entertainment:** 10.0% - **Animation:** 7.3% - **Computer Software:** 7.3% - **Higher Education:** 4.7% - **Architecture & Planning:** 4.0% - **Media Production:** 4.0% - **Design:** 3.3% - **Motion Pictures and Film:** 2.7% - **Information Technology and Services:** 2.0% - **Other:** 18.0% #### Apache Maven - **Information Technology and Services:** 26.3% - **Computer Software:** 25.6% - **Financial Services:** 5.0% - **Banking:** 3.1% - **E-Learning:** 3.1% - **Internet:** 3.1% - **Computer & Network Security:** 2.5% - **Computer Hardware:** 1.9% - **Telecommunications:** 1.9% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 1.9% - **Other:** 25.6% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Gradle Build Tool - [Jenkins](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (564 reviews) - [Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (377 reviews) - [Bamboo](https://www.g2.com/products/bamboo/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (69 reviews) - [Azure DevOps Server](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-devops-server/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (198 reviews) - [CircleCI](https://www.g2.com/products/circleci/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (509 reviews) - [Progress Chef](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-chef/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (102 reviews) - [CloudBees](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudbees/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (621 reviews) - [Postman](https://www.g2.com/products/postman/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1778 reviews) - [GitHub](https://www.g2.com/products/github/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2354 reviews) - [Bitrise Mobile DevOps Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/bitrise-mobile-devops-platform/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (236 reviews) ### Alternatives to Unreal Engine - [Unity](https://www.g2.com/products/unity/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (364 reviews) - [Nuke](https://www.g2.com/products/nuke/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (62 reviews) - [CryEngine](https://www.g2.com/products/cryengine/reviews) — 3.7/5 stars (16 reviews) - [3ds Max Design](https://www.g2.com/products/3ds-max-design/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (281 reviews) - [Maya](https://www.g2.com/products/maya/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (267 reviews) - [GameMaker](https://www.g2.com/products/gamemaker/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (32 reviews) - [Godot](https://www.g2.com/products/godot/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (27 reviews) - [Vuforia Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/vuforia-engine/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (54 reviews) - [PlayCanvas](https://www.g2.com/products/playcanvas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (12 reviews) - [Cocos2d-X](https://www.g2.com/products/cocos2d-x/reviews) — 3.6/5 stars (12 reviews) ### Alternatives to Apache Maven - [Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (377 reviews) - [Azure DevOps Server](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-devops-server/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (198 reviews) - [GitHub](https://www.g2.com/products/github/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2354 reviews) - [Jenkins](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (564 reviews) - [Postman](https://www.g2.com/products/postman/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1778 reviews) - [Bamboo](https://www.g2.com/products/bamboo/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (69 reviews) - [CircleCI](https://www.g2.com/products/circleci/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (509 reviews) - [TeamCity](https://www.g2.com/products/teamcity/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (88 reviews) - [CloudBees](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudbees/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (621 reviews) - [Octopus Deploy](https://www.g2.com/products/octopus-deploy/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (58 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Gradle Build Tool - Title: [Is maven or gradle better?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/gradle-build-tool-is-maven-or-gradle-better) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "For non-trivial build situations, without question Gradle is the better tool. Maven works in simple cases, even though it is still overly verbose. However,..." - Title: [Is maven or gradle better?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-maven-or-gradle-better) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Gradle is far better in my opinion. While Maven works, the XML POM files are extremely verbose and awkward. The design principles of Maven make projects..." ### Unreal Engine - Title: [What is Unreal Engine used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-unreal-engine-used-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Game designing primarily but you can use it to render 3d cinematics as well." - Title: [Unreal engine questions](https://www.g2.com/discussions/51677-unreal-engine-questions) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "By Anonymous Many binary operations are rippers. I invested about $320,000 then i decided to withdraw after several week but the withdrawal wasn't..." - Title: [What is a](https://www.g2.com/discussions/47500-what-is-a) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "It is nothing" ### Apache Maven - Title: [What is Apache Maven used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/apache-maven-what-is-apache-maven-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "It's the artifact storage for the Java builds." - Title: [Is Maven Apache open source?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-maven-apache-open-source) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Yes" - Title: [What is Maven and why it is used?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-maven-and-why-it-is-used) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Maven is a build tool which works on POM " --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/gradle-build-tool-vs-unreal-engine-vs-apache-maven)