Gradle vs. Maven Let's discuss some key differences between Gradle and Maven: Gradle Maven It is a build automation system that uses a Groovy-based DSL (domain-specific language ) It is a software project management system that is primarily used for java projects. It does not use an XML file for declaring the project configuration. It uses an XML file for declaring the project, its dependencies, the build order, and its required plugin. It is based on a graph of task dependencies that do the work. It is based on the phases of the fixed and linear model. In Gradle, the main goal is to add functionality to the project. In maven, the main goal is related to the project phase. It avoids the work by tracking input and output tasks and only runs the tasks that have been changed. Therefore it gives a faster performance. It does not use the build cache; thus, its build time is slower than Gradl...