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    Apache Maven

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AApache Maven is an open source build automation tool.N/A

    HashiCorp Packer

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AHashiCorp Packer automates the creation of machine images, coming out of the box with support to build images for Amazon EC2, CloudStack, DigitalOcean, Docker, Google Compute Engine, Microsoft Azure, QEMU, VirtualBox, and VMware.N/A
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    User Ratings
    Apache MavenHashiCorp Packer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    10.0
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    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.1
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
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    User Testimonials
    Apache MavenHashiCorp Packer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apache
    Maven is great if you have an application with a lot of third-party dependencies and don’t want each developer to keep track of where the dependency can be downloaded. It’s also a great way to make it easy for a new developer to be able to build the application. It’s less suitable for simple projects without any third-party dependencies.
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    HashiCorp
    We use packer to generate new machine images for multiple platforms on every change to our Configuration Management tools like Chef/Puppet/Ansible It's act single tool for Image building for Multi-provider like AWS/Azure/GCP Helps to achieve Dev/Prod Parity Packer itself doesn't have a state like Terraform. You can't do packer output AMI ID. If you have a scenario where you want to maintain the state for images it would be tough to manage via Packer.
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    Pros
    Apache
    • If you are building in the Java ecosystem, then Maven definitely has the biggest repository of artifacts needed for such projects.
    • It has a very simple to use extendable architecture. Everything is configurable through the Pom.xml file which is very simple to follow.
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    HashiCorp
    • Multi-provider portability
    • Greater testability
    • Super fast infrastructure deployment
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    Cons
    Apache
    • Maven provides a very rigid model that makes customization tedious and sometimes impossible. While this can make it easier to understand any given Maven build, as long as you don’t have any special requirements, it also makes it unsuitable for many automation problems.
    • Maven has few, built-in dependency scopes, which forces awkward module architectures in common scenarios like using test fixtures or code generation. There is no separation between unit and integration tests
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    HashiCorp
    • Manageability
    • Manageability
    • Manageability
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    Apache
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    HashiCorp
    We are happy with the use of Packer in our organization. Apart from manageability, I don't find any other drawback with Packer.
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    Usability
    Apache
    The overall usability of Apache Maven is very good to us. We were able to incorporate it into our company's build process pretty quickly. We deployed it to multiple teams throughout the entire enterprise. We got good feedback from our developers stating that Apache Maven has simplified their build process. It also allowed to to standardize the build process for the entire enterprise, thus ensure that each development team is using the same, consistent process to build code.
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    HashiCorp
    It's best for building Image with many features and benefits.
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    Support Rating
    Apache
    I can't speak to the support, as I've never had issues. Apache Maven "just works," and errors were user errors or local nexus errors. Apache Maven is a great build/dependency management tool. I give it a 9/10 because occasionally the error message don't immediately indicate a solution...but again, those errors were always user or configuration errors, and the Maven documentation is extensive, so I don't find fault in Maven, but in its users.
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    HashiCorp
    I only once required support and it was very smooth.
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    Implementation Rating
    Apache
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    HashiCorp
    I haven't found any issue in Implementation that itself describes how well this tool is built.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apache
    Ant, Maven's opposing framework, is often a point of comparison. Although Ant does not require formal conventions, it is procedural in the sense that you must tell Ant exactly what to do and when. It also lacks a lifecycle, along with goal definition and dependencies. Maven, on the other hand, requires less work as it knows exactly where your source code is as long as the pom.xml file is generated.
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    HashiCorp
    There are lot of tools in market which does the job for Image creation but all of them are not complete Machine/Image as a code. All other alternatives can create Image partially. Main reason for selecting Packer are Packer is lightweight, portable, and command-line driven Packer helps keep development, staging, and production as similar as possible. Packer automates the creation of any type of machine image Multi-provider portability is the feature to die for
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    Return on Investment
    Apache
    • Apache Maven is an open source product from the Apache Software Foundation. Being free to use without any licensing constraints, we've been very happy with this product thus far.
    • The software build and packaging times for our applications have improved greatly since our use of this tool.
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    HashiCorp
    • Super fast infrastructure deployment
    • Quick turnaround of infrastructure in multiple cloud using single tool.
    • Increase productivity by reducing time in infrastructure building.
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