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Mill vs sbt
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| Fact | Mill | sbt |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Scala | Scala |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 2.8k | 5k |
| Latest | 1.3.0 | v2.0.11 |
| Last push | 2026-10-18 | 2026-10-18 |
| Release cadence | about 18 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 25 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 25 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Mill replaces sbt. Alternatives to sbt →
Full replacementScala builds with cached tasks, defined in a Scala build file.
Both replace Apache Maven. Alternatives to Apache Maven →
PartialMillBuilds JVM projects with its own build file and plugins; Maven plugins do not carry over.
PartialsbtBuilds JVM projects from a Scala build definition, strongest on Scala; Maven plugins do not carry over.
Mill
- 1.3.02026-10-10CI: ignore failing python example test
- 1.3.0-M12026-09-25Fine-grained task-level concurrency between launcherspre-release
- 1.1.102026-09-25Deduplicate the non-inverted dependency tree to fix showMvnDepsTree hanging
- 1.1.92026-09-07Build with Mill to 1.1.8 and set API baseline
- 1.1.82026-08-07Refactor Moduleutils with mutable set for better performance (backport #7095)
sbt
- v2.0.112026-10-182.0.11
- v2.1.0-RC12026-10-112.1.0-RC1pre-release
- v2.0.102026-10-022.0.10
- v2.1.0-M32026-09-282.1.0-M3pre-release
- v2.1.0-M22026-09-212.1.0-M2pre-release
Mill
✓ signed The latest release, 1.3.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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sbt
✓ signed The latest release, v2.0.11, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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