Modernizer

Designed specifically for Maven; users of other build tools like Gradle must rely on third-party plugins, which may have limited features or support compared to the core plugin.

Configuring exclusions requires understanding of javap format and regular expressions, which can be cumbersome and error-prone for developers, as noted in the exclusionsFile and exclusionPatterns documentation.

Only supports CONSOLE and CODE_CLIMATE output formats, which may not integrate with all CI/CD systems or reporting tools, limiting flexibility for diverse environments.

Relies on compiled classes for detection, so it cannot provide feedback until after compilation, potentially delaying the identification of legacy API usage in the development cycle.