Build Automation Software
Alternatives to GNU Automake
The tools Specifiction weighs against GNU Automake, from its list of build automation software, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.
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AWS CodeBuild CodeBuild suits teams running automated CI/CD pipelines, existing Jenkins jobs, or builds from GitHub and other listed sources.
From $0.01/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.5 Visit Specs - 02 Apache Maven
Maven suits Java project teams looking for a POM- and plugin-based build system with dependency management.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.8 Visit Specs - 03
Bazel Bazel is suited to large codebases, projects using multiple compiled languages, multi-platform deployments, and projects with extensive tests.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.8 Visit Specs - 04
fastlane fastlane suits developers and teams automating app builds, beta distribution and store releases.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS8.7 Visit Specs - 05 Buildroot Free plan Linux · Self-hosted8.6 Visit Specs
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FASTBuild FASTBuild suits development teams and independent developers who need parallel, cached or distributed compilation.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.6 Visit Specs - 07
Gradle Gradle suits developers automating builds for JVM, Android and other supported project types, from startups to large enterprises.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API8.4 Visit Specs - 08
Apache Ant It suits developers who want build files and task-based automation across Java and non-Java projects.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.3 Visit Specs - 09 Open Build Service
OBS suits packagers, free software projects, and independent software vendors that need to build and distribute packages.
Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.3 Visit Specs - 10 distcc
It suits developer workgroups, laptop users offloading builds to a faster machine, and developers on embedded or small computers.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.2 Visit Specs - 11
Nx Nx suits developers working in JavaScript or TypeScript monorepos who need dependency-aware task execution, caching, or CI distribution.
From $29/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.2 Visit Specs - 12
Buck2 Buck2 suits teams working on large-scale, multi-language repositories that need to compose targets across languages.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.1 Visit Specs - 13 Ninja Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs
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CodeKit Free trial macOS8.0 Visit Specs - 15
GN Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.9 Visit Specs - 16
SCons SCons suits developers who want a cross-platform build tool with Python-based configuration and support for several languages and tools.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted7.9 Visit Specs - 17
Meson Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.8 Visit Specs - 18 Shake
Shake is for developers who write or run build systems, particularly on large projects needing expressive rules, parallel execution, caching, and profiling.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.8 Visit Specs - 19 build2 Windows · macOS · Linux7.7 Visit Specs
- 20 Prepros Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux7.7 Visit Specs
- 21 Google Cloud Build From $0.01/mo Web · Linux · API7.6 Visit Specs
- 22 Pants
Pants suits development teams working in its supported languages that need a build system with dependency inference, caching, or remote execution.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.6 Visit Specs - 23 Qbs
Qbs suits software projects that need declarative build automation across languages and target platforms.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS7.6 Visit Specs - 24 qmake
qmake suits developers building Qt applications and other projects described with `.pro` files.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS7.6 Visit Specs - 25
Rush Rush suits JavaScript developers consolidating multiple projects or packages in one repository, including large teams maintaining large repositories.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.6 Visit Specs - 26
Premake Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.5 Visit Specs - 27 Broccoli Linux · Self-hosted7.4 Visit Specs
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moon Windows · macOS · Linux7.4 Visit Specs - 29 Rake
Rake suits Ruby users who want to define task dependencies in Ruby syntax, including build and test workflows.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.4 Visit Specs - 30 BitBake Linux · Self-hosted7.3 Visit Specs