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Alternatives to Open Build Service

The tools Specifiction weighs against Open Build Service, from its list of build automation software, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.

  1. 01 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 · Linux
    9.5 Visit Specs
  2. 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-hosted
    8.8 Visit Specs
  3. 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 · Linux
    8.8 Visit Specs
  4. 04 fastlane

    fastlane suits developers and teams automating app builds, beta distribution and store releases.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS
    8.7 Visit Specs
  5. 05 Buildroot
    Free plan Linux · Self-hosted
    8.6 Visit Specs
  6. 06 FASTBuild

    FASTBuild suits development teams and independent developers who need parallel, cached or distributed compilation.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.6 Visit Specs
  7. 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 · API
    8.4 Visit Specs
  8. 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-hosted
    8.3 Visit Specs
  9. 09 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-hosted
    8.2 Visit Specs
  10. 10 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 · Linux
    8.2 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Buck2

    Buck2 suits teams working on large-scale, multi-language repositories that need to compose targets across languages.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    8.1 Visit Specs
  12. 12 Ninja
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.1 Visit Specs
  13. 13 CodeKit
    Free trial macOS
    8.0 Visit Specs
  14. 14 GN
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.9 Visit Specs
  15. 15 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-hosted
    7.9 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Meson
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.8 Visit Specs
  17. 17 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 · Linux
    7.8 Visit Specs
  18. 18 build2
    Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.7 Visit Specs
  19. 19 Prepros
    Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.7 Visit Specs
  20. 20 Google Cloud Build
    From $0.01/mo Web · Linux · API
    7.6 Visit Specs
  21. 21 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 · Linux
    7.6 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Qbs

    Qbs suits software projects that need declarative build automation across languages and target platforms.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS
    7.6 Visit Specs
  23. 23 qmake

    qmake suits developers building Qt applications and other projects described with `.pro` files.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS
    7.6 Visit Specs
  24. 24 Rush

    Rush suits JavaScript developers consolidating multiple projects or packages in one repository, including large teams maintaining large repositories.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.6 Visit Specs
  25. 25 Premake
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.5 Visit Specs
  26. 26 Broccoli
    Linux · Self-hosted
    7.4 Visit Specs
  27. 27 GNU Automake
    Free plan
    7.4 Visit Specs
  28. 28 moon
    Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.4 Visit Specs
  29. 29 Rake

    Rake suits Ruby users who want to define task dependencies in Ruby syntax, including build and test workflows.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.4 Visit Specs
  30. 30 BitBake
    Linux · Self-hosted
    7.3 Visit Specs

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