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Best Shake Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from build automation software ranked against Shake on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Nx Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin $29/mo7.9
    Shake vs Nx
  2. 2
    fastlane Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free7.8
    Shake vs fastlane
  3. 3
    Bazel Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.3
    Shake vs Bazel
  4. 4
    Gradle Free plan apiLinuxMacWin Free7.3
    Shake vs Gradle
  5. 5
    Pants Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.3
    Shake vs Pants
  6. 7
    Apache Maven Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Shake vs Apache Maven
  7. 8
    distcc Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Shake vs distcc
  8. 9
    Rake Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    Shake vs Rake
  9. 10
    Rush Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    Shake vs Rush
  10. 11
    SCons Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Shake vs SCons
  11. 12
    Tup Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    Shake vs Tup
  12. 13
    Xmake AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 7.2
    Shake vs Xmake
  13. 14
    Apache Ant Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Shake vs Apache Ant
  14. 15
    Buck2 Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Shake vs Buck2
  15. 16
    GN Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    Shake vs GN
  16. 17
    Meson Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    Shake vs Meson
  17. 18
    build2 LinuxMacWin 7.0
    Shake vs build2
  18. 19
    Buildroot Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free7.0
    Shake vs Buildroot
  19. 20
    moon LinuxMacWin 7.0
    Shake vs moon
  20. 21
    Open Build Service Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    Shake vs Open Build Service

Shake alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Nx7.9Free plan$29/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2fastlane7.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
3Bazel7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
4Gradle7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Windows
5Pants7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7Apache Maven7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8distcc7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9Rake7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
10Rush7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11SCons7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12Tup7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
13Xmake7.2Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
14Apache Ant7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15Buck27.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
16GN7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
17Meson7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
18build27.0Linux, Mac, Windows
19Buildroot7.0Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
20moon7.0Linux, Mac, Windows
21Open Build Service7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Shake alternatives

What is the best alternative to Shake?

Nx, number 1 in build automation software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: fastlane, Bazel, Gradle and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Shake?

Nx is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.