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Best Tup Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    Nx Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin $29/mo7.9
    Tup vs Nx
  2. 2
    fastlane Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free7.8
    Tup vs fastlane
  3. 3
    Bazel Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.3
    Tup vs Bazel
  4. 4
    Gradle Free plan apiLinuxMacWin Free7.3
    Tup vs Gradle
  5. 5
    Pants Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.3
    Tup vs Pants
  6. 6
    Apache Maven Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Tup vs Apache Maven
  7. 7
    distcc Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Tup vs distcc
  8. 8
    Rake Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    Tup vs Rake
  9. 9
    Rush Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    Tup vs Rush
  10. 10
    SCons Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Tup vs SCons
  11. 11
    Xmake AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 7.2
    Tup vs Xmake
  12. 12
    Apache Ant Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Tup vs Apache Ant
  13. 13
    Buck2 Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Tup vs Buck2
  14. 14
    GN Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    Tup vs GN
  15. 15
    Meson Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    Tup vs Meson
  16. 16
    build2 LinuxMacWin 7.0
    Tup vs build2
  17. 17
    moon LinuxMacWin 7.0
    Tup vs moon
  18. 18
    Open Build Service Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    Tup vs Open Build Service
  19. 19
    Waf LinuxMacWin 7.0
    Tup vs Waf
  20. 20
    AWS CodeBuild Free plan apiLinuxWebWin Free6.9
    Tup vs AWS CodeBuild

Tup 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
6Apache Maven7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7distcc7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Rake7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9Rush7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
10SCons7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Xmake7.2No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
12Apache Ant7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Buck27.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14GN7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
15Meson7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
16build27.0No—Linux, Mac, Windows
17moon7.0No—Linux, Mac, Windows
18Open Build Service7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19Waf7.0No—Linux, Mac, Windows
20AWS CodeBuild6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
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Questions about Tup alternatives

What is the best alternative to Tup?

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 Tup?

Nx is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 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.