Buildfarm vs Ccache
Buildfarm
buildfarm.github.ioCcache
ccache.devSide by side
| Figure | Buildfarm | Ccache |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Build Cache Software | 7.8 (#11) | 8.4 (#3) |
| License | The project repository identifies its license as Apache-2.0. | Ccache is free software released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later. |
| Purpose | Buildfarm implements the Remote Execution API for remote caching and execution. | Ccache speeds up recompilation by caching previous compilations and reusing results when the same compilation is repeated. |
| Security | The authentication guide describes configuring client/server authentication with self-signed TLS certificates. | Release archives starting with version 4.12 are signed with minisign, and the download page gives instructions for verifying them. |
| Support | The project repository directs users to file bugs or feature requests as issues and ask questions in the build team Slack channel. | The site directs users to its bug report page, issue tracker, discussions, and mailing list. |
Plans
In their own words
Buildfarm
Buildfarm has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Ccache
Ccache is a build tool that can reduce repeated compilation work by storing prior results and recognizing when a single-file compilation recurs. It supports compilers such as GCC, Clang and MSVC, and languages including C, C++, assembler, CUDA, Objective-C and Objective-C++, with support varying by compiler and language. Runtime support includes Linux, macOS and native Windows at support level A, and Windows with MSYS2 and other Unix-like platforms at level B. Direct and depend modes can avoid running the preprocessor. Remote caching is possible through adaptable storage backends, with listed helpers for HTTP, HTTPS and Redis protocols. Ccache records cache hit and miss statistics, manages cache size, supports Zstandard compression, and uses BLAKE3 and XXH3 in its hashing and corruption checks. It works with Make, CMake, Ninja and Visual Studio. It is free software under the GNU GPL version 3 or later. Its scope has limits: multi-file compilation, linking and compilations with unsupported flags fall back to the real compiler. The project also cautions that cache misses add overhead and recommends measuring typical workloads.