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Top 10 GNU Automake Alternatives & Competitors

(11)4.2 out of 5

GNU Automake is not the only option for Other Continuous Delivery Software. Explore other competing options and alternatives. Other important factors to consider when researching alternatives to GNU Automake include files and projects. The best overall GNU Automake alternative is CMake. Other similar apps like GNU Automake are SCons, FinalBuilder, Distcc, and Apache Buildr. GNU Automake alternatives can be found in Other Continuous Delivery Software.

Best Paid & Free Alternatives to GNU Automake

  • CMake
  • SCons
  • FinalBuilder

Top 10 Alternatives to GNU Automake Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

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  1. CMake

    (17)4.3 out of 5
  2. CMake is a family of tools designed to build, test and package software. CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler independent configuration files. CMake generates native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the compiler environment of your choice.

    Categories in common with GNU Automake:
    #2
  3. SCons

    (17)4.1 out of 5
  4. SCons is an Open Source software construction tool-that is, a next-generation build tool.

    Categories in common with GNU Automake:
    #3
  5. FinalBuilder

    (13)4.6 out of 5
  6. Automating your Build process is simple with FinalBuilder. With FinalBuilder you don't need to edit xml, or write scripts. Visually define and debug your build scripts, then schedule them with windows scheduler, or integrate them with Continua CI, Jenkins or any other CI Server.

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    Reviewers say compared to GNU Automake, FinalBuilder is:

    More expensive
    Better at support
    Better at meeting requirements
    #4
  7. Distcc

    (11)4.6 out of 5
  8. distcc is a program to distribute builds of C, C++, Objective C or Objective C++ code across several machines on a network. distcc should always generate the same results as a local build, is simple to install and use, and is usually much faster than a local compile.

    Categories in common with GNU Automake:

    Reviewers say compared to GNU Automake, Distcc is:

    Better at support
    More usable
    #5
  9. Apache Buildr

    (12)4.3 out of 5
  10. Apache Buildr is a build system for Java-based applications, including support for Scala, Groovy and a growing number of JVM languages and tools.

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    Reviewers say compared to GNU Automake, Apache Buildr is:

    Better at support
    Better at meeting requirements
    #6
  11. Leiningen

    (3)4.8 out of 5
  12. Leiningen is the easiest way to use Clojure. With a focus on project automation and declarative configuration, it gets out of your way and lets you focus on your code.

    Categories in common with GNU Automake:
    #7
  13. A-A-P

    (9)4.2 out of 5
  14. A-A-P makes it easy to locate, download, build and install software. It also supports browsing source code, developing programs, managing different versions and distribution of software and documentation. This means that A-A-P is useful both for users and for developers.

    Categories in common with GNU Automake:

    Reviewers say compared to GNU Automake, A-A-P is:

    Better at support
    #8
  15. Google Cloud Tekton

    (8)4.3 out of 5
  16. Tekton is a powerful yet flexible Kubernetes-native open-source framework for creating continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) systems. It lets you build, test, and deploy across multiple cloud providers or on-premises systems by abstracting away the underlying implementation details.

    Categories in common with GNU Automake:

    Reviewers say compared to GNU Automake, Google Cloud Tekton is:

    Better at support
    #9
  17. Rocket Enterprise Server (formerly a Micro Focus product)

    (5)4.7 out of 5
  18. Micro Focus Enterprise Server provides an application deployment environment for rehosting IBM mainframe applications that have traditionally run on IBM z/OS environments.

    Categories in common with GNU Automake:
    #10
  19. Boost.Build

    (1)3.5 out of 5
  20. Boost.Build takes care about compiling your sources with right options, creating static and shared libraries, making executables, and other chores - whether you're using gcc, msvc, or a dozen more supported C++ compilers - on Windows, OSX, Linux and commercial UNIX systems.

    Categories in common with GNU Automake: