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Top 10 GNU Make Alternatives & Competitors

(19)4.4 out of 5

Explore the best alternatives to GNU Make for users who need new software features or want to try different solutions. Other important factors to consider when researching alternatives to GNU Make include files and projects. The best overall GNU Make alternative is CMake. Other similar apps like GNU Make are SCons, Leiningen, MPW Make, and FinalBuilder. GNU Make alternatives can be found in Other Continuous Delivery Software.

Best Paid & Free Alternatives to GNU Make

  • CMake
  • SCons
  • Leiningen

Top 10 Alternatives to GNU Make 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.

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    Reviewers say compared to GNU Make, CMake is:

    More expensive
    #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.

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    Reviewers say compared to GNU Make, SCons is:

    More usable
    More expensive
    #3
  5. Leiningen

    (3)4.8 out of 5
  6. 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.

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    #4
  7. MPW Make

    (1)3.5 out of 5
  8. Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW) is a product designed specifically for professional Macintosh software developers. It brings together a comprehensive collection of development tools designed to support C, C++, and assembly-language programmers who are writing software for Mac OS 7.x/8.x/9.x.

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    #5
  9. FinalBuilder

    (13)4.6 out of 5
  10. 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 Make, FinalBuilder is:

    More expensive
    Better at support
    More usable
    #6
  11. Apache Buildr

    (12)4.3 out of 5
  12. 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 Make, Apache Buildr is:

    More usable
    Better at support
    #7
  13. Distcc

    (11)4.6 out of 5
  14. 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.

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    Reviewers say compared to GNU Make, Distcc is:

    More usable
    Better at support
    #8
  15. FlowTracer

    (1)4.0 out of 5
  16. FlowTracer is versatile and powerful infrastructure software (with built-in job scheduling) for design flow development, management, and parallel execution. Any engineer, programmer, or IT professional who is used to implementing and managing flows with scripts or GNU Make will find FlowTracer a superior solution. Through its visualization and troubleshooting capabilities, complex design flows can be easily understood, maintained, and expanded.

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    #9
  17. Boost.Build

    (1)3.5 out of 5
  18. 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.

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    #10
  19. Cabal

    (1)4.0 out of 5
  20. Cabal is a system for building and packaging Haskell libraries and programs. It defines a common interface for package authors and distributors to easily build their applications in a portable way. Cabal is part of a larger infrastructure for distributing, organizing, and cataloging Haskell libraries and programs.

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