Comparison of Build Automation Software
| Tool name | Operating system | Build language | Description language | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-A-P | Unix, Windows, OS X | C | recipe | GNU GPL |
| Ant | cross-platform | Java | XML | Apache 2.0 |
| AnthillPro | cross-platform | cross-language | Wraps Make, Ant, Maven, MsBuild, Nant, etc. for controlled build, deploy, test processes. | Proprietary |
| Automated BuildStudio | Windows | cross-language | graphical IDE with support for Ant/NAnt, MSBuild, JScript, VBScript, DelphiScript | Proprietary |
| Bamboo | cross-platform | cross-language | continuous integration | Proprietary |
| buildfactory | Unix, Windows | cross-language | ? | Proprietary |
| Buildr | cross-platform | Java | Ruby | Apache 2.0 |
| Cake | cross-platform | cross-language | Python | MIT |
| Capistrano | cross-platform | Ruby | domain specific language for software builds | MIT |
| CMake | cross-platform | cross-language | uses CMakeLists.txt file | New BSD |
| Continuum | cross-platform | Java | ? | Apache 2.0 |
| CruiseControl | cross-platform | cross-language | XML | BSD-style license |
| dmake | Linux, Solaris, Windows | OpenOffice, Solaris | uses Makefile | ? |
| ElectricCommander | cross-platform | cross-language | flexible including gmake, bmake, emake and ant scripts | Proprietary |
| Fabricate | cross-platform | cross-language | Python | ? |
| FinalBuilder | Windows | cross-language | graphical IDE with support for Ant/NAnt, MSBuild, JScript, VBScript, IronPython, PowerShell | Proprietary |
| Go | cross-platform | cross-language | graphical IDE with support for Ant/NAnt, MSBuild, rake and any tool with a command line interface | Proprietary, cost-free Community edition license |
| Gradle | cross-platform | Java-Groovy | Groovy based DSL | Apache 2.0 |
| Hyper Build | Windows | cross-language | Visual IDE for designing builds / XML build project files. | Proprietary |
| icemake | cross-platform | C, C++, assembly, TeX | S-expression based | ? |
| IKAN ALM | cross-platform | cross-language | Ant, NAnt, Maven2, any tool via the API | Proprietary |
| make | cross-platform | cross-language | uses Makefile | Various |
| makepp | cross-platform | cross-language, optimized for C++ | uses Makefile | GNU GPL |
| mk-configure | cross-platform | cross-language | uses Makefile (bmake dialect) | BSD-style license |
| Maven | cross-platform | Java | Project Object Model | Apache 2.0 |
| ] | cross-platform | Perl | ? | GNU GPL |
| MPW Make | Mac OS Classic | ? | ? | ? |
| MSBuild | Windows | cross-language | XML | Proprietary freeware |
| NAnt | cross-platform | .NET | XML | GNU GPL |
| nmake | Unix, Linux, Windows/Interix | cross-language | uses Makefile | ? |
| OMake | Unix, Linux, OS X, Windows | cross-language | custom scripting language with make-like syntax and portable build-in shell | GNU GPL |
| OpenMake Meister | Unix, Linux, Windows, z/OS | cross-language | XML, Perl, REXX | Proprietary |
| OpenMake Mojo | Unix, Linux, Windows | cross-language | XML, Perl | Proprietary, free edition available |
| ParaBuild | ? | ? | ? | Proprietary with a free small team edition |
| PBS | cross-platform | cross-language | Perl | Artistic 1 & GPL 1 |
| Perforce Jam | cross-platform | cross-language | uses Jamfile | Proprietary, free licence for open source projects |
| Phing | cross-platform | PHP | XML (Ant clone) | GNU Lesser GPL |
| PyBuild | ? | ? | Python | GNU GPL |
| Rake | cross-platform | Ruby | Ruby | MIT |
| SCons | cross-platform | cross-language | Python | MIT |
| Shake | cross-platform | cross-language | Haskell | New BSD |
| Simple Build Tool | cross-platform | Scala, Java | Scala based DSL | BSD |
| Speedy Make | cross-platform | cross-language | XML | GNU GPL |
| Sweet Build | Microsoft Windows | cross-language | DSL and Lua | libpng License |
| TMake | Windows, Linux and BSD | cross-language | lua | GPLv3 |
| Tweaker (build tool) | cross-platform | cross-language | Any (Ant, bash, batch, C, Erlang, Java, SQL, and VBScript by default, with 3rd party interface for extensions) | GPLv3 |
| Visual Build | Windows | cross-language | XML | Proprietary |
| Waf | cross-platform | cross-language | Python | New BSD |
| WANT | Windows | Object Pascal (Delphi) | XML | ? |
| X-Script Generator | Windows | cross-language | XML | ? |
| Yabu | Unix, POSIX | cross-language | uses Buildfile | Public domain |
| Tool name | Operating system | Build language | Description language | License |
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