Cake AlternativesBuild Systems and other similar apps like Cake

Cake is described as '(C# Make) is a cross-platform build automation system with a C# DSL for tasks such as compiling code, copying files and folders, running unit tests, compressing files and building NuGet packages' and is a Build System in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Cake for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best Cake alternative is CMake, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cake are GNU Make, Maven, Gradle and pypyr.

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  1. CMake icon
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    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...

    40 CMake alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku

    CMake Features

    1.  Build automation
    2.  C++ support
    3.  C support

    CMake VS Cake

     
    • CMake is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Cake.

    • CMake is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cake.

    • CMake is Free and Open SourceCake is also Free and Open Source
  2. GNU Make icon
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    Make is a tool which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program from the program's source files.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin

    GNU Make Features

    1.  Build automation

    GNU Make VS Cake

     
  3. Maven icon
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    Apache Maven is a Java-based tool for build automation and project management (in software development). It is centered around a Project Object Model (POM) described in a XML file that describes the project structure and its dependencies to other components and libraries.

    32 Maven alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Maven Features

    1.  C++ support
    2.  Build automation

    Maven VS Cake

     
  4. Gradle icon
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    Gradle is a build tool with a focus on build automation and support for multi-language development. If you are building, testing, publishing, and deploying software on any platform, Gradle offers a flexible model that can support the entire development lifecycle from compiling...

    29 Gradle alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Studio
    • Eclipse
    • IntelliJ IDEA
    • Java
    • Apache NetBeans

    Gradle Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Build automation
    3.  Continuous Integration
    4.  Java based
    5.  Continuous Deployment

    Gradle VS Cake

     
  5. pypyr icon
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    pypyr is an open source task-runner for automation pipelines. pypyr lets you script sequential tasks in a simple yaml format with conditional execution, loops, error handling and retries for any step in your pipeline.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    pypyr Features

    1.  Continuous Integration
    2.  Continuous Deployment

    pypyr VS Cake

     
    • pypyr is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Cake.

    • pypyr is Free and Open SourceCake is also Free and Open Source
  6. SCons icon
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    SCons is an Open Source software construction tool—that is, a next-generation build tool. Think of SCons as an improved, cross-platform substitute for the classic Make utility with integrated functionality similar to autoconf/automake and compiler caches such as ccache.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    SCons Features

    1.  Build automation

    SCons VS Cake

     
  7. LazFuck icon
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    LazFuck is a GUI application for writing, executing, compiling and debugging programs written in famous BrainFuck esoteric programming language.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft

    LazFuck Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Debugging
    5.  Interpreter

    LazFuck VS Cake

     
  8. Ant icon
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    Apache Ant is an Open Source Java-based build tool (for software development). It uses XML files to describe, structure and control the build process. Most actions are described as 'Tasks' - Ant offers a library of built-in Tasks, but various 3rd party Tasks and Task...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ant VS Cake

     
  9. MSBuild icon
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    The Microsoft Build Engine is a platform for building applications. This engine, which is also known as MSBuild, provides an XML schema for a project file that controls how the build platform processes and builds software.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    MSBuild Features

    1.  C++

    MSBuild VS Cake

     
  10. Rake icon
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    Rake is a software task management and build automation tool. It allows you to specify tasks and describe dependencies as well as to group tasks in a namespace.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Rake Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Build automation

    Rake VS Cake

     
  11. Buck icon
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    Buck is a build system developed and used by Facebook. It encourages the creation of small, reusable modules consisting of code and resources, and supports a variety of languages on many platforms.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Buck Features

    1.  C++
    2.  Rust

    Buck VS Cake

     
  12. qmake icon
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    qmake is a tool from The Qt Company that helps simplify the build process for development project across different platforms. qmake automates the generation of Makefiles so that only a few lines of information are needed to create each Makefile.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    qmake Features

    1.  Build automation

    qmake VS Cake

     
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