Cake Alternatives

Apps similar to Cake include CMake, which is free and open source. Other options are Maven, GNU Make, Gradle and Ant. There's no shortage of Build Systems like Cake, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, self-hosting and Android.

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  1. Anise icon

    Anise

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    one software project administration tool for all environments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Anise screenshot 1
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  2. Reggae build system icon

    Reggae build system

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    Reggae is a (meta) build system with multiple front (D, Python, Ruby, Javascript, Lua) and backends (make, ninja, tup, custom). This is alpha software, only tested on Linux and likely to have breaking changes made.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Rsbuild icon

    Rsbuild

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    Simple, fast, extensible build tool. Powered by Rspack.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • React
    • Node.JS
    • Vue.js
    • Typescript
    Rsbuild screenshot 1
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  5. Jerkar icon

    Jerkar

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    Powerfull and rich featured pure Java build and automation tool. Jerkar includes among others, dependency management, repository publication, super-easy build editing and depbugging.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Bazel icon

    Bazel

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    Bazel is an open-source build and test tool similar to Make, Maven, and Gradle. It uses a human-readable, high-level build language. Bazel supports projects in multiple languages and builds outputs for multiple platforms.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    Bazel screenshot 1
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  8. W

    Werk

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    Werk is a command runner and simplistic build system. It is intended to supplant Make in projects that need a simple build tool adjacent to a main build system, such as Cargo or NPM.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Rust
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • BSD
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