Task is a task runner / build tool that aims to be simpler and easier to use than, for example, GNU Make.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Go (Programming Language)
Premake is described as 'Powerfully simple build configuration' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Premake for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Android apps. The best Premake alternative is CMake, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Premake are GNU Make, Ant, MSBuild and SCons.
Task is a task runner / build tool that aims to be simpler and easier to use than, for example, GNU Make.
BuildAMation is a build system and project generator for C and C++ desktop applications, with an extensible architecture. It is written in C#, and works on Windows, Linux and Apple OSX. Build modes supported are a multithreaded native command line build, VisualStudio solution...
makebreed is a customizable shell script (./configure) that generates makefiles for C/C++ development projects using the gcc compiler. It is a simple, clean and easy alternative to other build systems like cmake or gnu autotools.





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.

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.