SBT Alternatives

Apps similar to SBT include Maven, which is free and open source. Other options are Gradle, Turborepo, Ant and Rush Monorepo. You can choose from more than 10 Build Systems like SBT for Mac, Windows, Linux and self-hosting.

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SBT alternatives page was last updated Apr 9, 2026

NAnt
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NAnt is a free .NET build tool. In theory it is kind of like make without make's wrinkles. In practice it's a lot like Ant.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows
Good alternative?Is NAnt a good alternative to SBT?
Buildr
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Apache Buildr is a build system for Java-based applications, including support for Scala, Groovy and a growing number of JVM languages and tools. We wanted something that’s simple and intuitive to use, so we only need to tell it what to do, and it takes care of the rest.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Build System
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Good alternative?Is Buildr a good alternative to SBT?
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
Good alternative?Is Jerkar a good alternative to SBT?
Nx
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Next generation build system with first class monorepo support and powerful integrations.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Build System
Origin
United States
Platforms
Self-Hosted
United States
Good alternative?Is Nx a good alternative to SBT?
Rsbuild
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Simple, fast, extensible build tool. Powered by Rspack.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Build System
Platforms
React
Node.JS
Vue.js
Typescript
Good alternative?Is Rsbuild a good alternative to SBT?