SBT Alternatives

SBT is described as 'Build tool for Scala. It is like Ant or Maven but with hieroglyphics' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SBT for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted and Typescript apps. The best SBT alternative is Maven, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SBT are Gradle, Turborepo, Ant and Rush Monorepo.

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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.
25 NAnt alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows
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
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
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
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
Is Rsbuild a good alternative to SBT?