# Top 10 CMake Alternatives & Competitors
**Average Rating:** 4.3/5
**Total Number of Reviews:** 17
Looking for alternatives or competitors to CMake? Other important factors to consider when researching alternatives to CMake include configuration and files. The best overall CMake alternative is GNU Make. Other similar apps like CMake are SCons, GNU Automake, Leiningen, and FinalBuilder. CMake alternatives can be found in [Other Continuous Delivery Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery).


## Best Paid & Free Alternatives to CMake
  - [GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-make/reviews)
  - [SCons](https://www.g2.com/products/scons/reviews)
  - [GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-automake/reviews)
  - [Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/products/leiningen/reviews)
  - [FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/products/finalbuilder/reviews)
  - [Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-buildr/reviews)
  - [Distcc](https://www.g2.com/products/distcc/reviews)
  - [A-A-P](https://www.g2.com/products/a-a-p/reviews)
  - [Google Cloud Tekton](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-tekton/reviews)
  - [Rocket Enterprise Server](https://www.g2.com/products/rocket-enterprise-server/reviews)

## Top 10 Alternatives to CMake Recently Reviewed By G2 Community
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  ### 1. [GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-make/reviews)
By FreeCAD
**Average Rating:** 4.4/5
**Total Reviews:** 19
Make is a tool which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program from the program's source files.


Reviewers say compared to CMake, GNU Make is:
- Better at meeting requirements
- Better at support
- More usable
Categories in common with CMake: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [CMake vs GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-gnu-make)
**Compare GNU Make with other alternatives:**
- [GNU Make vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-make-vs-scons)
- [GNU Make vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-vs-gnu-make)
- [GNU Make vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-make-vs-leiningen)
- [GNU Make vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-gnu-make)
- [GNU Make vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-gnu-make)
- [GNU Make vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-gnu-make)
- [GNU Make vs A-A-P](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-gnu-make)
- [GNU Make vs Google Cloud Tekton](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-make-vs-google-cloud-tekton)
- [GNU Make vs Rocket Enterprise Server](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-make-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)

  ### 2. [SCons](https://www.g2.com/products/scons/reviews)
By SCons Foundation
**Average Rating:** 4.1/5
**Total Reviews:** 17
SCons is an Open Source software construction tool-that is, a next-generation build tool.


Reviewers say compared to CMake, SCons is:
- More usable
- Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with CMake: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [CMake vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-scons)
**Compare SCons with other alternatives:**
- [SCons vs GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-make-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/leiningen-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs A-A-P](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs Google Cloud Tekton](https://www.g2.com/compare/google-cloud-tekton-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs Rocket Enterprise Server](https://www.g2.com/compare/rocket-enterprise-server-vs-scons)

  ### 3. [GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-automake/reviews)
By FreeCAD
**Average Rating:** 4.2/5
**Total Reviews:** 11
GNU is an operating system that is free software-that is, it respects users' freedom. The development of GNU made it possible to use a computer without software that would trample your freedom.


Reviewers say compared to CMake, GNU Automake is:
- More usable
- Better at support
- Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with CMake: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [CMake vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-gnu-automake)
**Compare GNU Automake with other alternatives:**
- [GNU Automake vs GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-vs-gnu-make)
- [GNU Automake vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-vs-scons)
- [GNU Automake vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-vs-leiningen)
- [GNU Automake vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-gnu-automake)
- [GNU Automake vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-gnu-automake)
- [GNU Automake vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-gnu-automake)
- [GNU Automake vs A-A-P](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-gnu-automake)
- [GNU Automake vs Google Cloud Tekton](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-vs-google-cloud-tekton)
- [GNU Automake vs Rocket Enterprise Server](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)

  ### 4. [Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/products/leiningen/reviews)
By Leiningen
**Average Rating:** 4.8/5
**Total Reviews:** 3
Leiningen is the easiest way to use Clojure. With a focus on project automation and declarative configuration, it gets out of your way and lets you focus on your code.


Categories in common with CMake: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [CMake vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-leiningen)
**Compare Leiningen with other alternatives:**
- [Leiningen vs GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-make-vs-leiningen)
- [Leiningen vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/leiningen-vs-scons)
- [Leiningen vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-vs-leiningen)
- [Leiningen vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-leiningen)
- [Leiningen vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-leiningen)
- [Leiningen vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-leiningen)
- [Leiningen vs A-A-P](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-leiningen)
- [Leiningen vs Google Cloud Tekton](https://www.g2.com/compare/google-cloud-tekton-vs-leiningen)
- [Leiningen vs Rocket Enterprise Server](https://www.g2.com/compare/leiningen-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)

  ### 5. [FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/products/finalbuilder/reviews)
By VSoft Technologies
**Average Rating:** 4.6/5
**Total Reviews:** 13
Automating your Build process is simple with FinalBuilder. With FinalBuilder you don't need to edit xml, or write scripts. Visually define and debug your build scripts, then schedule them with windows scheduler, or integrate them with Continua CI, Jenkins or any other CI Server.


Reviewers say compared to CMake, FinalBuilder is:
- More expensive
- Better at support
- More usable
Categories in common with CMake: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [CMake vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-finalbuilder)
**Compare FinalBuilder with other alternatives:**
- [FinalBuilder vs GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-gnu-make)
- [FinalBuilder vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-scons)
- [FinalBuilder vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-gnu-automake)
- [FinalBuilder vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-leiningen)
- [FinalBuilder vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-finalbuilder)
- [FinalBuilder vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-finalbuilder)
- [FinalBuilder vs A-A-P](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-finalbuilder)
- [FinalBuilder vs Google Cloud Tekton](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-google-cloud-tekton)
- [FinalBuilder vs Rocket Enterprise Server](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)

  ### 6. [Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-buildr/reviews)
By The Apache Software Foundation
**Average Rating:** 4.3/5
**Total Reviews:** 13
Apache Buildr is a build system for Java-based applications, including support for Scala, Groovy and a growing number of JVM languages and tools.


Reviewers say compared to CMake, Apache Buildr is:
- More usable
- Better at support
- Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with CMake: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [CMake vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-cmake)
**Compare Apache Buildr with other alternatives:**
- [Apache Buildr vs GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-gnu-make)
- [Apache Buildr vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-scons)
- [Apache Buildr vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-gnu-automake)
- [Apache Buildr vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-leiningen)
- [Apache Buildr vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-finalbuilder)
- [Apache Buildr vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-distcc)
- [Apache Buildr vs A-A-P](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-apache-buildr)
- [Apache Buildr vs Google Cloud Tekton](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-google-cloud-tekton)
- [Apache Buildr vs Rocket Enterprise Server](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)

  ### 7. [Distcc](https://www.g2.com/products/distcc/reviews)
By Distcc
**Average Rating:** 4.6/5
**Total Reviews:** 11
distcc is a program to distribute builds of C, C++, Objective C or Objective C++ code across several machines on a network. distcc should always generate the same results as a local build, is simple to install and use, and is usually much faster than a local compile.


Reviewers say compared to CMake, Distcc is:
- More usable
- Better at support
- Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with CMake: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [CMake vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-distcc)
**Compare Distcc with other alternatives:**
- [Distcc vs GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-gnu-make)
- [Distcc vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-scons)
- [Distcc vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-gnu-automake)
- [Distcc vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-leiningen)
- [Distcc vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-finalbuilder)
- [Distcc vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-distcc)
- [Distcc vs A-A-P](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-distcc)
- [Distcc vs Google Cloud Tekton](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-google-cloud-tekton)
- [Distcc vs Rocket Enterprise Server](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)

  ### 8. [A-A-P](https://www.g2.com/products/a-a-p/reviews)
By NLnet Foundation
**Average Rating:** 4.2/5
**Total Reviews:** 9
A-A-P makes it easy to locate, download, build and install software. It also supports browsing source code, developing programs, managing different versions and distribution of software and documentation. This means that A-A-P is useful both for users and for developers.


Reviewers say compared to CMake, A-A-P is:
- More usable
- Better at support
Categories in common with CMake: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [CMake vs A-A-P](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-cmake)
**Compare A-A-P with other alternatives:**
- [A-A-P vs GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-gnu-make)
- [A-A-P vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-scons)
- [A-A-P vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-gnu-automake)
- [A-A-P vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-leiningen)
- [A-A-P vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-finalbuilder)
- [A-A-P vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-apache-buildr)
- [A-A-P vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-distcc)
- [A-A-P vs Google Cloud Tekton](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-google-cloud-tekton)
- [A-A-P vs Rocket Enterprise Server](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)

  ### 9. [Google Cloud Tekton](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-tekton/reviews)
By Google
**Average Rating:** 4.3/5
**Total Reviews:** 8
Tekton is a powerful yet flexible Kubernetes-native open-source framework for creating continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) systems. It lets you build, test, and deploy across multiple cloud providers or on-premises systems by abstracting away the underlying implementation details.


Reviewers say compared to CMake, Google Cloud Tekton is:
- Better at support
- More usable
- Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with CMake: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [CMake vs Google Cloud Tekton](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-google-cloud-tekton)
**Compare Google Cloud Tekton with other alternatives:**
- [Google Cloud Tekton vs GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-make-vs-google-cloud-tekton)
- [Google Cloud Tekton vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/google-cloud-tekton-vs-scons)
- [Google Cloud Tekton vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-vs-google-cloud-tekton)
- [Google Cloud Tekton vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/google-cloud-tekton-vs-leiningen)
- [Google Cloud Tekton vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-google-cloud-tekton)
- [Google Cloud Tekton vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-google-cloud-tekton)
- [Google Cloud Tekton vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-google-cloud-tekton)
- [Google Cloud Tekton vs A-A-P](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-google-cloud-tekton)
- [Google Cloud Tekton vs Rocket Enterprise Server](https://www.g2.com/compare/google-cloud-tekton-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)

  ### 10. [Rocket Enterprise Server](https://www.g2.com/products/rocket-enterprise-server/reviews)
By Rocket Software
**Average Rating:** 4.7/5
**Total Reviews:** 5
Micro Focus Enterprise Server provides an application deployment environment for rehosting IBM mainframe applications that have traditionally run on IBM z/OS environments.


Categories in common with CMake: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [CMake vs Rocket Enterprise Server](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)
**Compare Rocket Enterprise Server with other alternatives:**
- [Rocket Enterprise Server vs GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-make-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)
- [Rocket Enterprise Server vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/rocket-enterprise-server-vs-scons)
- [Rocket Enterprise Server vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)
- [Rocket Enterprise Server vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/leiningen-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)
- [Rocket Enterprise Server vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)
- [Rocket Enterprise Server vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)
- [Rocket Enterprise Server vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)
- [Rocket Enterprise Server vs A-A-P](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)
- [Rocket Enterprise Server vs Google Cloud Tekton](https://www.g2.com/compare/google-cloud-tekton-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)


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