# Top 10 Distcc Alternatives & Competitors
**Average Rating:** 4.6/5
**Total Number of Reviews:** 11
If you are considering Distcc, you may also want to investigate similar alternatives or competitors to find the best solution. Other important factors to consider when researching alternatives to Distcc include features and projects. The best overall Distcc alternative is GNU Make. Other similar apps like Distcc are CMake, SCons, FinalBuilder, and GNU Automake. Distcc alternatives can be found in [Other Continuous Delivery Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery).


## Best Paid & Free Alternatives to Distcc
  - [GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-make/reviews)
  - [CMake](https://www.g2.com/products/cmake/reviews)
  - [SCons](https://www.g2.com/products/scons/reviews)
  - [FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/products/finalbuilder/reviews)
  - [GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-automake/reviews)
  - [Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-buildr/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)
  - [Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/products/boost-build/reviews)

## Top 10 Alternatives to Distcc Recently Reviewed By G2 Community
Browse options below. Based on reviewer data, you can see how Distcc stacks up to the competition, check reviews from current & previous users in industries like Financial Services, Health, Wellness and Fitness, and Program Development, and find the best product for your business.


  ### 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 Distcc, GNU Make is:
- Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with Distcc: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [Distcc vs GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-gnu-make)
**Compare GNU Make with other alternatives:**
- [GNU Make vs CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-gnu-make)
- [GNU Make vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-make-vs-scons)
- [GNU Make vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-gnu-make)
- [GNU Make vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-vs-gnu-make)
- [GNU Make vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-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)
- [GNU Make vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-gnu-make)

  ### 2. [CMake](https://www.g2.com/products/cmake/reviews)
By Kitware
**Average Rating:** 4.3/5
**Total Reviews:** 17
CMake is a family of tools designed to build, test and package software. CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler independent configuration files. CMake generates native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the compiler environment of your choice.


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

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

  ### 3. [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.


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

**Compare:** [Distcc vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-scons)
**Compare SCons with other alternatives:**
- [SCons vs GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-make-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-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)
- [SCons vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-scons)

  ### 4. [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 Distcc, FinalBuilder is:
- Better at meeting requirements
- Better at support
Categories in common with Distcc: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [Distcc vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-finalbuilder)
**Compare FinalBuilder with other alternatives:**
- [FinalBuilder vs GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-gnu-make)
- [FinalBuilder vs CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-finalbuilder)
- [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 Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-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)
- [FinalBuilder vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-finalbuilder)

  ### 5. [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 Distcc, GNU Automake is:
- Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with Distcc: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [Distcc vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-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 CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-gnu-automake)
- [GNU Automake vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-vs-scons)
- [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 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)
- [GNU Automake vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-gnu-automake)

  ### 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 Distcc, Apache Buildr is:
- Better at meeting requirements
- Better at support
Categories in common with Distcc: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [Distcc vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-distcc)
**Compare Apache Buildr with other alternatives:**
- [Apache Buildr vs GNU Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-gnu-make)
- [Apache Buildr vs CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-cmake)
- [Apache Buildr vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-scons)
- [Apache Buildr vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-finalbuilder)
- [Apache Buildr vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-gnu-automake)
- [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)
- [Apache Buildr vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-boost-build)

  ### 7. [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.


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

**Compare:** [Distcc vs A-A-P](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-distcc)
**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 CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-cmake)
- [A-A-P vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-scons)
- [A-A-P vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-finalbuilder)
- [A-A-P vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-gnu-automake)
- [A-A-P vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-apache-buildr)
- [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)
- [A-A-P vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/a-a-p-vs-boost-build)

  ### 8. [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 Distcc, Google Cloud Tekton is:
- Better at support
- Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with Distcc: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [Distcc vs Google Cloud Tekton](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-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 CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-google-cloud-tekton)
- [Google Cloud Tekton vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/google-cloud-tekton-vs-scons)
- [Google Cloud Tekton vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-google-cloud-tekton)
- [Google Cloud Tekton vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-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 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)
- [Google Cloud Tekton vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-google-cloud-tekton)

  ### 9. [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 Distcc: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [Distcc vs Rocket Enterprise Server](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-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 CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)
- [Rocket Enterprise Server vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/rocket-enterprise-server-vs-scons)
- [Rocket Enterprise Server vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)
- [Rocket Enterprise Server vs GNU Automake](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-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 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)
- [Rocket Enterprise Server vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-rocket-enterprise-server)

  ### 10. [Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/products/boost-build/reviews)
By Boost.Build
**Average Rating:** 3.5/5
**Total Reviews:** 1
Boost.Build takes care about compiling your sources with right options, creating static and shared libraries, making executables, and other chores - whether you're using gcc, msvc, or a dozen more supported C++ compilers - on Windows, OSX, Linux and commercial UNIX systems.


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

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


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