--- title: GNU Automake Reviews meta\_title: 'GNU Automake Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 11 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how GNU Automake works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.2 review\_count: 11 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: CI/CD Tools url: https://www.g2.com/categories/ci-cd-tools --- # GNU Automake Reviews & Product Details 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. * * * Seller [FreeCAD](https://www.g2.com/sellers/freecad) Discussions [GNU Automake Community](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-automake/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![CMake](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "CMake") CMake 4.3/5(17) ](https://www.g2.com/products/cmake/reviews) [ ![SCons](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SCons") SCons 4.1/5(17) ](https://www.g2.com/products/scons/reviews) [ ![FinalBuilder](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "FinalBuilder") FinalBuilder 4.6/5(13) ](https://www.g2.com/products/finalbuilder/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-automake/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 11 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Alternative Medicine](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Alternative Medicine") UA Verified User in Alternative Medicine Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/31/2019 "Who doesn't use Autotools? " 4/5 What do you like best about GNU Automake? Open source software is important to me. When automating the process of building software, I consider it critical from a security/software integrity standpoint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GNU Automake? Of course being open software, it is hard to get support on non-free operating systems like the latest version of Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering GNU Automake: For open source software it is the de-facto standard; as I said in the title of my review "who doesn't use Autotools?" If you don't already use Automake, I would first document your current software build process. I would do this even, or especially, if you think you already have it documented. What would it take for me, a programmer but not at your organization, to step in and go from code to end user product? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GNU Automake solving and how is that benefiting you? Automating building/compiling software. The benefit is not only in the speed/efficiency of the build process but also in the standardization of the process. It makes errors, or bugs, much easier to find and correct. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Morgan C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Morgan C.") MC Morgan C. Virtual CIO Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/31/2019 "Effective C build tool" 3.5/5 What do you like best about GNU Automake? automake has a template system to build on numerous target systems. It is used for many \*nix system components to build on a variety of distros and even target operating systems. It is a mature build system with widespread adoption. I would recommend it for new packages, especially in C. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GNU Automake? automake is not relevant to code in modern languages like python and go which have new ecosystems to distribute their packages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GNU Automake solving and how is that benefiting you? automake allows distributing code which can be reliably built on a variety of operating systems and distributions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Akim D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Akim D.") AD Akim D. Teacher/researcher Research Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/1/2018 "Makefiles even more declarative" 4/5 What do you like best about GNU Automake? Make and Makefiles are the historical build system for Unix. Because it is open to any build tool, it is still a relevant standard today. However, to much boilerplate is needed, and Automake, a translator for extended Makefiles, takes care of this. Since it's an extended Makefile, whenever needed, writing regular Make recipes works. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GNU Automake? On Windows, until recently, it's not simple to use Make, hence Automake is (was?) not to adequate for project targeting Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering GNU Automake: One needs to master Makefiles before, and know how to use Autoconf. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GNU Automake solving and how is that benefiting you? Rules to build my C/C++ projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Consumer Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Consumer Services") UC Verified User in Consumer Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/8/2017 "Very easy build tool for building native components" 3.5/5 What do you like best about GNU Automake? I have been using automake to build cross-platform components (iOS, Android and mac). It works like a charm. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about GNU Automake? Keep the tool version up to date or managed through MacPorts is painful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is GNU Automake solving and how is that benefiting you? It's helpful in building cross-platform components. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-automake/pricing) GNU Automake Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_a24dedb54f0d29cd769216f70cc92db4/cmake.png "Product Avatar Image") CMake 4.3/5(17) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-gnu-automake) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_3013989c4a77f13473ace5387dedf5df/gnu-make.png "Product Avatar Image") GNU Make 4.4/5(19) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-automake-vs-gnu-make) ## Work at FreeCAD? 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