# Top 10 GNU Make Alternatives & Competitors
**Average Rating:** 4.4/5
**Total Number of Reviews:** 19
Looking for alternatives or competitors to GNU Make? Other important factors to consider when researching alternatives to GNU Make include files and configuration. The best overall GNU Make alternative is CMake. Other similar apps like GNU Make are SCons, Leiningen, MPW Make, and FinalBuilder. GNU Make alternatives can be found in [Other Continuous Delivery Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery).


## Best Paid & Free Alternatives to GNU Make
  - [CMake](https://www.g2.com/products/cmake/reviews)
  - [SCons](https://www.g2.com/products/scons/reviews)
  - [Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/products/leiningen/reviews)
  - [MPW Make](https://www.g2.com/products/mpw-make/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)
  - [FlowTracer](https://www.g2.com/products/flowtracer/reviews)
  - [Cabal](https://www.g2.com/products/cabal/reviews)
  - [Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/products/boost-build/reviews)

## Top 10 Alternatives to GNU Make Recently Reviewed By G2 Community
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  ### 1. [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.


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

**Compare:** [GNU Make vs CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-gnu-make)
**Compare CMake with other alternatives:**
- [CMake vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-scons)
- [CMake vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-leiningen)
- [CMake vs MPW Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-mpw-make)
- [CMake vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-finalbuilder)
- [CMake vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-cmake)
- [CMake vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-distcc)
- [CMake vs FlowTracer](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-flowtracer)
- [CMake vs Cabal](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-cabal)
- [CMake vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-cmake)

  ### 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 GNU Make, SCons is:
- More usable
- More expensive
Categories in common with GNU Make: [Other Continuous Delivery](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-continuous-delivery)

**Compare:** [GNU Make vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-make-vs-scons)
**Compare SCons with other alternatives:**
- [SCons vs CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/leiningen-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs MPW Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/mpw-make-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 FlowTracer](https://www.g2.com/compare/flowtracer-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs Cabal](https://www.g2.com/compare/cabal-vs-scons)
- [SCons vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-scons)

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

**Compare:** [GNU Make vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-make-vs-leiningen)
**Compare Leiningen with other alternatives:**
- [Leiningen vs CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-leiningen)
- [Leiningen vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/leiningen-vs-scons)
- [Leiningen vs MPW Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/leiningen-vs-mpw-make)
- [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 FlowTracer](https://www.g2.com/compare/flowtracer-vs-leiningen)
- [Leiningen vs Cabal](https://www.g2.com/compare/cabal-vs-leiningen)
- [Leiningen vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-leiningen)

  ### 4. [MPW Make](https://www.g2.com/products/mpw-make/reviews)
By Apple
**Average Rating:** 3.5/5
**Total Reviews:** 1
Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW) is a product designed specifically for professional Macintosh software developers. It brings together a comprehensive collection of development tools designed to support C, C++, and assembly-language programmers who are writing software for Mac OS 7.x/8.x/9.x.


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

**Compare:** [GNU Make vs MPW Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/gnu-make-vs-mpw-make)
**Compare MPW Make with other alternatives:**
- [MPW Make vs CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-mpw-make)
- [MPW Make vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/mpw-make-vs-scons)
- [MPW Make vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/leiningen-vs-mpw-make)
- [MPW Make vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-mpw-make)
- [MPW Make vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-mpw-make)
- [MPW Make vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-mpw-make)
- [MPW Make vs FlowTracer](https://www.g2.com/compare/flowtracer-vs-mpw-make)
- [MPW Make vs Cabal](https://www.g2.com/compare/cabal-vs-mpw-make)
- [MPW Make vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-mpw-make)

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

**Compare:** [GNU Make vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-gnu-make)
**Compare FinalBuilder with other alternatives:**
- [FinalBuilder vs CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-finalbuilder)
- [FinalBuilder vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-scons)
- [FinalBuilder vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-leiningen)
- [FinalBuilder vs MPW Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-mpw-make)
- [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 FlowTracer](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-flowtracer)
- [FinalBuilder vs Cabal](https://www.g2.com/compare/cabal-vs-finalbuilder)
- [FinalBuilder vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-finalbuilder)

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

**Compare:** [GNU Make vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-gnu-make)
**Compare Apache Buildr with other alternatives:**
- [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 Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-leiningen)
- [Apache Buildr vs MPW Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-mpw-make)
- [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 FlowTracer](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-flowtracer)
- [Apache Buildr vs Cabal](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-cabal)
- [Apache Buildr vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-boost-build)

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

**Compare:** [GNU Make vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-gnu-make)
**Compare Distcc with other alternatives:**
- [Distcc vs CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-distcc)
- [Distcc vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-scons)
- [Distcc vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-leiningen)
- [Distcc vs MPW Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-mpw-make)
- [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 FlowTracer](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-flowtracer)
- [Distcc vs Cabal](https://www.g2.com/compare/cabal-vs-distcc)
- [Distcc vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-distcc)

  ### 8. [FlowTracer](https://www.g2.com/products/flowtracer/reviews)
By Runtime Design Automation
**Average Rating:** 4.0/5
**Total Reviews:** 1
FlowTracer is versatile and powerful infrastructure software (with built-in job scheduling) for design flow development, management, and parallel execution. Any engineer, programmer, or IT professional who is used to implementing and managing flows with scripts or GNU Make will find FlowTracer a superior solution. Through its visualization and troubleshooting capabilities, complex design flows can be easily understood, maintained, and expanded.


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

**Compare:** [GNU Make vs FlowTracer](https://www.g2.com/compare/flowtracer-vs-gnu-make)
**Compare FlowTracer with other alternatives:**
- [FlowTracer vs CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-flowtracer)
- [FlowTracer vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/flowtracer-vs-scons)
- [FlowTracer vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/flowtracer-vs-leiningen)
- [FlowTracer vs MPW Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/flowtracer-vs-mpw-make)
- [FlowTracer vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/finalbuilder-vs-flowtracer)
- [FlowTracer vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-flowtracer)
- [FlowTracer vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/distcc-vs-flowtracer)
- [FlowTracer vs Cabal](https://www.g2.com/compare/cabal-vs-flowtracer)
- [FlowTracer vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-flowtracer)

  ### 9. [Cabal](https://www.g2.com/products/cabal/reviews)
By HaskellWiki
**Average Rating:** 4.0/5
**Total Reviews:** 1
Cabal is a system for building and packaging Haskell libraries and programs. It defines a common interface for package authors and distributors to easily build their applications in a portable way. Cabal is part of a larger infrastructure for distributing, organizing, and cataloging Haskell libraries and programs.


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

**Compare:** [GNU Make vs Cabal](https://www.g2.com/compare/cabal-vs-gnu-make)
**Compare Cabal with other alternatives:**
- [Cabal vs CMake](https://www.g2.com/compare/cmake-vs-cabal)
- [Cabal vs SCons](https://www.g2.com/compare/cabal-vs-scons)
- [Cabal vs Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/cabal-vs-leiningen)
- [Cabal vs MPW Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/cabal-vs-mpw-make)
- [Cabal vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/cabal-vs-finalbuilder)
- [Cabal vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-cabal)
- [Cabal vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/cabal-vs-distcc)
- [Cabal vs FlowTracer](https://www.g2.com/compare/cabal-vs-flowtracer)
- [Cabal vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-cabal)

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

**Compare:** [GNU Make vs Boost.Build](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-gnu-make)
**Compare Boost.Build with other alternatives:**
- [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 Leiningen](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-leiningen)
- [Boost.Build vs MPW Make](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-mpw-make)
- [Boost.Build vs FinalBuilder](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-finalbuilder)
- [Boost.Build vs Apache Buildr](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-buildr-vs-boost-build)
- [Boost.Build vs Distcc](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-distcc)
- [Boost.Build vs FlowTracer](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-flowtracer)
- [Boost.Build vs Cabal](https://www.g2.com/compare/boost-build-vs-cabal)


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