NAnt Alternatives

Maven

Apache Maven is a Java-based tool for build automation and project management (in software development). It is centered around a Project Object Model (POM) described in...

Features:

• C++ support
• Build system

CMake

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...

Features:

• C++ support
• C support
• Cross-platform

GNU Make

Make is a tool which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program from the program's source files.

Gradle

Gradle is build automation evolved. Gradle can automate the building, testing, publishing, deployment and more of software packages or other types of projects such as...

Features:

• Build system
• Java

SCons

SCons is an Open Source software construction tool—that is, a next-generation build tool. Think of SCons as an improved, cross-platform substitute for the classic Make...

Ant

Apache Ant is an Open Source Java-based build tool (for software development). It uses XML files to describe, structure and control the build process. Most actions are...

Rake

Rake is a software task management and build automation tool. It allows you to specify tasks and describe dependencies as well as to group tasks in a namespace.

Features:

• Build system
• Portable
• Ruby

Buck

Buck is a build system developed and used by Facebook. It encourages the creation of small, reusable modules consisting of code and resources, and supports a variety of...

Features:

• Java
• Python
• Rust

SBT

SBT is a build tool for Scala. It is like Ant or Maven but with hieroglyphics.

Cake

Cake (C# Make) is a cross-platform build automation system with a C# DSL for tasks such as compiling code, copying files and folders, running unit tests, compressing...

Features:

• Build system
• Cross-platform