Best Build Automation Software in 2026
Updated
40 build automation software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
40ranked
1free plans on this page
7 Oct 2026last checked
Build Automation Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 15 on this page have a public API.
- 26 Waf API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 27 Yocto Project API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 28 FASTBuild API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 29 fastlane API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 30 GN API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 31 Ninja API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 32 Premake API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 33 Qbs API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 34 qmake API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 35 sbt API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 36 Shake API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 37 Tup API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 38 CodeKit API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 39 Open Build Service API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8Free
- 40 Prepros API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
Compare all 15 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Build as code | Dependency locking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Waf | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 27 | Yocto Project | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 28 | FASTBuild | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 29 | fastlane | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 30 | GN | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 31 | Ninja | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 32 | Premake | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 33 | Qbs | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 34 | qmake | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 35 | sbt | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 36 | Shake | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 37 | Tup | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 38 | CodeKit | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | Yes | — |
| 39 | Open Build Service | 4.8 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Prepros | 4.8 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
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