appimagetool vs makeself
| appimagetool | makeself | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Target platforms | Linux; builds documented for x86_64, i686, aarch64, and armhf | Linux; macOS; Windows via Cygwin or WSL; Solaris; HP-UX; AIX; FreeBSD; OpenBSD; NetBSD; IRIX; UnicOS/Cray |
| Output formats | AppImage; optional zsync file | Self-extracting shell archives; compressed TAR; .run; .sh |
| Command-line packaging | Yes | Yes |
| Auto-update support | Yes | — |
| Delta updates | Yes | — |
| CI/CD integration | Yes | — |
Both are listed in Best Software Packaging Tools. On Inferse, appimagetool scores higher on our published basis.