electron-builder vs InstallAware
| electron-builder | InstallAware | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Target platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Output formats | DMG, PKG, MAS, AppImage, Snap, DEB, RPM, FreeBSD, Pacman, P5P, APK, NSIS, NSIS Web, portable EXE, AppX, MSIX, MSI, Squirrel.Windows, ZIP, 7z, tar.xz, tar.gz, tar.bz2, tar.lz, tar.7z | MSI, EXE, MSIX, APPX, App-V, DEB, RPM, PKG |
| Command-line packaging | Yes | Yes |
| Silent installation | Yes | Yes |
| Auto-update support | Yes | Yes |
| Delta updates | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD integration | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Software Packaging Tools. On Inferse, InstallAware scores higher on our published basis.