makeself vs NSIS
| makeself | NSIS | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Target platforms | Linux; macOS; Windows via Cygwin or WSL; Solaris; HP-UX; AIX; FreeBSD; OpenBSD; NetBSD; IRIX; UnicOS/Cray | Windows |
| Output formats | Self-extracting shell archives; compressed TAR; .run; .sh | Self-contained executable installers (.exe) and uninstallers |
| Command-line packaging | Yes | Yes |
| Silent installation | — | Yes |
| CI/CD integration | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Software Packaging Tools. On Inferse, NSIS scores higher on our published basis.