Best Premake Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from build automation software ranked against Premake on the same published basis.
- 1Premake vs Gradle
- 2Premake vs AWS CodeBuild
- 3Premake vs Google Cloud Build
- 4Premake vs Bazel
- 5Premake vs Nx
- 6Premake vs Buck2
- 7Premake vs Meson
- 8Premake vs Pants
- 9Premake vs Rush
- 10Premake vs build2
- 11Premake vs moon
- 12Premake vs Please
- 13Premake vs Xmake
- 14Premake vs Broccoli
- 15Premake vs Lage
- 16Premake vs Mill
- 17Premake vs Deb-o-Matic
- 18Premake vs Apache Maven
- 19Premake vs Apache Ant
- 20Premake vs BitBake
Premake alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gradle | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | AWS CodeBuild | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Google Cloud Build | 6.8 | No | $0.01/mo | API, Linux, Web |
| 4 | Bazel | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Nx | 6.0 | Free plan | $29/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Buck2 | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | Meson | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Pants | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Rush | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | build2 | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | moon | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Please | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 13 | Xmake | 5.6 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Broccoli | 5.4 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 15 | Lage | 5.4 | No | — | Linux |
| 16 | Mill | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Deb-o-Matic | 5.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | Apache Maven | 5.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 19 | Apache Ant | 5.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | BitBake | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about Premake alternatives
What is the best alternative to Premake?
Gradle, number 1 in build automation software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: AWS CodeBuild, Google Cloud Build, Bazel and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Premake?
Gradle is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.