No. 22 of 43 ·Game Build Automation Software

Cake

Windows · Mac · Linux

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Cake is ranked #22 of 43 in game build automation software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Cake plans and pricing

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Cake Free Free and open source, including for commercial use cakebuild.net · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on game build automation software

Free plan: Yes
Runner model: self-hosted
Build platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

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The record

What it does: Cake is a cross-platform build automation system with a C# DSL for compiling code, copying files and folders, running tests, compressing files, and building NuGet packages.
Ways to write builds: Build scripts can be written as Cake scripts, Cake.Sdk projects or single-file apps, or Cake Frosting console applications.
Operating systems: Cake runs on modern .NET and is available on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Built-in tools: Cake supports MSBuild, .NET CLI, MSTest, xUnit, NUnit, NuGet, ILMerge, WiX, and SignTool out of the box.
Editor integrations: The site lists integrations for Atom, JetBrains Rider, Visual Studio Code, and Visual Studio, including features such as IntelliSense for some editors.
CI integrations: Documented build system integrations include Azure Pipelines, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, TeamCity, Bitbucket Pipelines, and RWX.
Extensions: The extensions directory lists addins and modules that extend Cake, and says extension issues should be directed to each extension's author.
Support lifecycle: Cake supports the current major release with bug fixes to its latest version, and ends support for a major release when the next major version is published.
Runtime requirement: The Cake .NET Tool NuGet package requires .NET 8 or newer.
SDK capabilities: Cake.Sdk supports native .NET CLI publishing of self-contained executables and containers.
Security-related feature: Cake 6.3.0 introduced GitHub Actions OIDC trusted publishing that exchanges an OIDC token for a short-lived NuGet.org API key, avoiding a long-lived publishing secret.
Community support: The community page points users to discussion and getting-help resources and reports several hundred contributors.
Founded: 2014
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Game Build Automation Software in 2026#22 of 43

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Sources

cakebuild.net· checked 29 Sept 2026
cakebuild.net/docs/integrations/editors/· checked 29 Sept 2026
cakebuild.net/docs/integrations/build-systems/· checked 29 Sept 2026
cakebuild.net/extensions/· checked 29 Sept 2026
cakebuild.net/docs/getting-started/lifecycle· checked 29 Sept 2026
cakebuild.net/docs/running-builds/runners/dotnet-tool· checked 29 Sept 2026
cakebuild.net/docs/running-builds/runners/cake-sdk· checked 29 Sept 2026
cakebuild.net/blog/2026/09/cake-v6.3.0-released· checked 29 Sept 2026
cakebuild.net/community/· checked 29 Sept 2026