Instead of fastlane
fastlane alternatives
fastlane handles the release work for iOS and Android apps: it can build and upload releases, manage store metadata and screenshots, submit versions for review, and automate beta distribution. Teams define repeatable workflows as lanes and run them with one command. It also creates localized store screenshots, syncs iOS signing identities and profiles, and integrates with CI systems and hundreds of tools. It is free and open source, with execution on a user's machine or server.
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Qbs
Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+2Cross-platform projects needing declarative build descriptions — Qbs describes build tasks and dependencies declaratively across languages, while fastlane focuses on mobile app releases and distribution.
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Bazel
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsLarge, multi-language builds with shared caching — Bazel builds and tests software with Starlark targets, parallel execution, and remote caching; fastlane automates app release workflows.
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FASTBuild
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsDistributed compilation and build caching — FASTBuild distributes compilation across networked machines and offers a build cache, unlike fastlane's app-release automation.
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Ninja
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsFast incremental builds with generated build files — Ninja quickly runs incremental builds from generated input files, while fastlane handles app distribution and store releases.
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Nx
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2JavaScript and TypeScript monorepo task orchestration — Nx adds project graphs, code-generation plugins, and optional remote caching for monorepos; fastlane centers on mobile app releases.
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qmake
Free plan iPhoneLinuxMac+1Qt projects that need Makefiles or IDE projects — qmake expands .pro files into Makefiles and includes Qt build rules, unlike fastlane's release and distribution workflows.
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SCons
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1Python-configured, cross-platform software builds — SCons configures builds with Python scripts and supports dependency analysis, parallel builds, and caching rather than app releases.
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Apache Ant
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1 - 9
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AWS CodeBuild
Free plan APILinuxMac+2 - 11
Buck2
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1 - 12
distcc
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1 - 13
GN
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 14
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Buildroot
Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted - 16
Google Cloud Build
Free plan APILinuxWeb - 17
Meson
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 18
Open Build Service
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1 - 19
build2
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 20
Broccoli
Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted - 21
Pants
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 22
Premake
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 23
Rake
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 24
Rush
Free plan LinuxMacWindows
A different tool may fit better when the main task is compiling general-purpose software rather than preparing app releases. fastlane is officially supported on macOS; Linux and Windows support is partial, so teams using those environments should weigh that distinction. Compare the languages and targets each option handles, how it describes build tasks and dependencies, and whether caching, parallel or distributed builds, or project generation matter. The workflow is another consideration: fastlane uses lanes and community actions, while these alternatives use declarative project descriptions, build files, task graphs, or scripts.