Best Mill Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from build automation software ranked against Mill on the same published basis.
- 1Mill vs Bazel
- 2Mill vs Nx
- 3Mill vs AWS CodeBuild
- 4Mill vs Buck2
- 5Mill vs Gradle
- 6Mill vs Meson
- 7Mill vs Pants
- 8Mill vs Rush
- 9Mill vs Xmake
- 10Mill vs build2
- 11Mill vs moon
- 13Mill vs Please
- 14Mill vs Apache Maven
- 15Mill vs Google Cloud Build
- 16Mill vs SCons
- 17Mill vs Apache Ant
- 18Mill vs Broccoli
- 19Mill vs Deb-o-Matic
- 20Mill vs distcc
- 21Mill vs FASTBuild
Mill alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bazel | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | Nx | 6.6 | Free plan | $29/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | AWS CodeBuild | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Buck2 | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Gradle | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Meson | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Pants | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Rush | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Xmake | 5.8 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | build2 | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | moon | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Please | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 14 | Apache Maven | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Google Cloud Build | 5.4 | No | $0.01/mo | API, Linux, Web |
| 16 | SCons | 5.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 17 | Apache Ant | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | Broccoli | 5.3 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 19 | Deb-o-Matic | 5.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | distcc | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | FASTBuild | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about Mill alternatives
What is the best alternative to Mill?
Bazel, number 1 in build automation software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Nx, AWS CodeBuild, Buck2 and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Mill?
Bazel 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 free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.