Best Premake Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from build automation software ranked against Premake on the same published basis.
- 1Premake vs Bazel
- 2Premake vs Nx
- 3Premake vs AWS CodeBuild
- 4Premake vs Buck2
- 5Premake vs Gradle
- 6Premake vs Pants
- 7Premake vs Rush
- 8Premake vs Xmake
- 9Premake vs build2
- 10Premake vs moon
- 11Premake vs Please
- 12Premake vs Apache Maven
- 13Premake vs Google Cloud Build
- 14Premake vs Mill
- 15Premake vs SCons
- 16Premake vs Apache Ant
- 17Premake vs distcc
- 18Premake vs FASTBuild
- 19Premake vs fastlane
- 20Premake vs GN
Premake 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 | Pants | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Rush | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Xmake | 5.8 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | build2 | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | moon | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Please | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 12 | Apache Maven | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Google Cloud Build | 5.4 | No | $0.01/mo | API, Linux, Web |
| 14 | Mill | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | SCons | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Apache Ant | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | distcc | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | FASTBuild | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | fastlane | 5.3 | No | — | Mac, Linux, Windows |
| 20 | GN | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Premake alternatives
What is the best alternative to Premake?
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 Premake?
Bazel is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 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.