Best Broccoli Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from build automation software ranked against Broccoli on the same published basis.
- 1Broccoli vs Xmake
- 2Broccoli vs Bazel
- 3Broccoli vs Pants
- 4Broccoli vs Nx
- 5Broccoli vs Gradle
- 6Broccoli vs Buck2
- 7Broccoli vs Rush
- 8Broccoli vs AWS CodeBuild
- 9Broccoli vs moon
- 10Broccoli vs Google Cloud Build
- 11Broccoli vs Please
- 12Broccoli vs Apache Maven
- 13Broccoli vs Yocto Project
- 14Broccoli vs sbt
- 15Broccoli vs MSBuild
- 16Broccoli vs Mill
- 17Broccoli vs Open Build Service
- 18Broccoli vs Meson
- 19Broccoli vs BitBake
- 20Broccoli vs SCons
Broccoli alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xmake | 8.9 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | Bazel | 8.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Pants | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Nx | 8.1 | Free plan | $29/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Gradle | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Buck2 | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | Rush | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | AWS CodeBuild | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 9 | moon | 7.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Google Cloud Build | 7.0 | No | $0.01/mo | API, Linux, Web |
| 11 | Please | 7.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 12 | Apache Maven | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Yocto Project | 6.5 | No | — | Linux |
| 14 | sbt | 6.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | MSBuild | 6.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Mill | 6.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | Open Build Service | 6.2 | No | — | Web, Linux |
| 18 | Meson | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | BitBake | 6.1 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | SCons | 6.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Broccoli alternatives
What is the best alternative to Broccoli?
Xmake, number 1 in build automation software with a score of 8.9 out of 10. The others here: Bazel, Pants, Nx and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Broccoli?
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 mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.