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Best Build Automation Software in 2026

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40 build automation software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.

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0free plans on this page
4 Oct 2026last checked

Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score

  1. 26 Apache Ant No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.8 Build as code: Yes
  2. 27 fastlane No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 Build as code: Yes
  3. 28 Waf No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 Build as code: YesBuild caching: Yes
  4. 29 Shake No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Build as code: YesBuild caching: Yes
  5. 30 GN No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Build as code: Yes
  6. 31 Tup No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Build as code: YesBuild caching: Yes
  7. 32 Lage No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Build as code: YesBuild caching: Yes
  8. 33 Premake No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Build as code: Yes
  9. 34 qmake No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Build as code: Yes
  10. 35 Rake No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Build as code: YesBuild caching: Yes
  11. 36 distcc No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0 Build caching: No
  12. 37 Broccoli No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9 Build as code: YesBuild caching: Yes
  13. 38 Deb-o-Matic No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9 Build as code: Yes
  14. 39 Prepros No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.6
  15. 40 CodeKit No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.6 Build as code: Yes

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