Build Automation Tools

Top Rated Build Automation Tools include: Gradle, TeamCity, Travis CI, and Jenkins.
Other Build Automation Tools on the TrustMap include: CircleCI, Bamboo, and Apache Maven.
A complete list of Build Automation Tools is available here.

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Build Automation Tools Overview

What are Build Automation Tools?

Build Automation Tools are used as a part of the software development lifecycle where software source code is compiled into computer machine language code by means of a build script.

Once the code has been completed by the developer, it is integrated into a shared environment, where it must interact with other software components that may be built by other developers. Before the code is integrated into a shared environment though, some precautionary steps are required to ensure that the new code does not negatively impact the code of other developers within the software development team.

Typically build automation is completed by using a scripting language that enables the developer to link other modules and processes within the compilation process. This scripting encompasses several tasks including documentation, testing, compilation, and distribution of the binary software code.

Build automation is a crucial step in moving towards a continuous delivery model and is an important part of what has become known as DevOps, or the set of best practices around establishing a more agile relationship between Development and IT Operations.

Jenkins

171 Ratings

Jenkins is an open source continuous integration tool.

CircleCI

24 Ratings

CircleCI in San Francisco offers an eponymous build automation platform.

Bamboo

35 Ratings

Australian company Atlassian offers Bamboo, a continuous integration server.

TeamCity

25 Ratings

TeamCity is a continuous integration server from Czeck company JetBrains.

Travis CI

21 Ratings

Travis CI is an open source continuous integration platform.

Apache Maven

35 Ratings

Apache Maven is an open source build automation tool.

Codeship

9 Ratings

Codeship is a build automation platform from the Austrian company of the same name.

Gradle

19 Ratings

Gradle is an open source build system.

JRebel

8 Ratings

JRebel from Estonian company ZeroTurnaround is a build automation tool.

Oracle Hudson CI

3 Ratings

Oracle acquired and then supported Hudson Continuous Integration through 2016. Oracle no longer updates or supports Hudson.

Shippable

1 Ratings

Continua CI

1 Ratings

CloudBees

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San Jose based CloudBees provides a continuous delivery solution.

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OpenMake DevOps Suite

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OpenMake Software in Chicago offers DevOps Suite for build automation.

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GNU Make

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GNU Make is an open source and free build automation tool.

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ServiceControl

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