Build system, successor to Buck
Starlark build rules with remote execution, from Meta.
- Language
- Rust
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 4.5k
- Latest
- latest
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
alternatives to
Bazel
a fast, scalable, multi-language and extensible build system
Side by side
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck2 | Full replacement | 4.5k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Rust | latest | 2026-10-06 |
| Please | Full replacement | 2.6k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Go | v17.33.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Pants | Partial | 3.8k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Python | release_2.33.1 | 2026-10-06 |
Every alternative
3 alternatives
High-performance extensible build system for reproducible multi-language builds.
Bazel-style BUILD files with a smaller toolchain.
- Language
- Go
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 2.6k
- Latest
- v17.33.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
The Pants Build System
Infers dependencies from imports, for Python, Go, JVM and shell repositories.
- Language
- Python
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 3.8k
- Latest
- release_2.33.1
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
Head to head
About Bazel
- Language
- Java
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 26k
- Last push
- 2026-10-06