GNU Make vs. CMake
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | GNU Make | CMake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| Review count | 19 | 17 |
| Ease of use | 7.3 | 7.1 |
| Ease of setup | 7.3 | 8.6 |
| Quality of support | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Meets requirements | 9.5 | 8.7 |
| NPS | 66.666667 | 52.941176 |
| Small Business | 42.1% | 35.3% |
| Mid-Market | 15.8% | 23.5% |
| Enterprise | 42.1% | 41.2% |
| Total page views | 54 | 94 |
| Total LLM citations | 34 | 133 |
GNU Make
Make is a tool which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program from the program's source files.
CMake
CMake is a family of tools designed to build, test and package software. CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler independent configuration files. CMake generates native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the compiler environment of your choice.