Bazel
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What both publish
| Fact | Bazel | Ninja |
|---|---|---|
| Incremental builds | Bazel caches previous work and rebuilds only what needs to change. | Ninja aims for very fast incremental builds, including for very large projects. |
| Purpose | Bazel is an open-source tool that automates software builds and tests. | Ninja is a small build system designed to evaluate incremental builds quickly. |
| Support | The documentation points users to community support channels including Slack and Stack Overflow, as well as an issue tracker. | The project site links to a mailing list and lists the #ninja-build IRC channel on irc.oftc.net. |
Bazel plans
- BazelFree
Ninja plans
- NinjaFree
Pick Bazel if…
Bazel suits software teams working with large codebases, multiple compiled languages, multiple target platforms or extensive test suites. It may also fit projects that want cached builds and basic CI failure signaling.
Pick Ninja if…
Ninja suits developers using a separate build-system generator who want fast incremental builds. It is available for Linux, Mac, and Windows.