electron-builder vs install4j
| electron-builder | install4j | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Target platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | Windows, Windows ARM, macOS, Linux/Unix, POSIX-compatible systems |
| Output formats | DMG, PKG, MAS, AppImage, Snap, DEB, RPM, FreeBSD, Pacman, P5P, APK, NSIS, NSIS Web, portable EXE, AppX, MSIX, MSI, Squirrel.Windows, ZIP, 7z, tar.xz, tar.gz, tar.bz2, tar.lz, tar.7z | native installers, MSIX, ZIP, macOS bundles, gzipped TAR, RPM, DEB |
| Command-line packaging | Yes | Yes |
| Silent installation | Yes | Yes |
| Auto-update support | Yes | Yes |
| Delta updates | Yes | — |
| CI/CD integration | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | — | No |
Both are listed in Best Software Packaging Tools. On The Geeks Club, electron-builder scores higher on our published basis.