With Bitrock InstallBuilder and InstallBuilder for Qt®, you get an easy to use tool for building installers that offers a native look and feel across all supported platforms. Both versions of InstallBuilder allow you to quickly generate installers with more functionality, without the cost or overhead of other solutions. Below, you can see how InstallBuilder's features stack up against the competition.
| InstallAnywhere® Enterprise |
InstallBuilder Enterprise |
| Platforms |
| Windows (Vista, 2003, XP, 2000, Me, NT, 98) |
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| UNIX Platforms (Linux x86/PPC/Itanium/s390, Solaris Sparc/x86, FreeBSD, AIX, HP-UX, IRIX) |
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| Mac OS X (Intel and PPC) |
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| IDE Features |
| Designer runs on multiple platforms |
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| Native look and feel across all platforms |
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| Single XML project for all installers |
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| IDE runs on Linux, Solaris, and Windows |
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| Quick build functionality |
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| Command line build tools |
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| Does not require a bundled Java Runtime Environment to run the IDE |
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| Optimizes platform specific installers to include only native resources |
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| Add Wizard pages capability |
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| Installer Features |
| Installer can be delivered over the Web |
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| Display message dialogs during installation |
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| JRE autodetection |
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| Integration with RPM database |
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| RPM Generation |
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Pre/Post installation scripts |
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Rule-based installer actions for changing permissions, substituting
values in files, etc. |
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| Silent Installations |
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| Run installations from response file |
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| Ability to add rules to every item in the installer |
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| Supports platform specific install destinations |
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| Does not require self extraction step |
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| Windows Registry manipulation |
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| INI file manipulation |
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| No external dependencies |
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| Installer Overhead |
1.7 MB + JRE
(approx. 15 MB) |
1.2-1.5MB |
| LZMA support (up to 30% installer size reduction) |
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| Group Development Features |
| Human-friendly XML project file |
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| Supports relative paths, allowing a single project file to be easily moved to multiple systems |
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| Automatically includes files in installer from Manifest files |
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| Build installers through an Ant action, allowing easy integration with existing build processes |
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| Included Support |
1 year (phone) |
1 Year |
| Price |
$5,899 |
$1,395 |
