Cygwin vs gow : Which is Better?

Cygwin

Cygwin is a Unix-like environment and command-line interface for Microsoft Windows. Developed by Corinna Vinschen, Christopher Faylor

License: Open Source

Categories: OS & Utilities

Apps available for Windows

gow

Gow (Gnu On Windows) is the lightweight alternative to Cygwin. It uses a convenient Windows installer that installs about 130 extremely useful open source UNIX applications compiled as native win32 binaries. Developed by Brent Matzelle

License: Open Source

Categories: Development

Apps available for Windows

Cygwin VS gow Feature comparision

Feature	Cygwin	gow
ANSI color support
Command line
Compatibility layers
Portable Linux
Python
Optimized for Windows
PowerShell Scripting
Scripting
Compiler
Developer Tools
Portable
Regular updates
Command line/bash
Stability
Terminal emulator
Command line interface
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Linux
Built-in SSH client
Telnet client
Host management
Ssh tunnel
Auto-saving