gow vs Cygwin : Which is Better?

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

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 VS Cygwin Feature comparision

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