gow vs MinGW-w64 : 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

MinGW-w64

MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows) is a free and open source software development environment for creating Microsoft Windows applications.

License: Open Source

Categories: Development

Apps available for Windows Linux

gow VS MinGW-w64 Feature comparision

Feature	gow	MinGW-w64
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
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Debugger