Comparison

Argo CD vs Concourse CI

On the evidence we track, Argo CD leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Argo CD full profile →Concourse CI full profile →

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★Argo CD71

Concourse CI53

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Argo CDLeader	Concourse CI
Vioscale score	71 / 100low · 43%updating	53 / 100low · 38%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	4
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	8.9	5.8
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 37 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fargoproj%2Fargo-cd%2Fv2&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 6 · Max severity: CRITICAL	Count: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fconcourse%2Fconcourse&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	148	22
Github starsadoption.github_stars	24,001	7,893
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	47
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	3	20
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	Go

Score

Vioscale score

Argo CD71 / 100low · 43%updating

Concourse CI53 / 100low · 38%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Argo CD✓

Concourse CI–

Model

Argo CDopen_source

Concourse CIcommercial

Price level

Argo CDfree

Concourse CI–

Integrations

Count

Argo CD–

Concourse CI4

Security

Scorecard

Argo CD8.9

Concourse CI5.8

Vulnerabilities

Argo CDCount: 37 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fargoproj%2Fargo-cd%2Fv2&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 6 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Concourse CICount: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fconcourse%2Fconcourse&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH

Adoption

Dependent repos

Argo CD148

Concourse CI22

Github stars

Argo CD24,001

Concourse CI7,893

Activity

Commits last 30d

Argo CD100

Concourse CI47

Release

Cadence days

Argo CD3

Concourse CI20

History

Argo CD20 items

Concourse CI20 items

License

Spdx

Argo CDApache-2.0

Concourse CIApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Argo CDGo

Concourse CIGo

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ci/cd tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for CI/CD Tools
Capability	Argo CD	Concourse CI
Deployment
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Self-hosted only
Self-hosted runners	-	✓
Core
Config-as-code pipelines	✓	✓
Matrix / parallel builds	-	-
Build
Container-native builds	✓	✓
Performance
Build caching	-	-
Security
Secrets management	✓	-
Delivery
Deployment environments & approvals	✓	-
Ecosystem
Reusable actions / marketplace	-	-

Deployment

Hosting

Argo CDSelf-hosted only

Concourse CISelf-hosted only

Self-hosted runners

Argo CD-

Concourse CI✓

Core

Config-as-code pipelines

Argo CD✓

Concourse CI✓

Matrix / parallel builds

Argo CD-

Concourse CI-

Build

Container-native builds

Argo CD✓

Concourse CI✓

Performance

Build caching

Argo CD-

Concourse CI-

Security

Secrets management

Argo CD✓

Concourse CI-

Delivery

Deployment environments & approvals

Argo CD✓

Concourse CI-

Ecosystem

Reusable actions / marketplace

Argo CD-

Concourse CI-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Argo CD

Leader

Argo CD automates application deployment and lifecycle management on Kubernetes by using Git repositories as the authoritative source of truth, with a web interface and full audit capabilities.

Independently observed

Concourse CI

Not documented yet.

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Argo CD

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Concourse CI

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Argo CD	Concourse CI
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Argo CD✓

Concourse CI✓

Linux

Argo CD✗

Concourse CI✓

CLI

Argo CD✓

Concourse CI✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Argo CD✓

Concourse CI✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Argo CD

Leader

Not documented yet.

Concourse CI

4 total

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GitHub
Git
Docker

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.