Comparison

Argo CD vs Spinnaker

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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Argo CD71
Spinnaker50
Score
Vioscale score
Argo CD71 / 100low · 43%updating
Spinnaker50 / 100low · 10%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Argo CD
Spinnaker
Model
Spinnakeropen_source
Price level
Argo CDfree
Spinnakerfree
Integrations
Count
Argo CD
Spinnaker18
Adoption
Dependent repos
Argo CD148
Spinnaker
Github stars
Argo CD24,001
Spinnaker
Activity
Commits last 30d
Argo CD100
Spinnaker
Release
Cadence days
Argo CD3
Spinnaker
History
Argo CD20 items
Spinnaker
License
Spdx
Argo CDApache-2.0
Spinnaker
Language
Primary
Argo CDGo
Spinnaker

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
Argo CDSelf-hosted only
SpinnakerCloud + self-hosted
Self-hosted runners
Argo CD-
Spinnaker
Core
Config-as-code pipelines
Argo CD
Spinnaker-
Matrix / parallel builds
Argo CD-
Spinnaker-
Build
Container-native builds
Argo CD
Spinnaker
Performance
Build caching
Argo CD-
Spinnaker-
Security
Secrets management
Argo CD
Spinnaker-
Delivery
Deployment environments & approvals
Argo CD
Spinnaker
Ecosystem
Reusable actions / marketplace
Argo CD-
Spinnaker-

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

Spinnaker

Open-source, multi-cloud continuous delivery platform that combines a powerful and flexible pipeline management system with integrations to major cloud providers. Created at Netflix and battle-tested by hundreds of teams over millions of deployments.

Independently observed

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 verify ↗

Spinnaker

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Argo CD
Spinnaker
CLI
Argo CD
Spinnaker
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Argo CD
Spinnaker
Self-hosted
Argo CD
Spinnaker
On-premise
Argo CD
Spinnaker
Hybrid
Argo CD
Spinnaker

Integrations

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

Argo CD

Leader

Not documented yet.

Spinnaker

18 total
  • Jenkins
  • Travis CI
  • Docker
  • Git
  • AWS EC2
  • Kubernetes
  • Google Compute Engine
  • Google Kubernetes Engine
  • Google App Engine
  • Microsoft Azure
  • OpenStack
  • Cloud Foundry
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
  • DC/OS
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Teams
  • Google Groups
  • Azure Groups
Independently observed

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