Comparison

Bazel vs Spinnaker

On the evidence we track, Bazel leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Bazel60
Spinnaker50
Score
Vioscale score
Bazel60 / 100low · 42%
Spinnaker50 / 100low · 7%
Pricing
Free tier
Bazel
Spinnaker
Model
Spinnakeropen_source
Price level
Bazelfree
Spinnakerfree
Transparent
Bazel
Spinnaker
Integrations
Count
Bazel
Spinnaker18
Adoption
Dependent repos
Bazel3
Spinnaker
Github stars
Bazel25,762
Spinnaker
Activity
Commits last 30d
Bazel100
Spinnaker
Release
Cadence days
Bazel5
Spinnaker
History
Spinnaker
License
Spdx
Spinnaker
Language
Primary
BazelJava
Spinnaker

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Bazel

Leader

An open-source build and test system designed to efficiently compile and test projects written in multiple programming languages while supporting builds for different target platforms. It uses intelligent caching and parallel execution to speed up builds and scales to handle large codebases across multiple repositories.

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.

Bazel

Leader
Open source
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
Bazel
Spinnaker
macOS
Bazel
Spinnaker
Windows
Bazel
Spinnaker
Linux
Bazel
Spinnaker
CLI
Bazel
Spinnaker
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Bazel
Spinnaker
Self-hosted
Bazel
Spinnaker
On-premise
Bazel
Spinnaker
Hybrid
Bazel
Spinnaker

Integrations

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

Bazel

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.