Comparison

Buildkite vs GoCD

On the evidence we track, Buildkite leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Buildkite full profile →GoCD full profile →

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★Buildkite59

GoCD50

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	BuildkiteLeader	GoCD
Vioscale score	59 / 100medium · 73%	50 / 100medium · 50%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	35	7
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	3.9
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=cd.go.plugin%3Ago-plugin-api&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	41
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	7,430
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	90
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Java
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ AU	-

Score

Vioscale score

Buildkite59 / 100medium · 73%

GoCD50 / 100medium · 50%

Pricing

Free tier

Buildkite✓

GoCD✓

Model

Buildkitefreemium

GoCDopen_source

Price level

Buildkitemid

GoCDfree

Transparent

Buildkite✓

GoCD–

Integrations

Count

Buildkite35

GoCD7

Security

Disclosure policy

Buildkite✓

GoCD–

Gdpr

Buildkite✓

GoCD–

Scorecard

Buildkite–

GoCD3.9

Soc2

Buildkite✓

GoCD–

Vulnerabilities

Buildkite–

GoCDCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=cd.go.plugin%3Ago-plugin-api&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Buildkite✓

GoCD–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Buildkite–

GoCD41

Github stars

Buildkite–

GoCD7,430

Activity

Commits last 30d

Buildkite–

GoCD100

Release

Cadence days

Buildkite–

GoCD90

History

Buildkite–

GoCD20 items

License

Spdx

Buildkite–

GoCDApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Buildkite–

GoCDJava

Market

Availability

BuildkiteAvailable worldwide · HQ AU

GoCD–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for CI/CD Tools
Capability	Buildkite	GoCD
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Cloud + self-hosted
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

BuildkiteCloud + self-hosted

GoCDCloud + self-hosted

Self-hosted runners

Buildkite✓

GoCD✓

Core

Config-as-code pipelines

Buildkite✓

GoCD-

Matrix / parallel builds

Buildkite✓

GoCD✓

Build

Container-native builds

Buildkite✓

GoCD✓

Performance

Build caching

Buildkite✓

GoCD-

Security

Secrets management

Buildkite✓

GoCD-

Delivery

Deployment environments & approvals

Buildkite✓

GoCD-

Ecosystem

Reusable actions / marketplace

Buildkite✓

GoCD✓

What each one is

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

Buildkite

Leader

A CI/CD platform providing flexible pipeline orchestration, automated test optimization, and supply chain security. Supports cloud-hosted and self-managed agents with built-in test analytics, package registries, and integrations across development tools.

Independently observed

GoCD

A self-hosted server for building and automating complex deployment pipelines with built-in workflow visualization, multi-stage orchestration, and detailed change tracking across the deployment lifecycle.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Buildkite

Leader

from $30/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free tier available. Pro from $30/user/month. Enterprise custom pricing.

PersonalFree
- 3 concurrent jobs
- 1 user
- 90-day build retention
- 250 managed tests
- 50k test executions/month
- +1 more
Pro$30/active user/month
- Unlimited concurrent jobs
- Unlimited users
- All Linux and Mac M4 agent sizes
- Cache volumes
- Git mirror volumes
- +2 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- SCIM/SAML/ADFS
- Audit logs
- Build exports
- Pipeline templates
- Premium support SLA

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

GoCD

Open sourceFree tier

Open SourceFree

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Buildkite	GoCD
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Buildkite✓

GoCD✓

macOS

Buildkite✗

GoCD✓

Windows

Buildkite✗

GoCD✓

Linux

Buildkite✗

GoCD✓

CLI

Buildkite✓

GoCD✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Buildkite✓

GoCD✓

Self-hosted

Buildkite✓

GoCD✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)

GitHub
Docker
Kubernetes

Buildkite

Leader

35 total - 32 not shared

GitHub Enterprise
Bitbucket Server
AWS ECR
AWS S3
AWS CloudFormation
AWS IAM
AWS CloudWatch
Jenkins
CircleCI
NPM
PyPI
RubyGems
Maven
Apt
RPM
Helm
Alpine
Jest
Mocha
Cypress
Playwright
Jasmine
Rspec
minitest
+8 more

Independently observed

GoCD

7 total - 4 not shared

AWS
Git
Atlassian Stash
Gerrit

Independently observed

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