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Buildkite vs Jenkins

No clear leader: Buildkite (59.1) and Jenkins (55.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Buildkite59
Jenkins55
Score
Vioscale score
Buildkite59 / 100medium · 73%
Jenkins55 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Buildkite✓
Jenkins✓
Model
Buildkitefreemium
Jenkinscommercial
Price level
Buildkitemid
Jenkinsfree
Transparent
Buildkite✓
Jenkins✓
Integrations
Count
Buildkite35
Jenkins1
Security
Disclosure policy
Buildkite✓
Jenkins✓
Gdpr
Buildkite✓
Jenkins–
Scorecard
Buildkite–
Jenkins5.5
Soc2
Buildkite✓
Jenkins✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Buildkite✓
Jenkins✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Buildkite–
Jenkins0
Github stars
Buildkite–
Jenkins26,498
Activity
Commits last 30d
Buildkite–
Jenkins81
Release
Cadence days
Buildkite–
Jenkins5
History
Buildkite–
Jenkins20 items
License
Spdx
Buildkite–
JenkinsMIT
Language
Primary
Buildkite–
JenkinsJava
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
BuildkiteCloud + self-hosted
JenkinsSelf-hosted only
Self-hosted runners
Buildkite✓
Jenkins✓
Core
Config-as-code pipelines
Buildkite✓
Jenkins✓
Matrix / parallel builds
Buildkite✓
Jenkins✓
Build
Container-native builds
Buildkite✓
Jenkins-
Performance
Build caching
Buildkite✓
Jenkins-
Security
Secrets management
Buildkite✓
Jenkins-
Delivery
Deployment environments & approvals
Buildkite✓
Jenkins✓
Ecosystem
Reusable actions / marketplace
Buildkite✓
Jenkins✓

What each one is

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

Buildkite

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

Jenkins

A self-contained Java application that automates building, testing, and deployment workflows. Extensible through hundreds of community-maintained plugins and supports distributing work across multiple machines.

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

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 verify ↗

Jenkins

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Buildkite✓
Jenkins✓
macOS
Buildkite✗
Jenkins✓
Windows
Buildkite✗
Jenkins✓
Linux
Buildkite✗
Jenkins✓
CLI
Buildkite✓
Jenkins✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Buildkite✓
Jenkins✗
Self-hosted
Buildkite✓
Jenkins✓

Integrations

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

Buildkite

35 total
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Enterprise
  • Bitbucket Server
  • AWS ECR
  • AWS S3
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • AWS IAM
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
  • NPM
  • PyPI
  • RubyGems
  • Maven
  • Apt
  • RPM
  • Helm
  • Alpine
  • Jest
  • Mocha
  • Cypress
  • Playwright
  • +11 more
Independently observed

Jenkins

1 total
  • Subversion
Independently observed

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