Comparison

Buildkite vs TeamCity

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.

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Buildkite59
TeamCity50
Score
Vioscale score
Buildkite59 / 100medium · 73%
TeamCity50 / 100low · 4%
Pricing
Free tier
Buildkite
TeamCity
Model
Buildkitefreemium
TeamCity
Price level
Buildkitemid
TeamCity
Transparent
Buildkite
TeamCity
Integrations
Count
Buildkite35
TeamCity
Security
Disclosure policy
Buildkite
TeamCity
Gdpr
Buildkite
TeamCity
Soc2
Buildkite
TeamCity
Reliability
Status page
Buildkite
TeamCity
Market
Availability
TeamCity

Capabilities

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

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

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

TeamCity

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.

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 verify ↗

TeamCity

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Buildkite
TeamCity
macOS
Buildkite
TeamCity
Windows
Buildkite
TeamCity
Linux
Buildkite
TeamCity
CLI
Buildkite
TeamCity
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Buildkite
TeamCity
Self-hosted
Buildkite
TeamCity

Integrations

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

Buildkite

Leader
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

TeamCity

Not documented yet.

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

Buildkite vs TeamCity: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale