# Buildkite vs Tekton

| Attribute | Buildkite | Tekton |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 65.3 (72% (medium)) | 61.9 (49% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 86 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 1,105 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 9,080 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Buildkite is a CI/CD platform for automating testing, building, and deployment workflows with unrestricted parallelism. It supports both cloud-hosted and self-hosted runners, container-native builds, and advanced test intelligence features like flaky test isolation and performance profiling. It is indexed under CI/CD Tools.","source":"https://buildkite.com/pricing/","question":"What is Buildkite?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Buildkite offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Free, Pro and Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://buildkite.com/pricing/","question":"Is Buildkite free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Buildkite supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://buildkite.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Buildkite support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Buildkite can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://buildkite.com/pricing/","question":"Can Buildkite be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 40 integrations for Buildkite, including GitHub, Bitbucket Server, AWS ECR, AWS S3, AWS CloudFormation, AWS IAM, AWS CloudWatch and Docker, plus 32 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://buildkite.com/pricing/","question":"What does Buildkite integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Buildkite. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Buildkite not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://buildkite.com/platform/pipelines/templates/security/","question":"What security certifications does Buildkite have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Buildkite is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Australia.","source":"https://buildkite.com/pricing/","question":"Where is Buildkite available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A vendor-agnostic, Kubernetes-centered approach to automating the build, test, and deployment stages of application delivery, available for any cloud or on-premise setup. It is indexed under CI/CD Tools.","source":"https://tekton.dev","question":"What is Tekton?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Tekton is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://tekton.dev","question":"Is Tekton free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Tekton supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://tekton.dev","question":"What platforms does Tekton support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Tekton can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://tekton.dev","question":"Can Tekton be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Tekton, including Jenkins, Skaffold and Knative. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://tekton.dev","question":"What does Tekton integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Tekton is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline","question":"Is Tekton open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true}` |
| description.long | A continuous integration and deployment platform that automates software workflows with support for both cloud-hosted and self-managed build agents, test execution, and artifact management. | An open-source tool for building and running automated testing and deployment workflows. Leverages Kubernetes as the foundation and supports deployment across cloud providers and on-premises infrastructure. |
| features.capabilities | `{"caching":true,"hosting":"both","marketplace":true,"matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"hosting":"self","marketplace":true,"matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | 25 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Enterprise"},{"name":"Bitbucket Server"},{"name":"AWS ECR"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"AWS CloudFormation"},{"name":"AWS IAM"},{"name":"AWS CloudWatch"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"NPM"},{"name":"PyPI"},{"name":"RubyGems"},{"name":"Maven"},{"name":"Apt"},{"name":"RPM"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Alpine"},{"name":"Jest"},{"name":"Mocha"},{"name":"Cypress"},{"name":"Playwright"},{"name":"Jasmine"},{"name":"Rspec"},{"name":"minitest"},{"name":"pytest"},{"name":"JUnit"},{"name":"Go"},{"name":"Rust"},{"name":".NET"},{"name":"Elixir"},{"name":"Swift"},{"name":"Android"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Slack Connect","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitHub Actions","native":false,"category":"ci_cd","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"AWS","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS EventBridge","native":true,"category":"events","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"CloudWatch","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Google Cloud","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Snyk","native":false,"category":"security","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Wiz","native":false,"category":"security","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Lacework","native":false,"category":"security","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"SIEM","native":false,"category":"security","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Amazon S3","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Jenkins X"},{"name":"Skaffold"},{"name":"Knative"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"direction":"inbound"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month","features":["Up to 2,000 Linux vCPU minutes/month","Up to 250k test executions/month","Dynamic pipelines","Community support","1 workflow"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"30-day all-access trial to all platform features, then ongoing free tier with limited resources","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"test_executions":"250k/mo","linux_vcpu_minutes":"2,000/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"Per active user/month (amount not specified in source)","features":["4,000 Linux vCPU minutes/month included","1M test executions/month","macOS agents access","Priority email support","250k/month test history","1 workflow"],"commitment":"monthly","description":"Per-seat pricing with increased build capacity, macOS support, and priority support","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"test_executions":"1M/mo","linux_vcpu_minutes":"4,000/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Full Buildkite platform access","99.95% platform uptime SLA","Buildkite-hosted agents with remote Docker builders","Private container registry","Custom storage and retention policies","SCIM, custom SAML & ADFS","Audit log exports","EventBridge and SIEM integrations","Enterprise support with SLA credits","Slack Connect","2.5TB/month build storage","Largest machine sizes","Linux ARM64 support"],"description":"Custom deployment with enterprise-grade security, compliance, and unlimited scale","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Linux Hosted Agent vCPU Minutes","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.004,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Mac Hosted Agent vCPU Minutes","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.02,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.12,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.24,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Self-hosted Agents","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"agent","amount":3.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier with 30-day all-access trial. Pro plan per active user/month. Enterprise with custom pricing. Metered usage for hosted agents ($0.004/Linux vCPU-min, $0.02-$0.24/Mac vCPU-min).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://buildkite.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-04T11:11:46.454Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://tekton.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:15:42.738Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 4 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.17.0","date":"2026-10-01T08:04:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.15.3","date":"2026-09-22T14:54:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.16.0","date":"2026-08-31T13:08:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.15.2","date":"2026-09-11T07:56:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.9.8","date":"2026-09-11T07:55:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.9.7","date":"2026-08-27T10:32:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.15.1","date":"2026-08-27T10:34:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.15.0","date":"2026-07-31T12:59:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.6.7","date":"2026-08-27T10:37:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.6.6","date":"2026-07-30T08:55:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.14.1","date":"2026-07-22T12:49:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.6.5","date":"2026-07-08T11:07:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.9.6","date":"2026-07-08T11:06:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.14.0","date":"2026-06-30T17:32:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.9.5","date":"2026-06-23T20:17:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.6.4","date":"2026-06-23T20:23:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.3.6","date":"2026-06-23T20:25:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.12.2","date":"2026-06-23T20:26:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.12.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.9.4","date":"2026-06-15T10:42:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.6.3","date":"2026-06-15T10:42:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.3"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.95 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type I","level":"Type I","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active","evidenceUrl":"https://buildkite.com/resources/blog/buildkite-maintains-soc-2-type-2-compliance/"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.5 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://buildkite.com/resources/blog/buildkite-maintains-soc-2-type-2-compliance/ | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":8,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Ftektoncd%2Fpipeline&per_page=100","last_12m":7,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (CI/CD Tools)

| Capability | Buildkite | Tekton |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Self-hosted only |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:04:34.522Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*