Comparison

CircleCI vs TeamCity

On the evidence we track, CircleCI leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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CircleCI70
TeamCity50
Score
Vioscale score
CircleCI70 / 100medium · 73%
TeamCity50 / 100low · 4%
Pricing
Free tier
CircleCI
TeamCity
Model
CircleCIfreemium
TeamCity
Price level
CircleCIlow
TeamCity
Integrations
Count
CircleCI15
TeamCity
Security
Disclosure policy
CircleCI
TeamCity
Fedramp
CircleCI
TeamCity
Gdpr
CircleCI
TeamCity
Iso27001
CircleCI
TeamCity
Pci
CircleCI
TeamCity
Soc2
CircleCI
TeamCity
Reliability
Status page
CircleCI
TeamCity
Adoption
Stackoverflow questions
CircleCI8,600
TeamCity
Market
Content
Faq
CircleCI8 items
TeamCity
Hosting
Model
CircleCIcloud
TeamCity

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

CircleCI

Leader

CircleCI is a CI/CD platform that automates code testing, validation, and deployment across various environments and platforms. It executes builds in isolated containers, integrates with version control systems, and provides intelligence to help development teams ship quality software faster.

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.

CircleCI

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Usage-based credit system with prepaid discounts. Pricing scales based on active users and build volume.

  • FreeFree
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
CircleCI
TeamCity
macOS
CircleCI
TeamCity
Windows
CircleCI
TeamCity
Linux
CircleCI
TeamCity
CLI
CircleCI
TeamCity
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CircleCI
TeamCity
Self-hosted
CircleCI
TeamCity
On-premise
CircleCI
TeamCity
Hybrid
CircleCI
TeamCity

Integrations

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

CircleCI

Leader
15 total
  • AWS
  • AWS ECS
  • AWS ECR
  • AWS EKS
  • AWS S3
  • AWS Lambda
  • GitHub
  • Docker
  • Heroku
  • Netlify
  • OpenID Connect
  • Vault
  • GCP
  • Stripe
  • MCP
Independently observed

TeamCity

Not documented yet.

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