# CircleCI vs Travis CI

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** CircleCI

| Attribute | CircleCI | Travis CI |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 76.4 (74% (medium)) | 59.1 (19% (low)) |
| adoption.stackoverflow_questions | 8,600 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"CircleCI is a cloud-based continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) platform that automates the testing, building, and deployment of software projects. It integrates with version control systems to automatically run configured workflows whenever code is pushed or pull requests are created.","source":"https://circleci.com","question":"What is CircleCI?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"CircleCI supports all major programming languages and frameworks, including Python, JavaScript/Node.js, Java, Go, Ruby, PHP, and Rust. Language support is achieved through Docker containers, allowing teams to define any custom environment needed for their builds and tests.","source":"https://circleci.com/docs","question":"What programming languages and platforms does CircleCI support?","confidence":0.92},{"answer":"CircleCI offers a free tier for open-source projects and individual developers with limited monthly compute credits. Paid subscription plans scale based on resource usage and organization members, with per-pipeline-run pricing models rather than per-project fees.","source":"https://circleci.com/pricing","question":"How is CircleCI priced?","confidence":0.88},{"answer":"Orbs are reusable, shareable packages of CircleCI configuration that bundle commands, jobs, and workflows to reduce duplication across projects. They accelerate setup for common integrations like deploying to cloud providers, running popular testing frameworks, or performing security scanning.","source":"https://circleci.com/docs","question":"What are CircleCI orbs and what can they do?","confidence":0.91},{"answer":"CircleCI provides self-hosted runners that execute jobs on a team's own infrastructure while maintaining centralized CI/CD orchestration through the cloud platform. This option addresses requirements around data residency, network isolation, or specialized compute environments.","source":"https://circleci.com/docs","question":"Does CircleCI offer self-hosted deployment options?","confidence":0.9},{"answer":"CircleCI natively integrates with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, using OAuth-based authentication to connect accounts and manage repository permissions. Workflows are automatically triggered by push events and pull request activities on these platforms.","source":"https://circleci.com/docs","question":"Which version control systems does CircleCI integrate with?","confidence":0.93},{"answer":"Yes, CircleCI supports both test parallelization and job-level parallelization, allowing test suites to run across multiple containers simultaneously. The platform also provides caching for dependencies and build artifacts to reduce redundant work across pipeline runs.","source":"https://circleci.com/docs","question":"Can CircleCI parallelize tests and jobs to speed up builds?","confidence":0.92},{"answer":"Competing CI/CD platforms include GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Travis CI, AWS CodePipeline, and JetBrains TeamCity. Selection typically depends on existing toolchain integration, deployment targets, compliance requirements, and organizational preferences.","source":"https://circleci.com","question":"What are the main alternatives to CircleCI?","confidence":0.89}]` | `[{"answer":"A continuous integration and deployment service that enables developers to automatically run tests, perform quality checks, and deploy code. It emphasizes simple configuration syntax and fast feedback cycles through parallel builds across multiple programming languages and environments. It is indexed under CI/CD Tools.","source":"https://www.travis-ci.com/pricing-test/","question":"What is Travis CI?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Travis CI offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $13.75 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.travis-ci.com/pricing-test/","question":"Is Travis CI free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Travis CI. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.travis-ci.com/pricing-test/","question":"What platforms does Travis CI support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Travis CI can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.travis-ci.com/pricing-test/","question":"Can Travis CI be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 11 integrations for Travis CI, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Docker, DeepSource, Coveralls, Coverity Scan and SourceClear, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.travis-ci.com/pricing-test/","question":"What does Travis CI integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Travis CI is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Germany.","source":"https://www.travis-ci.com/pricing-test/","question":"Where is Travis CI available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A continuous integration and deployment service that automates software testing, building, and deployment across multiple compute environments, with intelligent workflow orchestration and parallel execution capabilities. | A continuous integration and deployment service that enables developers to automatically run tests, perform quality checks, and deploy code. It emphasizes simple configuration syntax and fast feedback cycles through parallel builds across multiple programming languages and environments. |
| 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}` | `{"caching":true,"hosting":"both","matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| hosting.model | cloud | - |
| integrations.count | 15 | 11 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"AWS ECS"},{"name":"AWS ECR"},{"name":"AWS EKS"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Heroku"},{"name":"Netlify"},{"name":"OpenID Connect"},{"name":"Vault"},{"name":"GCP"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"MCP"},{"name":"Firebase Distribution","category":"deployment"},{"name":"Fastlane","category":"build"},{"name":"Rollbar","category":"monitoring"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"DeepSource"},{"name":"Coveralls"},{"name":"Coverity Scan"},{"name":"SourceClear"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"NPM"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["30,000 free credits/month","Docker, Windows, Linux, Arm, macOS environments","Self-hosted runners","Docker layer caching","Deploys","Single sign-on (SSO)","Config policies","Community support"],"minSeats":5,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"30,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Performance","summary":"$15/month + $0.60 per 1,000 additional credits","features":["30,000 free credits/month included","All compute environments including GPU","Docker layer caching","Deploys","Single sign-on (SSO)","Config policies","Ticket-based global support","8x5 support SLA (add-on)","24/7 support SLA (add-on)"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":25000,"unit":"credits"},"kind":"metered","amount":15,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"30,000/month"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"8x5 Support SLA"},{"name":"24/7 Support SLA"}],"summary":"Free plan with 30k monthly credits. Performance plan starts at $15/month with usage-based pricing for additional credits.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://circleci.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-22T14:44:28.383Z","startingPrice":{"amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Usage Based","summary":"$13.75/month or $153/year","features":["420,000 Linux build credits per year","80 concurrent jobs","Premium VMs available","35,000 credits per month included","Unlimited users (billed per user)"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":13.75,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":153,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go plan with included monthly credits","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_jobs":"80","build_credits_yearly":"420,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Unlimited Plan","summary":"$66+/month or $733/year","features":["Unlimited credits for non-premium VMs","1–300 concurrent jobs","Unlimited collaborators and repositories","Unlimited storage","Premium VMs available"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":66,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":733,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Unlimited credits and collaborators with flexible concurrency scaling","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"On-Premise/Private Cloud","summary":"$34/month or $378/year","features":["On-premise or private cloud deployment","Perforce and Subversion CI/CD support","Premium support options"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":34,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":378,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Dedicated deployment for private cloud or on-premise infrastructure","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $13.75/month. Free tier for open-source projects; 100 trial builds for private repositories.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.travis-ci.com/pricing-test/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:32:42.647Z","freeTrialDays":100,"startingPrice":{"amount":13.75,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":15,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (CI/CD Tools)

| Capability | CircleCI | Travis CI |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:18:28.493Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*