Comparison

Concourse CI vs GitHub Actions

On the evidence we track, GitHub Actions 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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Concourse CI53
★GitHub Actions70
Score
vioscaleAI score
Concourse CI53 / 100medium · 50%
GitHub Actions70 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Concourse CI✓
GitHub Actions✓
Model
Concourse CIopen_source
GitHub Actionsfreemium
Price level
Concourse CIfree
GitHub Actionslow
Transparent
Concourse CI–
GitHub Actions✓
Integrations
Count
Concourse CI4
GitHub Actions23
Security
Certifications
Concourse CI–
GitHub ActionsSOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
Concourse CI–
GitHub Actions✓
Gdpr
Concourse CI–
GitHub Actions✓
Iso27001
Concourse CI–
GitHub Actions✓
Scorecard
Concourse CI6.4
GitHub Actions–
Soc2
Concourse CI–
GitHub Actions✓
Trust center
Concourse CI–
Reliability
Status page
Concourse CI–
GitHub Actions✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Concourse CI22
GitHub Actions–
Github stars
Concourse CI7,916
GitHub Actions–
Stackoverflow questions
Concourse CI–
GitHub Actions42,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
Concourse CI55
GitHub Actions–
Release
Cadence days
Concourse CI20
GitHub Actions–
History
Concourse CI20 items
GitHub Actions–
License
Spdx
Concourse CIApache-2.0
GitHub Actions–
Language
Primary
Concourse CIGo
GitHub Actions–
Market
Availability
Concourse CI–
Content
Faq
Concourse CI4 items
GitHub Actions7 items
Hosting
Model
Concourse CI–
GitHub Actionscloud

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
Concourse CISelf-hosted only
GitHub ActionsCloud + self-hosted
Self-hosted runners
Concourse CI✓
GitHub Actions✓
Core
Config-as-code pipelines
Concourse CI✓
GitHub Actions✓
Matrix / parallel builds
Concourse CI-
GitHub Actions✓
Build
Container-native builds
Concourse CI✓
GitHub Actions✓
Performance
Build caching
Concourse CI-
GitHub Actions✓
Security
Secrets management
Concourse CI-
GitHub Actions✓
Delivery
Deployment environments & approvals
Concourse CI-
GitHub Actions✓
Ecosystem
Reusable actions / marketplace
Concourse CI-
GitHub Actions✓

What each one is

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

Concourse CI

An open-source Go-based system that executes containerized automation tasks, commonly used for continuous integration and delivery pipelines at any scale.

Independently observed

GitHub Actions

Leader

Built-in automation tooling that enables developers to create reusable workflow steps for continuous integration and deployment, supporting multiple runner environments and languages.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Concourse CI

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

GitHub Actions

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free tier available. Paid plans from Pro tier upward.

  • FreeFree
  • Pro-
  • GitHub Enterprise CloudContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Concourse CI✓
GitHub Actions✓
CLI
Concourse CI✓
GitHub Actions✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Concourse CI✓
GitHub Actions✓
Self-hosted
Concourse CI✓
GitHub Actions✓
On-premise
Concourse CI✗
GitHub Actions✓
Hybrid
Concourse CI✗
GitHub Actions✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Docker

Concourse CI

4 total - 3 not shared
  • Open Policy Agent
  • GitHub
  • Git
Independently observed

GitHub Actions

Leader
31 total - 30 not shared
  • Jira
  • npm
  • GitHub Packages
  • GitHub Pages
  • CodeQL
  • Slack
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Kubernetes
  • TruffleHog
  • Prowler
  • Gosec
  • Super-Linter
  • Claude
  • OpenCommit
  • Render
  • Linear
  • CodeRabbit
  • Codemagic CI/CD
  • Codecov
  • Azure Pipelines
  • Zenhub
  • Codacy
  • +6 more
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Concourse CI or GitHub Actions: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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