# Concourse CI vs Nx

| Attribute | Concourse CI | Nx |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 53.2 (50% (medium)) | 59 (30% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 55 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 22 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 7,916 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Concourse CI supports the web, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://concourse-ci.org","question":"What platforms does Concourse CI support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Concourse CI can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://concourse-ci.org","question":"Can Concourse CI be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Concourse CI, including Open Policy Agent, GitHub and Docker. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://concourse-ci.org","question":"What does Concourse CI integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Concourse CI 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/concourse/concourse","question":"Is Concourse CI open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source monorepo platform that optimizes build performance through intelligent caching and distributed task execution across machines. Includes AI-powered CI capabilities to detect and fix pipeline failures automatically. It is indexed under CI/CD Tools.","source":"https://nx.dev/pricing","question":"What is Nx?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Nx offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $29 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://nx.dev/pricing","question":"Is Nx free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Nx supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://nx.dev/pricing","question":"What platforms does Nx support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Nx can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://nx.dev/pricing","question":"Can Nx be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 14 integrations for Nx, including Cursor, GitHub Copilot, JetBrains, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket and VS Code, plus 6 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://nx.dev/pricing","question":"What does Nx integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Nx is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://nx.dev/pricing","question":"Where is Nx available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source Go-based system that executes containerized automation tasks, commonly used for continuous integration and delivery pipelines at any scale. | Nx is a build system and CI platform optimized for monorepos and polyglot codebases. It accelerates builds through intelligent caching and task deduplication, distributes work across machines, and provides integrated CI with security features. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"caching":true,"hosting":"both","marketplace":true,"open_source":true,"matrix_builds":true,"remote_caching":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"code_generators":true,"monorepo_native":true,"container_native":true,"polyglot_support":true,"remote_execution":true,"affected_detection":true,"incremental_builds":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true,"task_dag_orchestration":true,"distributed_remote_execution":true,"dependency_graph_visualization":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 18 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Open Policy Agent"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"Docker"}]` | `[{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"GitHub Copilot"},{"name":"JetBrains"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"scm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitLab","native":true,"category":"scm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure DevOps","native":true,"category":"ci","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Bitbucket","native":true,"category":"scm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"VS Code","native":true,"category":"editor","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"JetBrains IntelliJ","native":true,"category":"editor","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Claude","native":false,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Vite","native":true,"category":"build","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Webpack","native":true,"category":"build","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Jest","native":true,"category":"testing","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"ESLint","native":true,"category":"linting","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Gradle","native":true,"category":"build","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Vitest","native":true},{"name":"Maven","native":true},{"name":".NET","native":true},{"name":"Go","native":true},{"name":"Angular","native":true},{"name":"React","native":true},{"name":"Python","native":false},{"name":"Rust","native":false},{"name":"PHP","native":false}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://concourse-ci.org","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:11:48.735Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Hobby","summary":"Free forever","features":["50,000 monthly credits","5 complimentary contributors","10 concurrent CI connections","All Nx Agents resource types","Basic analytics","Community support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free plan for individual developers and small teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"contributors":"5","monthly_credits":"50000","concurrent_ci_connections":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$29/month","features":["All Hobby features","$29 monthly usage credit included","Email support","Additional credits at $5.50 per 10,000","Additional contributors at $19 each","Additional concurrent connections at $2.25 each"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams needing consistent performance without usage caps","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monthly_credit_allocation":"29"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["All Team features","Conformance rules and circular dependency detection","Cross-repository visibility","CI observability and premium analytics","Dedicated support with SLAs","Isolated and self-hosted deployment options","Volume credit discounts","SSO / SAML authentication"],"description":"Custom enterprise pricing with advanced features and dedicated support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Extra credits","components":[{"per":{"qty":10000,"unit":"credits"},"kind":"metered","amount":5.5,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional contributor","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"contributor","amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional concurrent CI connection","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"connection","amount":2.25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Dedicated Compute Cluster with Sandboxing and Docker support","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier available. Paid plans from $29/month with usage-based add-ons.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://nx.dev/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-18T12:38:08.987Z","startingPrice":{"amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":29,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 20 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.3.1","date":"2026-09-28T15:49:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.3.0","date":"2026-08-13T02:49:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.5","date":"2026-08-03T16:39:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.4","date":"2026-06-16T15:21:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.3","date":"2026-05-27T14:45:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.2","date":"2026-05-24T15:33:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.1","date":"2026-05-12T21:00:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.0","date":"2026-05-07T20:41:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.1.1","date":"2026-03-17T20:40:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.1.0","date":"2026-03-04T15:38:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.0.2","date":"2026-02-19T21:50:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.0.1","date":"2026-01-29T16:32:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.0.0","date":"2026-01-15T14:39:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.14.3","date":"2025-11-12T23:10:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.14.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.14.2","date":"2025-10-07T00:57:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.14.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.14.1","date":"2025-08-18T23:44:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.14.0","date":"2025-08-12T13:32:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.13.2","date":"2025-05-23T17:04:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.13.1","date":"2025-04-09T15:28:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.13.0","date":"2025-04-03T14:31:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.13.0"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.4 | - |
| security.trust_center | - | https://nx.dev/enterprise/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":5,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fconcourse%2Fconcourse&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | - |

## Capabilities (CI/CD Tools)

| Capability | Concourse CI | Nx |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | 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 2026-10-17T05:44:57.236Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*