# Concourse CI vs Tekton

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Tekton

| Attribute | Concourse CI | Tekton |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 53.2 (50% (medium)) | 61.9 (49% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 55 | 86 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 22 | 1,105 |
| adoption.github_stars | 7,916 | 9,080 |
| 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":"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,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":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. | 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 | `{"hosting":"self","yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":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 | 4 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Open Policy Agent"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"Docker"}]` | `[{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Jenkins X"},{"name":"Skaffold"},{"name":"Knative"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"direction":"inbound"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://concourse-ci.org","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:11:48.735Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://tekton.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:15:42.738Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 20 | 4 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| 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"}` | `{"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 | Concourse CI | Tekton |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | 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 2026-10-17T05:44:29.307Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*