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Comparison

Earthly vs Semaphore

On the evidence we track, Semaphore leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Earthly42
★Semaphore63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Earthly42 / 100medium · 50%
Semaphore63 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
Earthly–
Semaphore✓
Model
Earthlycommercial
Semaphorefreemium
Price level
Earthlyunknown
Semaphorelow
Transparent
Earthly–
Semaphore✗
Integrations
Count
Earthly6
Semaphore1
Security
Iso27001
Earthly–
Semaphore✓
Pci
Earthly–
Semaphore✓
Soc2
Earthly✓
Semaphore✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Earthly✓
Semaphore✓
Content
Faq
Earthly5 items
Semaphore5 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
EarthlyCloud only
SemaphoreCloud + self-hosted
Self-hosted runners
Earthly-
Semaphore✓
Core
Config-as-code pipelines
Earthly✓
Semaphore✓
Matrix / parallel builds
Earthly-
Semaphore✓
Build
Container-native builds
Earthly-
Semaphore✓
Performance
Build caching
Earthly-
Semaphore-
Security
Secrets management
Earthly-
Semaphore-
Delivery
Deployment environments & approvals
Earthly-
Semaphore-
Ecosystem
Reusable actions / marketplace
Earthly✓
Semaphore-

What each one is

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

Earthly

A compliance and governance system that verifies code repositories meet organizational standards for security, reliability, quality, and compliance. It runs guardrails as code on every pull request and in AI coding workflows, integrating with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and GitHub Actions to provide real-time feedback and continuous audit trails.

Independently observed

Semaphore

Leader

A delivery platform that combines CI/CD capabilities with AI-driven features through a command-line interface.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Earthly

Quote-based
as of verify ↗

Semaphore

Leader
from $0.00/moUsage-basedFree tier

Pay-per-minute metered compute: $0.0025/min (self-hosted) to $0.09/min (MacOS). Includes 20 concurrent jobs, $15/month free credits, 9.6 GB cache, and free support. Optional modular support and success services.

  • Compute - Ubuntu ARM$0.003–$0.012/min depending on vCPU
  • Compute - Ubuntu x64$0.0075–$0.015/min depending on vCPU
  • Compute - MacOS$0.09/min
  • Compute - Self-Hosted$0.0025/min
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Earthly✓
Semaphore✗
CLI
Earthly✗
Semaphore✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Earthly✓
Semaphore✓
Self-hosted
Earthly✗
Semaphore✓

Integrations

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

Earthly

10 total
  • GitHub
  • Claude
  • OpenAPI
  • Swagger
  • GitHub Actions
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • Codex
  • Dependabot
  • Renovate
Independently observed

Semaphore

Leader
1 total
  • Flowdock
Independently observed
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