Comparison

Earthly vs Semaphore CI

On the evidence we track, Semaphore CI leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Earthly40
Semaphore CI68
Score
Vioscale score
Earthly40 / 100medium · 52%
Semaphore CI68 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tier
Earthly
Semaphore CI
Model
Earthlycommercial
Semaphore CIfreemium
Price level
Earthlyunknown
Semaphore CIlow
Transparent
Earthly
Semaphore CI
Integrations
Count
Earthly4
Semaphore CI2
Security
Iso27001
Earthly
Semaphore CI
Pci
Earthly
Semaphore CI
Soc2
Earthly
Semaphore CI
Reliability
Status page
Earthly
Semaphore CI

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Earthly

A governance platform that automates enforcement of engineering standards, policies, and compliance requirements as guardrails in pull requests and CI/CD workflows. Provides real-time visibility into code quality, testing, deployment practices, and other development lifecycle metrics across teams and services.

Independently observed

Semaphore CI

Leader

Semaphore is a metered-pricing CI/CD platform offering cloud, hybrid, and self-hosted deployment options. Separates compute costs from support services, with transparent per-minute pricing starting at $0.0025/min for self-hosted.

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 CI

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free Community Edition (self-hosted, open source). Paid Semaphore Cloud and Enterprise Edition available.

  • Community EditionFree
  • Semaphore Cloud-
  • Enterprise EditionContact sales
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 CI
CLI
Earthly
Semaphore CI
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Earthly
Semaphore CI
Self-hosted
Earthly
Semaphore CI

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Earthly

4 total - 3 not shared
  • Claude
  • OpenAPI
  • Swagger
Independently observed

Semaphore CI

Leader
2 total - 1 not shared
  • Flowdock
Independently observed

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