# Earthly vs Tekton

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Tekton

| Attribute | Earthly | Tekton |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 42 (50% (medium)) | 61.9 (49% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 86 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 1,105 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 9,080 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under CI/CD Tools.","source":"https://earthly.dev/lunar/guardrails/ai/plans-dir-exists/claude/","question":"What is Earthly?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Earthly. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://earthly.dev/lunar/guardrails/ai/plans-dir-exists/claude/","question":"What platforms does Earthly support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Earthly, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://earthly.dev/lunar/guardrails/ai/plans-dir-exists/claude/","question":"Can Earthly be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Earthly, including GitHub, Claude, OpenAPI and Swagger. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://earthly.dev/lunar/guardrails/ai/plans-dir-exists/claude/","question":"What does Earthly integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Earthly. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Earthly not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://earthly.dev","question":"What security certifications does Earthly have?","confidence":0.48}]` | `[{"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}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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":"cloud","marketplace":true,"yaml_pipelines":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 | 6 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"OpenAPI"},{"name":"Swagger"},{"name":"GitHub Actions","native":true,"category":"ci","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Claude Code","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Cursor","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Codex","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Dependabot","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Renovate","native":true,"direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Jenkins X"},{"name":"Skaffold"},{"name":"Knative"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"direction":"inbound"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","sourceUrl":"https://earthly.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T13:10:33.508Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://tekton.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:15:42.738Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 4 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.17.0","date":"2026-10-01T08:04:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.15.3","date":"2026-09-22T14:54:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.16.0","date":"2026-08-31T13:08:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.15.2","date":"2026-09-11T07:56:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.9.8","date":"2026-09-11T07:55:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.9.7","date":"2026-08-27T10:32:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.15.1","date":"2026-08-27T10:34:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.15.0","date":"2026-07-31T12:59:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.6.7","date":"2026-08-27T10:37:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.6.6","date":"2026-07-30T08:55:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.14.1","date":"2026-07-22T12:49:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.6.5","date":"2026-07-08T11:07:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.9.6","date":"2026-07-08T11:06:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.14.0","date":"2026-06-30T17:32:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.9.5","date":"2026-06-23T20:17:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.6.4","date":"2026-06-23T20:23:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.3.6","date":"2026-06-23T20:25:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.12.2","date":"2026-06-23T20:26:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.12.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.9.4","date":"2026-06-15T10:42:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.6.3","date":"2026-06-15T10:42:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.3"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.5 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://earthly.dev/lunar/guardrails/compliance-docs/dr-plan-exists/dr-docs/ | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"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 | Earthly | Tekton |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud 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 2026-10-16T19:05:45.961Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*