# Flux CD vs Jenkins

| Attribute | Flux CD | Jenkins |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 54.1 (47% (low)) | 54.6 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 10 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 10 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 5,418 | 26,648 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Continuous delivery solution for Kubernetes that enables GitOps workflows through automatic reconciliation from Git. A CNCF Graduated project. It is indexed under CI/CD Tools.","source":"https://fluxcd.io","question":"What is Flux CD?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Flux CD 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://fluxcd.io","question":"Is Flux CD free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Flux CD supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://fluxcd.io","question":"What platforms does Flux CD support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Flux CD can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://fluxcd.io","question":"Can Flux CD be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 21 integrations for Flux CD, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, AWS S3, AWS EKS, AWS KMS, Azure and Google Cloud Artifact Registry, plus 13 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://fluxcd.io","question":"What does Flux CD integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Flux CD. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Flux CD not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://fluxcd.io/flux/security/contextual-authorization/","question":"What security certifications does Flux CD have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Flux CD 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/fluxcd/flagger","question":"Is Flux CD open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A self-contained Java application that automates building, testing, and deployment workflows. Extensible through hundreds of community-maintained plugins and supports distributing work across multiple machines. It is indexed under CI/CD Tools.","source":"https://www.jenkins.io","question":"What is Jenkins?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Jenkins is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.jenkins.io","question":"Is Jenkins free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Jenkins supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.jenkins.io","question":"What platforms does Jenkins support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Jenkins can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.jenkins.io","question":"Can Jenkins be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Jenkins. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Jenkins not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.jenkins.io","question":"What security certifications does Jenkins have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Yes. Jenkins is published under the MIT 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/jenkinsci/jenkins","question":"Is Jenkins open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Continuous delivery solution for Kubernetes that enables GitOps workflows through automatic reconciliation from Git. A CNCF Graduated project. | A self-contained Java application that automates building, testing, and deployment workflows. Extensible through hundreds of community-maintained plugins and supports distributing work across multiple machines. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"hosting":"self","marketplace":true,"matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | 25 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"AWS EKS"},{"name":"AWS KMS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Azure Key Vault"},{"name":"Azure AKS"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Azure Event Hubs"},{"name":"Google Cloud Artifact Registry"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Google Cloud Key Management Service"},{"name":"Google Kubernetes Engine"},{"name":"Google Cloud Pub/Sub"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Google Chat"},{"name":"Kustomize"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Harbor"},{"name":"Flagger"},{"name":"OCI"},{"name":"SOPS"},{"name":"Cluster API"},{"name":"Amazon Web Services","native":true,"category":"cloud_infrastructure"},{"name":"AWS IAM","native":true},{"name":"AWS ACK","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"CodeCommit","native":true},{"name":"S3","native":true,"category":"cloud_storage"},{"name":"KMS","native":true,"category":"security"},{"name":"ECR","native":true,"category":"container_registry"},{"name":"EKS","native":true,"category":"kubernetes"},{"name":"Kubernetes","native":true,"category":"orchestration","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Terraform","native":false,"category":"iac"},{"name":"OpenTofu","native":false,"category":"iac"}]` | `[{"name":"Subversion"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Java |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://fluxcd.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T18:19:06.825Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.jenkins.io","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:12:38.723Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 50 | 5 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 8.8 | 6.7 |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Ffluxcd%2Fflagger&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=jenkinsci%2Fjenkins&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (CI/CD Tools)

| Capability | Flux CD | Jenkins |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | 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 2026-10-17T06:51:08.408Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*