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Comparison

GitHub Actions vs Semaphore

No clear leader: GitHub Actions (71.7) and Semaphore (68.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

GitHub Actions full profile →Semaphore full profile →
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GitHub Actions72
Semaphore68
Score
Vioscale score
GitHub Actions72 / 100medium · 74%updating
Semaphore68 / 100medium · 71%updating
Pricing
Free tier
GitHub Actions✓
Semaphore✓
Model
GitHub Actionsfreemium
Semaphorefreemium
Price level
GitHub Actionslow
Semaphorelow
Transparent
GitHub Actions✓
Semaphore✓
Integrations
Count
GitHub Actions17
Semaphore1
Security
Disclosure policy
GitHub Actions✓
Semaphore–
Gdpr
GitHub Actions✓
Semaphore–
Iso27001
GitHub Actions✓
Semaphore✓
Pci
GitHub Actions–
Semaphore✓
Soc2
GitHub Actions✓
Semaphore✓
Reliability
Status page
GitHub Actions✓
Semaphore✓
Adoption
Stackoverflow questions
GitHub Actions42,000
Semaphore–
Market
Availability
GitHub ActionsAvailable worldwide
Semaphore–
Content
Faq
GitHub Actions7 items
Semaphore–
Hosting
Model
GitHub Actionscloud
Semaphore–

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

GitHub Actions

GitHub Actions enables developers to automatically build, test, and deploy code from their repositories. It supports parallel matrix builds across multiple environments, integrates with thousands of community-contributed actions, and can be extended with custom workflows written in declarative YAML.

Independently observed

Semaphore

An all-in-one continuous integration and delivery system that enables teams to automate testing and deployment workflows. It supports containerized and cloud-native architectures and can be deployed as a managed cloud service or 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.

GitHub Actions

from $4/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free tier available. Paid plans from $4/user/month.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited public/private repositories
    • Dependabot security and version updates
    • 2,000 CI/CD minutes/month
    • 500MB Packages storage
    • Issues & Projects
    • +1 more
  • Team$4/user/month
    • Everything in Free
    • GitHub Codespaces access
    • Repository rules and branch protection
    • Multiple reviewers in pull requests
    • Draft pull requests
    • +7 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Team
    • Advanced security and compliance features
    • Flexible deployment options
as of verify ↗

Semaphore

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
GitHub Actions✓
Semaphore✓
CLI
GitHub Actions✓
Semaphore✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
GitHub Actions✓
Semaphore✓
Self-hosted
GitHub Actions✓
Semaphore✓
On-premise
GitHub Actions✓
Semaphore✗
Hybrid
GitHub Actions✓
Semaphore✗

Integrations

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

GitHub Actions

17 total
  • Jira
  • npm
  • Docker
  • GitHub Packages
  • GitHub Pages
  • CodeQL
  • Slack
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Kubernetes
  • TruffleHog
  • Prowler
  • Gosec
  • Super-Linter
  • Claude
  • OpenCommit
Independently observed

Semaphore

1 total
  • Flowdock
Independently observed

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