# GitHub Actions vs Spinnaker

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** GitHub Actions

| Attribute | GitHub Actions | Spinnaker |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 70 (71% (medium)) | 50 (7% (low)) |
| adoption.stackoverflow_questions | 42,000 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Built-in automation tooling that enables developers to create reusable workflow steps for continuous integration and deployment, supporting multiple runner environments and languages. It is indexed under CI/CD Tools.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What is GitHub Actions?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"GitHub Actions offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Free, Pro and GitHub Enterprise Cloud. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Is GitHub Actions free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"GitHub Actions supports the web, iOS, Android and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does GitHub Actions support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. GitHub Actions 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://github.com/pricing","question":"Can GitHub Actions be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 29 integrations for GitHub Actions, including Jira, npm, Docker, GitHub Packages, GitHub Pages, CodeQL, Slack and AWS, plus 21 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What does GitHub Actions integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for GitHub Actions. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as GitHub Actions not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://github.com/security","question":"What security certifications does GitHub Actions have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"GitHub Actions is available in the United States, the EU and Australia.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Where is GitHub Actions available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A platform that streamlines software releases across various cloud environments with speed and reliability. It is indexed under CI/CD Tools.","source":"https://spinnaker.io","question":"What is Spinnaker?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Spinnaker is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://spinnaker.io","question":"Is Spinnaker free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Spinnaker. 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://spinnaker.io","question":"What platforms does Spinnaker support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Spinnaker 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://spinnaker.io","question":"Can Spinnaker be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 15 integrations for Spinnaker, including Jenkins, Travis CI, Docker, Git, AWS EC2, Kubernetes, Google Compute Engine and Google App Engine, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://spinnaker.io","question":"What does Spinnaker integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Built-in automation tooling that enables developers to create reusable workflow steps for continuous integration and deployment, supporting multiple runner environments and languages. | An open-source platform that enables rapid and reliable software deployments across multiple cloud environments, providing continuous delivery capabilities for managing software releases. |
| features.capabilities | `{"caching":true,"hosting":"both","marketplace":true,"matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","container_native":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| hosting.model | cloud | - |
| integrations.count | 23 | 18 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"npm"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"GitHub Packages"},{"name":"GitHub Pages"},{"name":"CodeQL"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"TruffleHog"},{"name":"Prowler"},{"name":"Gosec"},{"name":"Super-Linter"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"OpenCommit"},{"name":"Render","native":true,"category":"ci_cd"},{"name":"Linear","native":true,"category":"project_management"},{"name":"CodeRabbit","native":true,"category":"code_review"},{"name":"Codemagic CI/CD","native":true,"category":"ci_cd"},{"name":"Codecov","native":true,"category":"code_quality"},{"name":"Azure Pipelines","native":true,"category":"ci_cd"},{"name":"Zenhub","native":true,"category":"project_management"},{"name":"Codacy","native":true,"category":"code_quality"},{"name":"CircleCI","native":true,"category":"ci_cd"},{"name":"Mergify","native":true,"category":"workflow_automation"},{"name":"GuardRails","native":true,"category":"security"},{"name":"PullApprove","native":true,"category":"code_review"},{"name":"DeepSource","native":true,"category":"code_review"},{"name":"Azure Boards","native":true,"category":"project_management"}]` | `[{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Travis CI"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"AWS EC2"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Google Compute Engine"},{"name":"Google Kubernetes Engine"},{"name":"Google App Engine"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"OpenStack"},{"name":"Cloud Foundry"},{"name":"Oracle Cloud Infrastructure"},{"name":"DC/OS"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Teams"},{"name":"Google Groups"},{"name":"Azure Groups"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["US","EU","AU"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ci_cd_minutes_per_month":"2000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ci_cd_minutes_per_month":"3000"}},{"free":false,"name":"GitHub Enterprise Cloud","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"ci_cd_minutes_per_month":"50000"}}],"summary":"Free tier available. Paid plans from Pro tier upward.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-04T13:21:19.498Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://spinnaker.io","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03T22:13:09.149Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://github.com/security | - |

## Capabilities (CI/CD Tools)

| Capability | GitHub Actions | Spinnaker |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| 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 2026-10-16T19:01:00.030Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*