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Comparison

GitLab CI/CD vs Semaphore

No clear leader: Semaphore (62.5) and GitLab CI/CD (59.8) 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.

GitLab CI/CD full profile →Semaphore full profile →
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GitLab CI/CD60
Semaphore63
Score
vioscaleAI score
GitLab CI/CD60 / 100medium · 66%
Semaphore63 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
GitLab CI/CD✓
Semaphore✓
Model
GitLab CI/CDfreemium
Semaphorefreemium
Price level
GitLab CI/CDlow
Semaphorelow
Transparent
GitLab CI/CD✓
Semaphore✗
Integrations
Count
GitLab CI/CD14
Semaphore1
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
GitLab CI/CD✓
Semaphore–
Fedramp
GitLab CI/CD✓
Semaphore–
Gdpr
GitLab CI/CD✓
Semaphore–
Iso27001
GitLab CI/CD✓
Semaphore✓
Pci
GitLab CI/CD✓
Semaphore✓
Scorecard
GitLab CI/CD2.2
Semaphore–
Soc2
GitLab CI/CD✓
Semaphore✓
Trust center
GitLab CI/CDhttps://about.gitlab.com/security/
Semaphore–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
GitLab CI/CD✓
Semaphore✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
GitLab CI/CD0
Semaphore–
Github stars
GitLab CI/CD24,549
Semaphore–
Activity
Commits last 30d
GitLab CI/CD100
Semaphore–
Language
Primary
GitLab CI/CDRuby
Semaphore–
Market
Availability
GitLab CI/CDAvailable worldwide
Semaphore–
Content
Faq
GitLab CI/CD6 items
Semaphore5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

GitLab CI/CD

An integrated platform combining source control, continuous integration/deployment, and built-in security scanning to automate the entire software delivery lifecycle with support for both cloud and self-hosted deployments.

Independently observed

Semaphore

A delivery platform that combines CI/CD capabilities with AI-driven features through a command-line interface.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

GitLab CI/CD

SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Premium and Ultimate tiers available with expanded features.

  • FreeFree
    • Source Code Management
    • CI/CD
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
GitLab CI/CD✓
Semaphore✗
CLI
GitLab CI/CD✓
Semaphore✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
GitLab CI/CD✓
Semaphore✓
Self-hosted
GitLab CI/CD✓
Semaphore✓
On-premise
GitLab CI/CD✓
Semaphore✗
Air-gapped
GitLab CI/CD✓
Semaphore✗

Integrations

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

GitLab CI/CD

21 total
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Google Cloud Marketplace
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • LDAP
  • OAuth
  • Jenkins
  • Jira
  • Slack
  • SAML
  • Anchore
  • Prisma Cloud
  • Checkmarx
  • CodeSecure
  • Fortify
  • Venafi
  • Veracode
  • Akismet
  • reCAPTCHA
Independently observed

Semaphore

1 total
  • Flowdock
Independently observed
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