Comparison

GitLab CI/CD vs Tekton

On the evidence we track, Tekton leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

GitLab CI/CD full profile →Tekton full profile →

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GitLab CI/CD59

★Tekton66

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	GitLab CI/CD	TektonLeader
Vioscale score	59 / 100medium · 66%	66 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	4
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	2.2	6.5
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgitlabhq%2Fgitlabhq&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	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
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	1,105
Github starsadoption.github_stars	24,539	9,045
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	84
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	6
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Ruby	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

GitLab CI/CD59 / 100medium · 66%

Tekton66 / 100low · 49%

Pricing

Free tier

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton✓

Model

GitLab CI/CDcommercial

Tektonopen_source

Price level

GitLab CI/CDmid

Tektonfree

Transparent

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton✓

Integrations

Count

GitLab CI/CD4

Tekton4

Security

Disclosure policy

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton✓

Fedramp

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton–

Gdpr

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton–

Iso27001

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton–

Pci

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton–

Scorecard

GitLab CI/CD2.2

Tekton6.5

Soc2

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton–

Vulnerabilities

GitLab CI/CDCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgitlabhq%2Fgitlabhq&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

TektonCount: 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

Reliability

Status page

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton–

Adoption

Dependent repos

GitLab CI/CD0

Tekton1,105

Github stars

GitLab CI/CD24,539

Tekton9,045

Activity

Commits last 30d

GitLab CI/CD100

Tekton84

Release

Cadence days

GitLab CI/CD–

Tekton6

History

GitLab CI/CD–

Tekton20 items

License

Spdx

GitLab CI/CD–

TektonApache-2.0

Language

Primary

GitLab CI/CDRuby

TektonGo

Market

Availability

GitLab CI/CDAvailable worldwide

TektonAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for CI/CD Tools
Capability	GitLab CI/CD	Tekton
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	-	✓

Deployment

Hosting

GitLab CI/CDCloud + self-hosted

TektonSelf-hosted only

Self-hosted runners

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton✓

Core

Config-as-code pipelines

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton✓

Matrix / parallel builds

GitLab CI/CD-

Tekton✓

Build

Container-native builds

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton✓

Performance

Build caching

GitLab CI/CD-

Tekton-

Security

Secrets management

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton✓

Delivery

Deployment environments & approvals

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton✓

Ecosystem

Reusable actions / marketplace

GitLab CI/CD-

Tekton✓

What each one is

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

GitLab CI/CD

GitLab's CI/CD system is a core component of its broader DevSecOps platform. It automates the entire pipeline from code commit to production deployment, with integrated security testing (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning) and compliance controls built directly into each build.

Independently observed

Tekton

Leader

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.

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

from $29/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $0 (free tier) to $29/user/mo (Premium, annual billing). Custom pricing for Ultimate and Dedicated. GitLab Flex allows one annual commitment with flexible reallocation across plans.

FreeFree
- Source code management
- CI/CD pipelines
- Basic security scanning
- GitLab Duo Agent Platform access
- 400 compute minutes/month
- +1 more
Premium$29/user/mo when billed annually
- Everything in Free
- Advanced CI/CD
- GitLab Duo Agent Platform
- 10,000 compute minutes/month
- 500 GiB storage
- +2 more
UltimateContact sales
- Everything in Premium
- 50,000 compute minutes/month
- Advanced compliance and audit controls
- Enterprise Agile Planning
- GitLab Duo Agent Platform
- +1 more
GitLab DedicatedContact sales
- Everything in Ultimate
- Single-tenant deployment
- Data residency in chosen region
- Complete data isolation
- Bring Your Own Encryption
- +2 more
GitLab Dedicated for Public SectorContact sales
- Everything in Dedicated
- FedRAMP compliance (moderate impact)
- GovRAMP authorization
- AWS GovCloud deployment
- 50,000 compute minutes/month
- +1 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Tekton

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	GitLab CI/CD	Tekton
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton✗

CLI

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton✓

Self-hosted

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton✓

On-premise

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton✓

Hybrid

GitLab CI/CD✓

Tekton✓

Integrations

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

GitLab CI/CD

4 total

AWS Marketplace
Google Cloud Marketplace
AWS
Google Cloud Platform

Independently observed

Tekton

Leader

4 total

Jenkins
Jenkins X
Skaffold
Knative

Independently observed

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