# Jenkins vs Spinnaker

| Attribute | Jenkins | Spinnaker |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 54.6 (75% (high)) | 50 (7% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 26,648 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"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 | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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 | `{"hosting":"self","marketplace":true,"matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","container_native":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 18 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Subversion"}]` | `[{"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"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.jenkins.io","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:12:38.723Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://spinnaker.io","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03T22:13:09.149Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 5 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.586","date":"2026-10-13T11:25:28Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.586"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.585","date":"2026-10-06T11:10:21Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.585"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.580.1","date":"2026-09-30T11:24:43Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.580.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.584","date":"2026-09-29T12:29:37Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.584"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.583","date":"2026-09-22T11:15:05Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.583"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.582","date":"2026-09-20T14:01:59Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.582"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.580.1-rc","date":"2026-09-10T10:36:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"jenkins-2.580.1-rc"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.581","date":"2026-09-08T12:39:16Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.581"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.580","date":"2026-09-02T14:43:58Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.580"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.568.3","date":"2026-09-02T14:43:59Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.568.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.579","date":"2026-08-25T14:26:38Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.579"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.578","date":"2026-08-18T12:31:36Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.578"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.568.3-rc","date":"2026-08-19T13:27:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"jenkins-2.568.3-rc"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.577","date":"2026-08-11T11:06:25Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.577"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.576","date":"2026-08-05T13:46:41Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.576"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.568.2","date":"2026-08-05T13:46:42Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.568.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.575","date":"2026-07-28T10:36:25Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.575"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.574","date":"2026-07-21T10:53:52Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.574"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.568.2-rc","date":"2026-07-22T14:02:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"jenkins-2.568.2-rc"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.573","date":"2026-07-14T10:39:15Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.573"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 6.7 | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"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 | Jenkins | Spinnaker |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | 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 2026-10-21T11:55:55.956Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*