# Jenkins vs Travis CI

| Attribute | Jenkins | Travis CI |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 54.6 (75% (high)) | 59.1 (19% (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 continuous integration and deployment service that enables developers to automatically run tests, perform quality checks, and deploy code. It emphasizes simple configuration syntax and fast feedback cycles through parallel builds across multiple programming languages and environments. It is indexed under CI/CD Tools.","source":"https://www.travis-ci.com/pricing-test/","question":"What is Travis CI?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Travis CI offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $13.75 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.travis-ci.com/pricing-test/","question":"Is Travis CI free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Travis CI. 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://www.travis-ci.com/pricing-test/","question":"What platforms does Travis CI support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Travis CI can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.travis-ci.com/pricing-test/","question":"Can Travis CI be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 11 integrations for Travis CI, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Docker, DeepSource, Coveralls, Coverity Scan and SourceClear, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.travis-ci.com/pricing-test/","question":"What does Travis CI integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Travis CI is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Germany.","source":"https://www.travis-ci.com/pricing-test/","question":"Where is Travis CI available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":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. | A continuous integration and deployment service that enables developers to automatically run tests, perform quality checks, and deploy code. It emphasizes simple configuration syntax and fast feedback cycles through parallel builds across multiple programming languages and environments. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","marketplace":true,"matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"caching":true,"hosting":"both","matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 11 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Subversion"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"DeepSource"},{"name":"Coveralls"},{"name":"Coverity Scan"},{"name":"SourceClear"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"NPM"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"DE","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":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Usage Based","summary":"$13.75/month or $153/year","features":["420,000 Linux build credits per year","80 concurrent jobs","Premium VMs available","35,000 credits per month included","Unlimited users (billed per user)"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":13.75,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":153,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go plan with included monthly credits","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_jobs":"80","build_credits_yearly":"420,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Unlimited Plan","summary":"$66+/month or $733/year","features":["Unlimited credits for non-premium VMs","1–300 concurrent jobs","Unlimited collaborators and repositories","Unlimited storage","Premium VMs available"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":66,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":733,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Unlimited credits and collaborators with flexible concurrency scaling","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"On-Premise/Private Cloud","summary":"$34/month or $378/year","features":["On-premise or private cloud deployment","Perforce and Subversion CI/CD support","Premium support options"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":34,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":378,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Dedicated deployment for private cloud or on-premise infrastructure","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $13.75/month. Free tier for open-source projects; 100 trial builds for private repositories.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.travis-ci.com/pricing-test/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:32:42.647Z","freeTrialDays":100,"startingPrice":{"amount":13.75,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | 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 | Travis CI |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-10-16T21:00:15.035Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*