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Comparison

Nx vs Semaphore

No clear leader: Semaphore (62.5) and Nx (59.0) 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.

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Nx59
Semaphore63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Nx59 / 100low · 30%
Semaphore63 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
Nx✓
Semaphore✓
Model
Nxfreemium
Semaphorefreemium
Price level
Nxmid
Semaphorelow
Starting price
Nx$29
Semaphore–
Transparent
Nx✓
Semaphore✗
Integrations
Count
Nx18
Semaphore1
Security
Iso27001
Nx–
Semaphore✓
Pci
Nx–
Semaphore✓
Soc2
Nx–
Semaphore✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Nx✓
Semaphore✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Nx6 items
Semaphore5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Nx

Nx is a build system and CI platform optimized for monorepos and polyglot codebases. It accelerates builds through intelligent caching and task deduplication, distributes work across machines, and provides integrated CI with security features.

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.

Nx

from $29/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans from $29/month with usage-based add-ons.

  • HobbyFree
    • 50,000 monthly credits
    • 5 complimentary contributors
    • 10 concurrent CI connections
    • All Nx Agents resource types
    • Basic analytics
    • +1 more
  • Team$29/month
    • All Hobby features
    • $29 monthly usage credit included
    • Email support
    • Additional credits at $5.50 per 10,000
    • Additional contributors at $19 each
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Team features
    • Conformance rules and circular dependency detection
    • Cross-repository visibility
    • CI observability and premium analytics
    • Dedicated support with SLAs
    • +3 more
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
Nx✓
Semaphore✗
CLI
Nx✓
Semaphore✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Nx✓
Semaphore✓
Self-hosted
Nx✓
Semaphore✓
On-premise
Nx✓
Semaphore✗

Integrations

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

Nx

25 total
  • Cursor
  • GitHub Copilot
  • JetBrains
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Azure DevOps
  • Bitbucket
  • VS Code
  • JetBrains IntelliJ
  • Claude
  • Vite
  • Webpack
  • Jest
  • ESLint
  • Gradle
  • Vitest
  • Maven
  • .NET
  • Go
  • Angular
  • React
  • Python
  • Rust
  • +1 more
Independently observed

Semaphore

1 total
  • Flowdock
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Nx or Semaphore: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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