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Comparison

Nx vs Semaphore

On the evidence we track, Semaphore leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Nx full profile →Semaphore full profile →
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Nx62
★Semaphore68
Score
Vioscale score
Nx62 / 100low · 29%
Semaphore68 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Nx✓
Semaphore✓
Model
Nxfreemium
Semaphorefreemium
Price level
Nxlow
Semaphorelow
Transparent
Nx✓
Semaphore✓
Integrations
Count
Nx4
Semaphore1
Security
Iso27001
Nx–
Semaphore✓
Pci
Nx–
Semaphore✓
Soc2
Nx–
Semaphore✓
Reliability
Status page
Nx✓
Semaphore✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
NxCloud + self-hosted
Semaphore-
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 Cloud is a remote caching and CI optimization platform for monorepos that accelerates build pipelines through distributed task execution and intelligent artifact caching.

Independently observed

Semaphore

Leader

An all-in-one continuous integration and delivery system that enables teams to automate testing and deployment workflows. It supports containerized and cloud-native architectures and can be deployed as a managed cloud service or self-hosted.

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 $2.25/moHybridFree tier

Free Hobby tier with 50k credits/month. Team plan from $19/contributor/month with metered usage. Enterprise with custom pricing.

  • HobbyFree
    • 50,000 credits monthly reset
    • 5 complimentary contributors
    • 10 concurrent CI connections
    • All Nx Agents resource types
    • Basic analytics
    • +1 more
  • Team$19/contributor/month + $5.50 per 10k credits + $2.25/CI connection/month
    • Everything in Hobby
    • Email support
    • Pay-as-you-go for additional contributors, credits, and CI connections
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Team plan
    • Conformance rules
    • Circular dependency detection
    • Cross-repo visibility
    • CI observability
    • +9 more
as of verify ↗

Semaphore

Leader
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✓

Integrations

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

Nx

4 total
  • Cursor
  • GitHub Copilot
  • JetBrains
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

Semaphore

Leader
1 total
  • Flowdock
Independently observed

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