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Comparison

Nx vs Semaphore CI

On the evidence we track, Semaphore CI 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 CI full profile →
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Nx62
★Semaphore CI68
Score
Vioscale score
Nx62 / 100low · 29%
Semaphore CI68 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tier
Nx✓
Semaphore CI✓
Model
Nxfreemium
Semaphore CIfreemium
Price level
Nxlow
Semaphore CIlow
Transparent
Nx✓
Semaphore CI✓
Integrations
Count
Nx4
Semaphore CI2
Security
Iso27001
Nx–
Semaphore CI✓
Pci
Nx–
Semaphore CI✓
Soc2
Nx–
Semaphore CI✓
Reliability
Status page
Nx✓
Semaphore CI✓
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 CICloud + self-hosted
Self-hosted runners
Nx✓
Semaphore CI✓
Core
Config-as-code pipelines
Nx-
Semaphore CI✓
Matrix / parallel builds
Nx-
Semaphore CI✓
Build
Container-native builds
Nx✓
Semaphore CI✓
Performance
Build caching
Nx✓
Semaphore CI-
Security
Secrets management
Nx✓
Semaphore CI✓
Delivery
Deployment environments & approvals
Nx-
Semaphore CI✓
Ecosystem
Reusable actions / marketplace
Nx✓
Semaphore CI-

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 CI

Leader

Semaphore is a metered-pricing CI/CD platform offering cloud, hybrid, and self-hosted deployment options. Separates compute costs from support services, with transparent per-minute pricing starting at $0.0025/min for 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 CI

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free Community Edition (self-hosted, open source). Paid Semaphore Cloud and Enterprise Edition available.

  • Community EditionFree
  • Semaphore Cloud-
  • Enterprise EditionContact sales
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 CI✓
CLI
Nx✓
Semaphore CI✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Nx✓
Semaphore CI✓
Self-hosted
Nx✓
Semaphore CI✓

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 CI

Leader
2 total
  • GitHub
  • Flowdock
Independently observed

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