Comparison

Semaphore CI vs Tekton

No clear leader: Semaphore CI (68.3) and Tekton (65.9) 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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Semaphore CI68
Tekton66
Score
Vioscale score
Semaphore CI68 / 100medium · 62%
Tekton66 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Model
Semaphore CIfreemium
Price level
Semaphore CIlow
Tektonfree
Transparent
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Integrations
Count
Semaphore CI2
Tekton4
Security
Disclosure policy
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Iso27001
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Pci
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Scorecard
Semaphore CI
Tekton6.5
Soc2
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Reliability
Status page
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Adoption
Dependent repos
Semaphore CI
Tekton1,105
Github stars
Semaphore CI
Tekton9,045
Activity
Commits last 30d
Semaphore CI
Tekton84
Release
Cadence days
Semaphore CI
Tekton6
History
Semaphore CI
Tekton20 items
License
Spdx
Semaphore CI
Language
Primary
Semaphore CI
TektonGo
Market
Availability
Semaphore CI

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
Semaphore CICloud + self-hosted
TektonSelf-hosted only
Self-hosted runners
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Core
Config-as-code pipelines
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Matrix / parallel builds
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Build
Container-native builds
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Performance
Build caching
Semaphore CI-
Tekton-
Security
Secrets management
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Delivery
Deployment environments & approvals
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Ecosystem
Reusable actions / marketplace
Semaphore CI-
Tekton

What each one is

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

Semaphore CI

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

Tekton

A vendor-agnostic, Kubernetes-centered approach to automating the build, test, and deployment stages of application delivery, available for any cloud or on-premise setup.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Semaphore CI

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 ↗

Tekton

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Semaphore CI
Tekton
CLI
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Self-hosted
Semaphore CI
Tekton
On-premise
Semaphore CI
Tekton
Hybrid
Semaphore CI
Tekton

Integrations

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

Semaphore CI

2 total
  • GitHub
  • Flowdock
Independently observed

Tekton

4 total
  • Jenkins
  • Jenkins X
  • Skaffold
  • Knative
Independently observed

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