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Comparison

Semaphore vs Spinnaker

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.

Semaphore full profile →Spinnaker full profile →
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★Semaphore68
Spinnaker50
Score
Vioscale score
Semaphore68 / 100medium · 71%updating
Spinnaker50 / 100low · 10%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Semaphore✓
Spinnaker–
Model
Semaphorefreemium
Spinnakeropen_source
Price level
Semaphorelow
Spinnakerfree
Transparent
Semaphore✓
Spinnaker–
Integrations
Count
Semaphore1
Spinnaker18
Security
Iso27001
Semaphore✓
Spinnaker–
Pci
Semaphore✓
Spinnaker–
Soc2
Semaphore✓
Spinnaker–
Reliability
Status page
Semaphore✓
Spinnaker–

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Spinnaker

Open-source, multi-cloud continuous delivery platform that combines a powerful and flexible pipeline management system with integrations to major cloud providers. Created at Netflix and battle-tested by hundreds of teams over millions of deployments.

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

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 ↗

Spinnaker

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✓
Spinnaker✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Semaphore✓
Spinnaker✓
Self-hosted
Semaphore✓
Spinnaker✓
On-premise
Semaphore✗
Spinnaker✓
Hybrid
Semaphore✗
Spinnaker✓

Integrations

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

Semaphore

Leader
1 total
  • Flowdock
Independently observed

Spinnaker

18 total
  • Jenkins
  • Travis CI
  • Docker
  • Git
  • AWS EC2
  • Kubernetes
  • Google Compute Engine
  • Google Kubernetes Engine
  • Google App Engine
  • Microsoft Azure
  • OpenStack
  • Cloud Foundry
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
  • DC/OS
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Teams
  • Google Groups
  • Azure Groups
Independently observed

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