Comparison

Semaphore vs TeamCity

On the evidence we track, Semaphore leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Semaphore63
TeamCity46
Score
vioscaleAI score
Semaphore63 / 100medium · 70%
TeamCity46 / 100low · 28%
Pricing
Free tier
Semaphore✓
TeamCity✓
Model
Semaphorefreemium
TeamCityfreemium
Price level
Semaphorelow
TeamCitylow
Transparent
Semaphore✗
TeamCity–
Integrations
Count
Semaphore1
TeamCity6
Security
Disclosure policy
Semaphore–
TeamCity✓
Gdpr
Semaphore–
TeamCity✓
Iso27001
Semaphore✓
TeamCity–
Pci
Semaphore✓
TeamCity–
Soc2
Semaphore✓
TeamCity–
Reliability
Status page
Semaphore✓
TeamCity✓
Market
Availability
Semaphore–
Content
Faq
Semaphore5 items
TeamCity6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Semaphore

Leader

A delivery platform that combines CI/CD capabilities with AI-driven features through a command-line interface.

Independently observed

TeamCity

TeamCity is a continuous integration and deployment tool that connects to multiple version control providers, offers command-line and programmatic access for pipeline management, and can run on your infrastructure or in the cloud.

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 ↗

TeamCity

Free tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
Semaphore✗
TeamCity✓
Windows
Semaphore✗
TeamCity✓
Linux
Semaphore✗
TeamCity✓
CLI
Semaphore✓
TeamCity✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Semaphore✓
TeamCity✓
Self-hosted
Semaphore✓
TeamCity✓
On-premise
Semaphore✗
TeamCity✓
Hybrid
Semaphore✗
TeamCity✓

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

TeamCity

6 total
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Perforce
  • Slack
  • Qodana
Independently observed
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