Semaphore vs Tekton
No clear leader: Semaphore (68.4) 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.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ci/cd tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Semaphore
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.
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.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Semaphore
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
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Semaphore
- Flowdock
Tekton
- Jenkins
- Jenkins X
- Skaffold
- Knative
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.