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Comparison

Semaphore vs Tekton

No clear leader: Semaphore (62.5) and Tekton (61.9) 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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Semaphore63
Tekton62
Score
vioscaleAI score
Semaphore63 / 100medium · 70%
Tekton62 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
Semaphore✓
Tekton✓
Model
Semaphorefreemium
Tektonopen_source
Price level
Semaphorelow
Tektonfree
Transparent
Semaphore✗
Tekton✓
Integrations
Count
Semaphore1
Tekton4
Security
Disclosure policy
Semaphore–
Tekton✓
Iso27001
Semaphore✓
Tekton–
Pci
Semaphore✓
Tekton–
Scorecard
Semaphore–
Tekton6.5
Soc2
Semaphore✓
Tekton–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Semaphore✓
Tekton–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Semaphore–
Tekton1,105
Github stars
Semaphore–
Tekton9,080
Activity
Commits last 30d
Semaphore–
Tekton86
Release
Cadence days
Semaphore–
Tekton4
History
Semaphore–
Tekton20 items
License
Spdx
Semaphore–
TektonApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Semaphore–
TektonGo
Market
Availability
Semaphore–
TektonAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Semaphore5 items
Tekton6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Semaphore

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

Independently observed

Tekton

An open-source tool for building and running automated testing and deployment workflows. Leverages Kubernetes as the foundation and supports deployment across cloud providers and on-premises infrastructure.

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

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 ↗

Tekton

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Semaphore✓
Tekton✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Semaphore✓
Tekton✓
Self-hosted
Semaphore✓
Tekton✗
On-premise
Semaphore✗
Tekton✓
Hybrid
Semaphore✗
Tekton✓

Integrations

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

Semaphore

1 total
  • Flowdock
Independently observed

Tekton

5 total
  • Jenkins
  • Jenkins X
  • Skaffold
  • Knative
  • GitHub
Independently observed
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Semaphore or Tekton: which one depends on you

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