Comparison

Spinnaker vs Tekton

On the evidence we track, Tekton leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Spinnaker50
Tekton66
Score
Vioscale score
Spinnaker50 / 100low · 10%
Tekton66 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
Spinnaker
Tekton
Model
Spinnakeropen_source
Price level
Spinnakerfree
Tektonfree
Transparent
Spinnaker
Tekton
Integrations
Count
Spinnaker18
Tekton4
Adoption
Dependent repos
Spinnaker
Tekton1,105
Github stars
Spinnaker
Tekton9,045
Activity
Commits last 30d
Spinnaker
Tekton84
Release
Cadence days
Spinnaker
Tekton6
History
Spinnaker
Tekton20 items
License
Spdx
Spinnaker
Language
Primary
Spinnaker
TektonGo
Market
Availability
Spinnaker

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Tekton

Leader

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.

Spinnaker

Open source
as of verify ↗

Tekton

Leader
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
Spinnaker
Tekton
CLI
Spinnaker
Tekton
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Spinnaker
Tekton
Self-hosted
Spinnaker
Tekton
On-premise
Spinnaker
Tekton
Hybrid
Spinnaker
Tekton

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Jenkins

Spinnaker

18 total - 17 not shared
  • 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

Tekton

Leader
4 total - 3 not shared
  • Jenkins X
  • Skaffold
  • Knative
Independently observed

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

Spinnaker vs Tekton: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale