# Argo CD vs Jenkins

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Argo CD

| Attribute | Argo CD | Jenkins |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 71.2 (43% (low)) | 55.1 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 81 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 148 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 24,001 | 26,498 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Argo CD automates application deployment and lifecycle management on Kubernetes by using Git repositories as the authoritative source of truth, with a web interface and full audit capabilities. | A self-contained Java application that automates building, testing, and deployment workflows. Extensible through hundreds of community-maintained plugins and supports distributing work across multiple machines. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true}` | `{"hosting":"self","marketplace":true,"matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 1 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Subversion"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Java |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://argoproj.github.io/cd/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:10:01.635Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.jenkins.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T12:14:47.389Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 3 | 5 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.5.1","date":"2026-08-12T12:12:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.7","date":"2026-08-12T11:25:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.3.14","date":"2026-08-12T10:48:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.5.0","date":"2026-08-04T08:35:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.6","date":"2026-07-31T12:12:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.3.13","date":"2026-07-31T12:15:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.5.0-rc3","date":"2026-07-28T08:42:41Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.5.0-rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.5","date":"2026-07-09T17:01:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.5.0-rc2","date":"2026-07-01T03:35:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.5.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.4","date":"2026-06-18T09:36:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.3.12","date":"2026-06-18T09:35:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.5.0-rc1","date":"2026-06-16T13:01:40Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.5.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.3","date":"2026-05-28T12:24:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.3.11","date":"2026-05-28T12:24:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.2.12","date":"2026-05-13T14:34:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.2.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.2","date":"2026-05-12T21:20:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.3.10","date":"2026-05-12T21:20:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.1","date":"2026-05-06T08:34:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.1.16","date":"2026-05-05T07:37:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.0-rc7","date":"2026-04-30T18:17:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.4.0-rc7"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.579","date":"2026-08-25T14:26:38Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.579"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.578","date":"2026-08-18T12:31:36Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.578"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.568.3-rc","date":"2026-08-19T13:27:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"jenkins-2.568.3-rc"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.577","date":"2026-08-11T11:06:25Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.577"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.576","date":"2026-08-05T13:46:41Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.576"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.568.2","date":"2026-08-05T13:46:42Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.568.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.575","date":"2026-07-28T10:36:25Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.575"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.574","date":"2026-07-21T10:53:52Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.574"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.568.2-rc","date":"2026-07-22T14:02:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"jenkins-2.568.2-rc"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.573","date":"2026-07-14T10:39:15Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.573"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.568.1","date":"2026-07-09T18:05:28Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.568.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.572","date":"2026-07-07T10:07:39Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.572"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.571","date":"2026-07-01T07:28:39Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.571"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.568.1-rc","date":"2026-06-25T02:05:20Z","type":"prerelease","version":"jenkins-2.568.1-rc"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.570","date":"2026-06-23T10:05:49Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.570"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.569","date":"2026-06-16T13:08:40Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.569"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.568","date":"2026-06-10T12:52:30Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.568"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.555.3","date":"2026-06-10T12:52:28Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.555.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.567","date":"2026-06-09T14:56:14Z","type":"stable","version":"jenkins-2.567"},{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.555.3-rc-2","date":"2026-05-29T12:09:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"jenkins-2.555.3-rc-2"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 8.9 | 5.5 |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":37,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fargoproj%2Fargo-cd%2Fv2&per_page=100","last_12m":6,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=jenkins-x%2Fjenkins&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (CI/CD Tools)

| Capability | Argo CD | Jenkins |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Self-hosted only |
| Self-hosted runners | - | ✓ |
| **Core** |  |  |
| Config-as-code pipelines | ✓ | ✓ |
| Matrix / parallel builds | - | ✓ |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Container-native builds | ✓ | - |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Build caching | - | - |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Secrets management | ✓ | - |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Deployment environments & approvals | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Reusable actions / marketplace | - | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:38:22.294Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*