# Argo CD vs Travis CI

| Attribute | Argo CD | Travis CI |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 71.2 (43% (low)) | 73 (19% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 148 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 24,001 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":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 continuous integration and deployment service that enables developers to automatically run tests, perform quality checks, and deploy code. It emphasizes simple configuration syntax and fast feedback cycles through parallel builds across multiple programming languages and environments. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true}` | `{"caching":true,"hosting":"both","matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 11 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"DeepSource"},{"name":"Coveralls"},{"name":"Coverity Scan"},{"name":"SourceClear"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"NPM"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://argoproj.github.io/cd/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:10:01.635Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Usage Based","summary":"$13.75/month or $153/year","features":["420,000 Linux build credits per year","80 concurrent jobs","Premium VMs available","35,000 credits per month included","Unlimited users (billed per user)"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":13.75,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":153,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go plan with included monthly credits","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_jobs":"80","build_credits_yearly":"420,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Unlimited Plan","summary":"$66+/month or $733/year","features":["Unlimited credits for non-premium VMs","1–300 concurrent jobs","Unlimited collaborators and repositories","Unlimited storage","Premium VMs available"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":66,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":733,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Unlimited credits and collaborators with flexible concurrency scaling","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"On-Premise/Private Cloud","summary":"$34/month or $378/year","features":["On-premise or private cloud deployment","Perforce and Subversion CI/CD support","Premium support options"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":34,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":378,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Dedicated deployment for private cloud or on-premise infrastructure","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $13.75/month. Free tier for open-source projects; 100 trial builds for private repositories.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.travis-ci.com/pricing-test/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:32:42.647Z","freeTrialDays":100,"startingPrice":{"amount":13.75,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 3 | - |
| 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"}]` | - |
| security.scorecard | 8.9 | - |
| 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"}` | - |

## Capabilities (CI/CD Tools)

| Capability | Argo CD | Travis CI |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| 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 2026-09-01T16:27:36.791Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*