# Buildkite vs Jenkins

| Attribute | Buildkite | Jenkins |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 59.1 (73% (medium)) | 55.1 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 81 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 26,498 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A CI/CD platform providing flexible pipeline orchestration, automated test optimization, and supply chain security. Supports cloud-hosted and self-managed agents with built-in test analytics, package registries, and integrations across development tools. | 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 | `{"caching":true,"hosting":"both","marketplace":true,"matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"hosting":"self","marketplace":true,"matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | 35 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Enterprise"},{"name":"Bitbucket Server"},{"name":"AWS ECR"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"AWS CloudFormation"},{"name":"AWS IAM"},{"name":"AWS CloudWatch"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"NPM"},{"name":"PyPI"},{"name":"RubyGems"},{"name":"Maven"},{"name":"Apt"},{"name":"RPM"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Alpine"},{"name":"Jest"},{"name":"Mocha"},{"name":"Cypress"},{"name":"Playwright"},{"name":"Jasmine"},{"name":"Rspec"},{"name":"minitest"},{"name":"pytest"},{"name":"JUnit"},{"name":"Go"},{"name":"Rust"},{"name":".NET"},{"name":"Elixir"},{"name":"Swift"},{"name":"Android"}]` | `[{"name":"Subversion"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Java |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"AU","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Personal","summary":"Free forever","features":["3 concurrent jobs","1 user","90-day build retention","250 managed tests","50k test executions/month","Community support"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individual developers","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"1","storage_gb":"1","managed_tests":"250","concurrent_jobs":"3","build_retention_days":"90","artifact_retention_days":"30","test_executions_monthly":"50k","linux_vcpu_minutes_monthly":"500"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$30/active user/month","features":["Unlimited concurrent jobs","Unlimited users","All Linux and Mac M4 agent sizes","Cache volumes","Git mirror volumes","SSO","Priority email support"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"active user","amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For scaling teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","storage_gb":"20","managed_tests":"unlimited","concurrent_jobs":"unlimited","build_retention_days":"365","artifact_retention_days":"90","test_executions_monthly":"unlimited","mac_vcpu_minutes_monthly":"3000","linux_vcpu_minutes_monthly":"4000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing, 30-user minimum","features":["SCIM/SAML/ADFS","Audit logs","Build exports","Pipeline templates","Premium support SLA"],"minSeats":30,"description":"For large organizations","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional agents","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"agent","amount":3.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Managed tests (overage)","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"managed test","amount":0.1,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier available. Pro from $30/user/month. Enterprise custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://buildkite.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:08:03.432Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.jenkins.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T12:14:47.389Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 5 |
| release.history | - | `[{"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 | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.5 |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"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 | Buildkite | Jenkins |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | 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 2026-09-01T17:38:32.098Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*