# Buildkite vs Tekton

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Tekton

| Attribute | Buildkite | Tekton |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 59.1 (73% (medium)) | 65.9 (49% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 84 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 1,105 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 9,045 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":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 vendor-agnostic, Kubernetes-centered approach to automating the build, test, and deployment stages of application delivery, available for any cloud or on-premise setup. |
| 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,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | 35 | 4 |
| 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":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Jenkins X"},{"name":"Skaffold"},{"name":"Knative"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"AU","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":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","sourceUrl":"https://tekton.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T12:13:18.372Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 6 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.15.0","date":"2026-07-31T12:59:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.6.6","date":"2026-07-30T08:55:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.14.1","date":"2026-07-22T12:49:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.6.5","date":"2026-07-08T11:07:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.9.6","date":"2026-07-08T11:06:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.14.0","date":"2026-06-30T17:32:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.9.5","date":"2026-06-23T20:17:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.6.4","date":"2026-06-23T20:23:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.3.6","date":"2026-06-23T20:25:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.12.2","date":"2026-06-23T20:26:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.12.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.9.4","date":"2026-06-15T10:42:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.6.3","date":"2026-06-15T10:42:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.3.5","date":"2026-06-15T10:41:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.13.1","date":"2026-06-15T10:43:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.12.1","date":"2026-06-15T10:43:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.10.3","date":"2026-06-15T10:42:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.2.1","date":"2026-06-15T10:41:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.0.4","date":"2026-06-23T20:28:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.0.3","date":"2026-06-11T11:44:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.13.0","date":"2026-05-29T17:59:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.13.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.5 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":8,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Ftektoncd%2Fpipeline&per_page=100","last_12m":7,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (CI/CD Tools)

| Capability | Buildkite | Tekton |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T17:00:12.693Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*