# Concourse CI vs Nx

| Attribute | Concourse CI | Nx |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 53 (38% (low)) | 62.3 (29% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 47 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 22 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 7,893 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | - | Nx Cloud is a remote caching and CI optimization platform for monorepos that accelerates build pipelines through distributed task execution and intelligent artifact caching. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"caching":true,"hosting":"both","marketplace":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Open Policy Agent"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"Docker"}]` | `[{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"GitHub Copilot"},{"name":"JetBrains"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Hobby","summary":"Free forever","features":["50,000 credits monthly reset","5 complimentary contributors","10 concurrent CI connections","All Nx Agents resource types","Basic analytics","Community support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free tier for individual developers and small teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"50k/month","contributors":"5","concurrent_ci_connections":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$19/contributor/month + $5.50 per 10k credits + $2.25/CI connection/month","features":["Everything in Hobby","Email support","Pay-as-you-go for additional contributors, credits, and CI connections"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"contributor","amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":10000,"unit":"credits"},"kind":"metered","amount":5.5,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"concurrent CI connection","amount":2.25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Usage-based team plan with pay-as-you-go pricing","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing with full feature set","features":["Everything in Team plan","Conformance rules","Circular dependency detection","Cross-repo visibility","CI observability","Premium analytics","Dedicated support with SLAs","Isolated & self-hosted deployment","Volume credit discounts","SSO/SAML","Docker layer caching","Multi-workspace governance","Advanced CI analytics","On-premises deployment"],"description":"Custom enterprise plan with advanced features and dedicated support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional Contributors","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"contributor","amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional Credits","components":[{"per":{"qty":10000,"unit":"credits"},"kind":"metered","amount":5.5,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional CI Connections","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"concurrent CI connection","amount":2.25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free Hobby tier with 50k credits/month. Team plan from $19/contributor/month with metered usage. Enterprise with custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://nx.dev/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T18:16:51.850Z","startingPrice":{"amount":2.25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | - | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 20 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.3.0","date":"2026-08-13T02:49:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.5","date":"2026-08-03T16:39:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.4","date":"2026-06-16T15:21:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.3","date":"2026-05-27T14:45:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.2","date":"2026-05-24T15:33:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.1","date":"2026-05-12T21:00:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.0","date":"2026-05-07T20:41:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.1.1","date":"2026-03-17T20:40:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.1.0","date":"2026-03-04T15:38:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.0.2","date":"2026-02-19T21:50:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.0.1","date":"2026-01-29T16:32:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.0.0","date":"2026-01-15T14:39:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.14.3","date":"2025-11-12T23:10:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.14.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.14.2","date":"2025-10-07T00:57:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.14.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.14.1","date":"2025-08-18T23:44:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.14.0","date":"2025-08-12T13:32:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.13.2","date":"2025-05-23T17:04:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.13.1","date":"2025-04-09T15:28:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.13.0","date":"2025-04-03T14:31:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.12.1","date":"2025-01-23T21:41:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.12.1"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 5.8 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":5,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fconcourse%2Fconcourse&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | - |

## Capabilities (CI/CD Tools)

| Capability | Concourse CI | Nx |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T15:18:01.847Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*