# Flux CD vs Tekton

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Tekton

| Attribute | Flux CD | Tekton |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 55.5 (49% (low)) | 65.9 (49% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 10 | 84 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 10 | 1,105 |
| adoption.github_stars | 5,395 | 9,045 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Continuous delivery solution for Kubernetes that enables GitOps workflows through automatic reconciliation from Git. A CNCF Graduated project. | 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 | `{"hosting":"both","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 | 25 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"AWS EKS"},{"name":"AWS KMS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Azure Key Vault"},{"name":"Azure AKS"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Azure Event Hubs"},{"name":"Google Cloud Artifact Registry"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Google Cloud Key Management Service"},{"name":"Google Kubernetes Engine"},{"name":"Google Cloud Pub/Sub"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Google Chat"},{"name":"Kustomize"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Harbor"},{"name":"Flagger"},{"name":"OCI"},{"name":"SOPS"},{"name":"Cluster API"}]` | `[{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Jenkins X"},{"name":"Skaffold"},{"name":"Knative"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://fluxcd.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T18:19:06.825Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://tekton.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T12:13:18.372Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 50 | 6 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"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"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 8.8 | 6.5 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Ffluxcd%2Fflagger&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"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 | Flux CD | 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 2026-09-01T15:17:32.445Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*