# Jenkins vs Semaphore

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Semaphore

| Attribute | Jenkins | Semaphore |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 55.1 (75% (high)) | 68.4 (71% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 81 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 26,498 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | An all-in-one continuous integration and delivery system that enables teams to automate testing and deployment workflows. It supports containerized and cloud-native architectures and can be deployed as a managed cloud service or self-hosted. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","marketplace":true,"matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Subversion"}]` | `[{"name":"Flowdock"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.jenkins.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T12:14:47.389Z"}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Compute - Ubuntu ARM","summary":"$0.003–$0.012/min depending on vCPU","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.003,"currency":"USD","specification":"2vCPU"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.006,"currency":"USD","specification":"4vCPU"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.012,"currency":"USD","specification":"8vCPU"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_jobs":"20 by default"}},{"free":false,"name":"Compute - Ubuntu x64","summary":"$0.0075–$0.015/min depending on vCPU","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0075,"currency":"USD","specification":"2vCPU"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.015,"currency":"USD","specification":"4vCPU"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_jobs":"20 by default"}},{"free":false,"name":"Compute - MacOS","summary":"$0.09/min","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.09,"currency":"USD","specification":"4vCPU"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_jobs":"20 by default"}},{"free":false,"name":"Compute - Self-Hosted","summary":"$0.0025/min","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0025,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_jobs":"contact for limits"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Dedicated Cache Server","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":400,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Private Docker Registry","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":400,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Support - Basic","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Support - Priority Response","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":250,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Support - SLA Standard","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Support - SLA Premium","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":750,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Success - Visibility","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":125,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Success - Performance","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":300,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Success - Scale","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1000,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Success - Alliance","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2000,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Engineering Access","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":900,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"one_time","amount":1250,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"one_time","amount":2000,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Pay-per-minute metered compute: $0.0025/min (self-hosted) to $0.09/min (MacOS). Includes 20 concurrent jobs, $15/month free credits, 9.6 GB cache, and free support. Optional modular support and success services.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://semaphore.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T20:21:00.253Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.0025,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| 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 | - |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | 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 | Jenkins | Semaphore |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | 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 2026-09-01T17:38:20.286Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*