# Jenkins X vs PipeCD

| Attribute | Jenkins X | PipeCD |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 45.4 (22% (low)) | 48.4 (28% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 40 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 21 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 4,689 | 1,346 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A continuous integration and deployment system built for Kubernetes that automates pipeline creation, manages environments through Git-based workflows, and provides pull request preview environments and ChatOps capabilities. | - |
| integrations.count | 17 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Alibaba"},{"name":"Tekton"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Helmfile"},{"name":"Kpt"},{"name":"Kustomize"},{"name":"Kubectl"},{"name":"Cert-manager"},{"name":"Knative"},{"name":"Kubernetes External Secrets"},{"name":"Lighthouse"}]` | `[{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Stackdriver"},{"name":"Slack"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| release.cadence_days | - | 3 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.58.0","date":"2026-08-23T03:22:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.58.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.4.0","date":"2026-08-14T04:48:34Z","type":"stable","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.57.0","date":"2026-06-25T13:29:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.57.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/ecs/v0.1.0","date":"2026-06-24T08:12:28Z","type":"stable","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/ecs/v0.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.56.0","date":"2026-05-13T06:35:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.56.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.55.1-rc1","date":"2025-11-07T03:34:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.55.1-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.55.1-rc0","date":"2025-10-29T02:48:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.55.1-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-alpha1","date":"2025-10-20T02:26:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-alpha1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/wait/v0.1.1","date":"2025-10-09T08:23:49Z","type":"stable","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/wait/v0.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.2.1","date":"2025-10-09T08:27:39Z","type":"stable","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-rc6","date":"2025-10-09T08:20:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-rc6"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.55.0","date":"2025-10-08T08:12:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.55.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/waitapproval/v0.2.0","date":"2025-10-09T08:15:15Z","type":"stable","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/waitapproval/v0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-rc5","date":"2025-09-30T00:56:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-rc5"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.54.2","date":"2025-09-24T07:01:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.54.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.2.0","date":"2025-09-24T04:17:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.3.0","date":"2025-09-26T06:03:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.1.0","date":"2025-09-19T06:53:46Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.2.0","date":"2025-09-18T08:48:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.54.1","date":"2025-09-17T09:50:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.54.1"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fjenkins-x%2Fjx&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fpipe-cd%2Fpipecd&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Gitops)

| Capability | Jenkins X | PipeCD |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Pull based sync | - | - |
| Helm chart support | - | - |
| Kustomize support | - | - |
| Sops vault secrets decryption | - | - |
| Canary blue green rollouts | - | - |
| Multi cluster sync | - | - |
| UI dashboard included | - | - |
| Drift detection healing | - | - |
| SSO SAML RBAC | - | - |
| Cncf graduated incubating | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:30:02.409Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*