# Nx vs Semaphore CI

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Semaphore CI

| Attribute | Nx | Semaphore CI |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 62.3 (29% (low)) | 68.3 (62% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"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. | Semaphore is a metered-pricing CI/CD platform offering cloud, hybrid, and self-hosted deployment options. Separates compute costs from support services, with transparent per-minute pricing starting at $0.0025/min for self-hosted. |
| features.capabilities | `{"caching":true,"hosting":"both","marketplace":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"GitHub Copilot"},{"name":"JetBrains"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Flowdock"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":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"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community Edition","description":"Free and open source under Apache 2.0 license for self-hosted deployment"},{"name":"Semaphore Cloud","description":"Hosted version with free and paid plans"},{"name":"Enterprise Edition","description":"Enhanced version with extra features for larger organizations, commercial license","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free Community Edition (self-hosted, open source). Paid Semaphore Cloud and Enterprise Edition available.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://semaphore.io/blog/2013/03/07/semaphore-pricing-update-with-higher-plans.html","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T20:44:47.174Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (CI/CD Tools)

| Capability | Nx | Semaphore CI |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | 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 2026-09-01T16:33:35.704Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*