# Semaphore vs Turborepo

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Semaphore

| Attribute | Semaphore | Turborepo |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 68.4 (71% (medium)) | 62.2 (43% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 9,739 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 31,020 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Turborepo is a build system designed to optimize monorepo workflows for JavaScript and TypeScript codebases. It provides caching, task orchestration, and workspace management written in Rust. |
| features.capabilities | `{"matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"caching":true,"hosting":"self","yaml_pipelines":false,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Flowdock"}]` | `[{"name":"ESLint"},{"name":"VSCode"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Rust |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://turbo.build","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T13:23:21.815Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 1 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.12","date":"2026-08-25T18:36:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.10.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.11","date":"2026-08-18T15:15:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.10.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.11-canary.4","date":"2026-08-16T14:41:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.10.11-canary.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.11-canary.3","date":"2026-08-14T22:24:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.10.11-canary.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.11-canary.2","date":"2026-08-14T17:10:28Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.10.11-canary.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.11-canary.1","date":"2026-08-14T15:23:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.10.11-canary.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.10","date":"2026-08-14T13:32:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.10.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.10-canary.3","date":"2026-08-12T01:56:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.10.10-canary.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.10-canary.2","date":"2026-08-11T02:36:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.10.10-canary.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.10-canary.1","date":"2026-08-10T19:59:48Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.10.10-canary.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.9","date":"2026-08-07T20:56:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.10.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.9-canary.1","date":"2026-08-05T20:53:39Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.10.9-canary.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.8","date":"2026-07-31T14:23:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.10.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.8-canary.4","date":"2026-07-29T19:45:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.10.8-canary.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.8-canary.3","date":"2026-07-29T04:41:52Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.10.8-canary.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.8-canary.2","date":"2026-07-26T15:28:37Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.10.8-canary.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.8-canary.1","date":"2026-07-26T13:57:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.10.8-canary.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.7","date":"2026-07-31T00:09:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.10.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.7-canary.1","date":"2026-07-24T23:22:12Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.10.7-canary.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/releases/tag/v2.10.6","date":"2026-07-22T15:15:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.10.6"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=turbo&per_page=100","last_12m":2,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` |

## Capabilities (CI/CD Tools)

| Capability | Semaphore | Turborepo |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T15:13:46.361Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*