# Semaphore CI vs Turborepo

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Semaphore CI

| Attribute | Semaphore CI | Turborepo |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 68.3 (62% (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 | 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. | 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 | `{"hosting":"both","matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"caching":true,"hosting":"self","yaml_pipelines":false,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Flowdock"}]` | `[{"name":"ESLint"},{"name":"VSCode"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Rust |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"}` | `{"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 CI | Turborepo |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T15:15:07.648Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*