Concourse CI
A Go-based container automation platform for CI/CD and general pipeline orchestration
- Also known as
- concourse-ci
What is Concourse CI?
An automation system that runs containerized workloads and scales from simple to complex pipelines. It emphasizes declarative YAML configuration, idempotency, immutability, and reproducible builds with stateless workers.
What Concourse CI does
The capabilities that matter for ci/cd tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Hosting
- Self-hosted only
- Self-hosted runners
- ✓
- Config-as-code pipelines
- ✓
- Matrix / parallel builds
- -
- Container-native builds
- ✓
- Build caching
- -
- Secrets management
- -
- Deployment environments & approvals
- -
- Reusable actions / marketplace
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Linux
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (4)
Independently observed- Open Policy Agent
- GitHub
- Git
- Docker
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 5 (1 in the last 12 months), max severity HIGH sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Concourse CI FAQ
Common questions about Concourse CI, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What platforms does Concourse CI support?
Concourse CI supports the web, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://concourse-ci.org
Can Concourse CI be self-hosted?
Yes. Concourse CI can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://concourse-ci.org
What does Concourse CI integrate with?
We have confirmed 3 integrations for Concourse CI, including Open Policy Agent, GitHub and Docker. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://concourse-ci.org
Is Concourse CI open source?
Yes. Concourse CI is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Concourse CI alternatives
Other ci/cd tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- CircleCICI/CD automation platform for building, testing, and deploying code with workflow automation and cachinghigh · 75%
- GitHub ActionsWorkflow automation service for building, testing, and deploying code within GitHubmedium · 74%
- BuildkiteA CI/CD platform that enables unlimited parallel builds with dynamic pipeline automation and intelligent test managementmedium · 73%
- Argo CDA GitOps tool for managing application deployment and lifecycle on Kubernetes through declarative configurationlow · 43%
- TurborepoBuild system that optimizes development workflows through caching and concurrent task executionlow · 37%
- SemaphoreContinuous integration and deployment platformmedium · 70%
Compare Concourse CI
Side by side against other ci/cd tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Concourse CI, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release cadence | 89 | 0.07 | 6.0 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 54 | 0.11 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.09 | 5.0 | ✓ |
| Security score | 61 | 0.08 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| Stars | 74 | 0.03 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 23 | 0.07 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 20 | 0.05 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.18 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.15 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 52 | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 4 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 69% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Hosting: self · Yaml pipelines: Yes · Container native: Yes · Self hosted runners: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 4 | mediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 95% |
Pricing
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Model | commercial | lowsource · 2026-09-10 · 40% |
Release
Security
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