Jenkins
Scalable open source automation for continuous integration and delivery
- Also known as
- jenkins
Available worldwide
What is Jenkins?
A self-contained Java application that automates building, testing, and deployment workflows. Extensible through hundreds of community-maintained plugins and supports distributing work across multiple machines.
Jenkins pricing
We don't have Jenkins's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Jenkins 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- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- Self-hosted
Integrations (1)
Independently observed- Subversion
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Jenkins FAQ
Common questions about Jenkins, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Jenkins?
A self-contained Java application that automates building, testing, and deployment workflows. Extensible through hundreds of community-maintained plugins and supports distributing work across multiple machines. It is indexed under CI/CD Tools.
Source: https://www.jenkins.io
Is Jenkins free to use?
Jenkins is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.jenkins.io
What platforms does Jenkins support?
Jenkins supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://www.jenkins.io
Can Jenkins be self-hosted?
Yes. Jenkins can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.jenkins.io
What security certifications does Jenkins have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Jenkins. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Jenkins not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://www.jenkins.io
Is Jenkins open source?
Yes. Jenkins is published under the MIT 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.
Jenkins 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 Jenkins
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 Jenkins, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 45 | 0.18 | 7.9 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 63 | 0.11 | 6.8 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 97 | 0.07 | 6.6 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 75 | 0.09 | 6.5 | ✓ |
| Security score | 58 | 0.08 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| Stars | 84 | 0.03 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 9 | 0.05 | 0.5 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.07 | 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 | 98 | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Hosting: self · Marketplace: Yes · Matrix builds: Yes · Yaml pipelines: Yes · Deploy environments: Yes · Self hosted runners: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 1 | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Java | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 95% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-14 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
| Soc2 | Yes | lowsource · 2026-09-10 · 48% |
| Scorecard | 5.8 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
| Vulnerabilities | Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=book-k8sinfra-v2%2Fjenkins&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
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