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PipeCD

A Git-based platform for unified deployment operations across multiple application types and cloud environments

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Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Also known as
pipecd

What is PipeCD?

A continuous delivery platform built on GitOps principles that enables teams to deploy applications through pull requests. Supports multiple application types including Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud functions, with built-in deployment analysis and performance insights.

Independently observed

What PipeCD does

The capabilities that matter for gitops, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Capabilities
Deployment model
-
Pull based sync
✓
Helm chart support
-
Kustomize support
-
Sops vault secrets decryption
-
Canary blue green rollouts
-
Multi cluster sync
✓
UI dashboard included
✓
Drift detection healing
✓
SSO SAML RBAC
✓
Cncf graduated incubating
✗
SOC2 type ii
-
Pricing model
-
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Self-hosted

Integrations (4)

Independently observed
  • Prometheus
  • Datadog
  • Stackdriver
  • Slack

Security & compliance

Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality

PipeCD FAQ

Common questions about PipeCD, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What platforms does PipeCD support?

We have confirmed browser-based access to PipeCD. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.

Source: https://pipecd.dev/

Can PipeCD be self-hosted?

Yes. PipeCD can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.

Source: https://pipecd.dev/

What does PipeCD integrate with?

We have confirmed 4 integrations for PipeCD, including Prometheus, Datadog, Stackdriver and Slack. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://pipecd.dev/

Is PipeCD open source?

Yes. PipeCD 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.

Source: https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd

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Balanced composite 53 / 100
low · 35%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Development activity630.127.5✓
Release cadence980.076.6✓
Capabilities750.086.2✓
Security score690.053.7✓
Stars590.032.0✓
Integrations200.051.1✓
Dependent projects00.080.0✓
Security posture00.090.0-
Package downloads00.170.0-
Developer Q&A activity00.080.0-

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Activity

AttributeValueEvidence
Commits last 30d96mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 65%

Adoption

AttributeValueEvidence
Github stars1,364highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90%
Dependent repos0highsource · 2026-10-15 · 85%

Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq4 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 69%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesSso saml rbac, Pull based sync, Multi cluster sync, Ui dashboard included, Drift detection healingmediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count4mediumsource · 2026-09-14 · 60%

Language

AttributeValueEvidence
PrimaryGohighsource · 2026-10-15 · 90%

License

AttributeValueEvidence
SpdxApache-2.0highsource · 2026-10-15 · 95%

Release

AttributeValueEvidence
Cadence days4mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 70%
History20 itemsmediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 70%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Scorecard6.9highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90%
VulnerabilitiesCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fpipe-cd%2Fpipecd%2Fpkg%2Fplugin%2Fsdk&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90%
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