# Tekton

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/tekton
- **Category:** CI/CD Tools
- **Homepage:** https://tekton.dev
- **Also known as:** tekton
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05T13:34:33.488Z

## Vioscale score

**70.6 / 100**, confidence 22% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 86.7 | 0.111 | 9.6 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 74.6 | 0.032 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| integrations | 27.4 | 0.063 | 1.7 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 60.6 | 0.127 | 7.7 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 96.7 | 0.079 | 7.6 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 0.206 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 0.175 | 0 | - |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-05, [verify at source](https://tekton.dev). Independently observed._

Open source · Free tier

## About

Tekton is an open-source cloud-native framework for building CI/CD systems. It allows developers to build, test, and deploy across cloud providers and on-premise systems.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Linux
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, On-premise, Self-hosted

## Integrations (8)

_Independently observed._

- Jenkins
- Jenkins X
- Skaffold
- Knative
- Sigstore
- OpenShift
- MongoDB
- Google Cloud Storage

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for CI/CD Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only |
| **Core** | |
| Config-as-code pipelines | ✓ |
| Matrix / parallel builds | ✓ |
| **Deployment** | |
| Self-hosted runners | ✓ |
| **Build** | |
| Container-native builds | ✓ |
| **Performance** | |
| Build caching | - |
| **Security** | |
| Secrets management | ✓ |
| **Delivery** | |
| Deployment environments & approvals | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** | |
| Reusable actions / marketplace | ✓ |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 83 | [link](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/pulse) | 2026-07-31 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 9,021 | [link](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline) | 2026-07-31 | 90% (high) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 8 | [link](https://tekton.dev) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Go | [link](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline) | 2026-07-31 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline) | 2026-07-31 | 95% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://tekton.dev) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | open_source | [link](https://tekton.dev) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://tekton.dev) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://tekton.dev) | 2026-07-31 | 60% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 6 | [link](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases) | 2026-07-31 | 70% (medium) |

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