// about Jenkins
The OG CI/CD server. Self-hosted, plugin ecosystem with 1800+ plugins. Still running half the world's pipelines.
// pros & cons
// pros
- Runs everywhere
- 1800+ plugins
- Massive community
- Free and open source
// cons
- UI is painful
- Java-based overhead
- Plugin hell
- Groovy DSL is dated
// alternatives in CI/CD
#1
GitHub Actions
👑 #1
CI/CD baked right into GitHub. Thousands of marketplace actions, matrix builds, …
10.0
#2
GitLab CI
Fully integrated CI/CD in GitLab. Auto DevOps, environments, and a single platfo…
10.0
#3
Dagger
📈 RISING
Programmable CI/CD using actual code. Define pipelines in Go, Python, or TypeScr…
8.7
#4
CircleCI
Cloud CI/CD that's been around forever. Orbs for reusable config, smart caching,…
9.6
#5
Buildkite
Hybrid CI/CD — cloud orchestration with your own agents. Scales to thousands of …
8.4
#6
Argo CD
📈 RISING
GitOps continuous delivery for Kubernetes. Declarative, syncs cluster state to G…
10.0
#8
Drone
Container-native CI. Define pipelines in YAML, runs every step in Docker contain…
10.0
#9
Tekton
Cloud-native CI/CD building blocks for Kubernetes. The foundation for many enter…
7.6
#10
Travis CI
One of the original hosted CI services. Open source pioneer, now under Idera own…
7.2
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