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Concourse CI vs Earthly

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted ci/cd & build options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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CO Concourse CI Pipeline-based continuous thing-doer VS EA Earthly Repeatable, container-based builds for CI
FeatureConcourse CIEarthly
CategoryCI/CD & BuildCI/CD & Build
LicenseApache-2.0MPL-2.0
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyHardMedium
Min. RAM2,048 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, helmbinary, docker
GitHub stars★ 7,878★ 12,049
First released20142020
ReplacesJenkins, CircleCIMake, GitHub Actions

Why pick each one

Choose Concourse CI if…

  • Reproducible builds
  • Strong isolation
Concourse CI details

Choose Earthly if…

  • Released under the MPL-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 12k GitHub stars
  • Written in Go
Earthly details

Frequently asked questions

Is Concourse CI or Earthly better?

Earthly is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler medium setup. Consider Concourse CI if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Concourse CI and Earthly free and open-source?

Yes. Concourse CI is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Earthly under MPL-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Concourse CI and Earthly with Docker?

Concourse CI: yes. Earthly: yes.

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