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Concourse CI vs Jenkins

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 JE Jenkins Extensible open-source automation server for CI/CD
FeatureConcourse CIJenkins
CategoryCI/CD & BuildCI/CD & Build
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageGoJava
Setup difficultyHardMedium
Min. RAM2,048 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, helmdocker, bare-metal, helm
GitHub stars★ 7,878★ 26,434
First released20142011
ReplacesJenkins, CircleCICircleCI

Why pick each one

Choose Concourse CI if…

  • Reproducible builds
  • Strong isolation
Concourse CI details

Choose Jenkins if…

  • Extremely flexible
  • Massive plugin ecosystem
  • Battle-tested
Jenkins details

Frequently asked questions

Is Concourse CI or Jenkins better?

Jenkins 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 Jenkins free and open-source?

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

Can I run Concourse CI and Jenkins with Docker?

Concourse CI: yes. Jenkins: yes.

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