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Concourse CI vs Tekton

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 TE Tekton Cloud-native CI/CD building blocks for Kubernetes
FeatureConcourse CITekton
CategoryCI/CD & BuildCI/CD & Build
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyHardHard
Min. RAM2,048 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, helmkubernetes, helm
GitHub stars★ 7,878★ 9,030
First released20142018
ReplacesJenkins, CircleCIJenkins, GitHub Actions

Why pick each one

Choose Concourse CI if…

  • Reproducible builds
  • Strong isolation
Concourse CI details

Choose Tekton if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Mature project with 9k GitHub stars
  • Written in Go
Tekton details

Frequently asked questions

Is Concourse CI or Tekton better?

Neither is universally better. Tekton has the larger community; both share a hard setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Concourse CI and Tekton free and open-source?

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

Can I run Concourse CI and Tekton with Docker?

Concourse CI: yes. Tekton: check the project docs for container support.

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