Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Buildkite and GitLab CI/CD score closely across Staquest's six weighted dimensions, with no decisive overall winner. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $30/mo for Buildkite and $29/mo for GitLab CI/CD.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | Buildkite | GitLab Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSecSales & CRMSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSecSales & CRMSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | buildkite | gitlab-cicd |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year Build Retention | ||
| 10 Gib Storage | ||
| 10 Concurrent Self-Hosted Agents Per Org/Mo | ||
| 10,000 Compute Minutes Per Month | ||
| 1Gb Storage & Bandwidth (Combined)/Mo | ||
| 400 Compute Minutes Per Month | ||
| 2,000 Minutes/Month Hosted Agents | ||
| 5 Licensed Users | ||
| 20Gb Storage & Bandwidth (Combined) Per Org/Mo | ||
| 50,000 Compute Minutes Per Month | ||
| 250 Managed Tests Per Org/Mo | ||
| Advanced Ci/Cd | ||
| 3 Concurrent Jobs (Hosted+Self-Hosted) Per Org/Mo | ||
| Application Security Testing | ||
| 500 Minutes/Month Hosted Agents | ||
| Compliance And Governance | ||
| 50K Test Executions/Mo | ||
| Gitlab Duo Agent Platform | ||
| 90 Days Build Retention | ||
| Priority Support | ||
| Advanced Governance & Control | ||
| Sla Management | ||
| Build Exports | ||
| Software Supply Chain Security | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Source Code Management & Ci/Cd | ||
| Custom Scim, Saml, Adfs | ||
| Strategic Portfolio Management | ||
| Github Enterprise Support | ||
| Team Project Management |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
Buildkite's paid plans start at $30/mo and GitLab CI/CD's start at $29/mo, so GitLab CI/CD is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Buildkite and GitLab CI/CD offer a free tier.
GitLab CI/CD is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
