Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: CircleCI
CircleCI clearly comes out ahead of GitHub on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. GitHub's paid plans start at $4/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | CircleCI | - |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | moderate |
| Integration | - | low |
| Trending | Stable | Active |
| Industries | DevelopmentAI & Machine LearningSales & CRMSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | developer-toolsdevops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
CircleCI
| Feature | circleci | github |
|---|---|---|
| All Premium Features | ||
| Advanced Collaboration | ||
| Up To 6,000 Build Minutes | ||
| Advanced Security | ||
| Compliance | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| Essential Development Tools | ||
| Increased Ci/Cd Capacity | ||
| Protected Branches | ||
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, CircleCI comes out ahead overall, though GitHub can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both CircleCI and GitHub offer a free tier.
CircleCI scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
