Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Jenkins
Jenkins clearly comes out ahead of GitLab CI/CD on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. GitLab CI/CD's paid plans start at $29/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | saas tool |
| Company | GitLab Inc. | Jenkins Project |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSecSales & CRMSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Jenkins
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| Feature | gitlab-cicd | jenkins |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Gib Storage | ||
| 1,800+ Plugins | ||
| 10,000 Compute Minutes Per Month | ||
| Continuous Delivery | ||
| 400 Compute Minutes Per Month | ||
| Continuous Integration | ||
| 5 Licensed Users | ||
| Distributed Builds | ||
| 50,000 Compute Minutes Per Month | ||
| Platform Independence | ||
| Advanced Ci/Cd | ||
| Application Security Testing | ||
| Compliance And Governance | ||
| Gitlab Duo Agent Platform | ||
| Priority Support | ||
| Sla Management | ||
| Software Supply Chain Security | ||
| Source Code Management & Ci/Cd | ||
| Strategic Portfolio Management | ||
| Team Project Management | ||
| Unlimited Guest Users | ||
| Unlimited Licensed Users | ||
| Value Stream Management | ||
| Vulnerability Management |
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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, Jenkins comes out ahead overall, though GitLab CI/CD can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both GitLab CI/CD and Jenkins offer a free tier.
Jenkins scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.