GitHub Actions alternatives_
As of 4 November 2026, 39 ci cd are named by companies instead of GitHub Actions: Jenkins by 6,457 companies, GitLab CI/CD by 3,638, Argo CD by 2,387.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- GitHub Actions, companies in postings
- 6,089
- Most used alternative
- Jenkins · 6,457
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- Jenkins
- Alternatives ranked
- 39
- Catalogue
- T-1.0.1-prov
ci cd companies choose instead of GitHub Actions
Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.
| # | Alternative | Companies | companies | vs GitHub Actions | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JenkinsContinuous Delivery Foundation | 6,457 | 106% | 27,488 | GitHub Actions vs Jenkins → | |
| 2 | GitLab CI/CDGitLab | 3,638 | 60% | 11,525 | GitHub Actions vs GitLab CI/CD → | |
| 3 | Argo CDCloud Native Computing Foundation | 2,387 | 39% | 5,952 | GitHub Actions vs Argo CD → | |
| 4 | CircleCICircleCI | 671 | 11% | 1,263 | GitHub Actions vs CircleCI → | |
| 5 | Azure PipelinesMicrosoft | 549 | 9% | 1,155 | GitHub Actions vs Azure Pipelines → | |
| 6 | Atlassian BambooAtlassian | 521 | 9% | 1,297 | GitHub Actions vs Atlassian Bamboo → | |
| 7 | TeamCityJetBrains | 379 | 6% | 1,166 | GitHub Actions vs TeamCity → | |
| 8 | AWS CodePipelineAmazon Web Services | 365 | 6% | 668 | GitHub Actions vs AWS CodePipeline → | |
| 9 | fastlanefastlane | 267 | 4% | 554 | GitHub Actions vs fastlane → | |
| 10 | CopadoCopado | 266 | 4% | 660 | GitHub Actions vs Copado → | |
| 11 | Salesforce DXSalesforce | 260 | 4% | 516 | GitHub Actions vs Salesforce DX → | |
| 12 | HarnessHarness | 226 | 4% | 1,082 | GitHub Actions vs Harness → | |
| 13 | GearsetGearset | 214 | 4% | 399 | GitHub Actions vs Gearset → | |
| 14 | Google Cloud BuildGoogle | 201 | 3% | 595 | GitHub Actions vs Google Cloud Build → | |
| 15 | Octopus DeployOctopus Deploy | 192 | 3% | 389 | GitHub Actions vs Octopus Deploy → | |
| 16 | Bitbucket PipelinesAtlassian | 183 | 3% | 278 | GitHub Actions vs Bitbucket Pipelines → | |
| 17 | Flux CDCNCF | 179 | 3% | 348 | GitHub Actions vs Flux CD → | |
| 18 | AWS CodeBuildAmazon | 174 | 3% | 315 | GitHub Actions vs AWS CodeBuild → | |
| 19 | BitriseBitrise | 172 | 3% | 272 | GitHub Actions vs Bitrise → | |
| 20 | TestFlightApple | 153 | 3% | 232 | GitHub Actions vs TestFlight → | |
| 21 | Travis CITravis CI | 129 | 2% | 1,137 | GitHub Actions vs Travis CI → | |
| 22 | BuildkiteBuildkite | 120 | 2% | 305 | soon | |
| 23 | 119 | 2% | 376 | soon | ||
| 24 | AWS CodeDeployAmazon Web Services | 111 | 2% | 182 | soon | |
| 25 | TektonContinuous Delivery Foundation | 106 | 2% | 648 | soon | |
| 26 | SpinnakerSpinnaker | 105 | 2% | 312 | soon | |
| 27 | AtlantisAtlantis (Runatlantis) | 70 | 1% | 145 | soon | |
| 28 | Concourse CIConcourse | 66 | 1% | 151 | soon | |
| 29 | CloudBeesCloudBees | 62 | 1% | 180 | soon | |
| 30 | XL ReleaseDigital.ai | 54 | 1% | 205 | soon | |
| 31 | CodemagicNevercode | 36 | 1% | 38 | soon | |
| 32 | UrbanCode DeployIBM | 35 | 1% | 156 | soon | |
| 33 | XL DeployDigital.ai | 33 | 1% | 113 | soon | |
| 34 | GitLab RunnerGitLab | 32 | 1% | 71 | soon | |
| 35 | KargoAkuity | 29 | 0% | 75 | soon | |
| 36 | AutoRABITAutoRABIT | 27 | 0% | 85 | soon | |
| 37 | ScrewdriverYahoo | 27 | 0% | 84 | soon | |
| 38 | FlosumFlosum | 23 | 0% | 50 | soon | |
| 39 | CruiseControlThoughtWorks | 22 | 0% | 8 | soon |
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39 ci cd are named by companies instead of GitHub Actions: Jenkins by 6,457 companies, GitLab CI/CD by 3,638, Argo CD by 2,387, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/github-actions/alternatives)
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- RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
- 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
- Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
GitHub Actions alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to GitHub Actions?
Jenkins: 6,457 companies name it in their own job postings, against 6,089 for GitHub Actions.
How is this list ranked?
By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.
Does this say which is better?
No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.
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