GitHub Actions AlternativesCI/CD Systems and other similar apps like GitHub Actions

GitHub Actions is described as 'Makes it easy to automate all your software workflows, now with world-class CI/CD. Build, test, and deploy your code right from GitHub. Make code reviews, branch management, and issue triaging work the way you want' and is a CI/CD system in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to GitHub Actions, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including SaaS, Linux, Self-Hosted and Mac apps. The best GitHub Actions alternative is Travis CI, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to GitHub Actions are Azure Pipelines, Buddy, Cicada.sh and CircleCI.

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  1. Travis CI icon

    Travis CI

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    Travis CI is a leading provider of continuous integration and delivery services and empowers software development teams to test and deploy their applications with confidence. Teams can easily sync their cloud platform projects with Travis CI to begin testing code in minutes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • PHP
    • C++
    • Ruby on Rails
    • Java
    • Node.JS
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    • Travis CI is the most popular Web-based, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to GitHub Actions.

    • Travis CI is the most popular free alternative to GitHub Actions.

    • Travis CI is Freemium and ProprietaryGitHub Actions is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. Azure Pipelines icon

    Azure Pipelines

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    Automate your builds and deployments with Pipelines so you spend less time with the nuts and bolts and more time being creative.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Azure DevOps
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  4. Buddy icon

    Buddy

     86 likes

    One-click delivery automation for web developers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Buddy is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to GitHub Actions.

    • Buddy is Freemium and ProprietaryGitHub Actions is Free Personal and Proprietary
  5. Cicada.sh icon

    Cicada.sh

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    Cicada.sh is a free and open-source platform designed to facilitate the execution of software automation workflows. This platform is unique in its approach to infrastructure coding, utilizing a programming language specifically constructed for automation workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Cicada.sh is the most popular Open Source alternative to GitHub Actions.

    • Cicada.sh is Freemium and Open SourceGitHub Actions is Free Personal and Proprietary
  6. CircleCI icon

    CircleCI

     19 likes

    CircleCI provides development teams the confidence to build, test, and deploy—quickly and consistently—across numerous platforms. Built to address the demanding needs of today's application development environments, CircleCI supports every component of a modern application...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Actioneer icon

    Actioneer

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    Lightweight desktop app for macOS and Linux enables developers and DevOps to browse repositories, manage GitHub Actions workflows, view logs, monitor statuses, dispatch or cancel runs, and receive notifications—offering fast, secure, open-source workflow control.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  9. RunMyJob icon

    RunMyJob

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    Enables managed continuous integration runners for GitHub and GitLab, billing per second based on real CPU and RAM usage. Provides free and paid high-performance VMs, requires no runner maintenance, eliminates resource overprovisioning, and operates via Tier III data centers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. Woodpecker CI icon

    Woodpecker CI

     2 likes

    Woodpecker is a simple yet powerful CI/CD engine with great extensibility.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Pipeline list
     
  11. Codeship icon

    Codeship

     23 likes

    Codeship is a hosted Continuous Delivery Service that integrates with GitHub and Bitbucket.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  12. AppVeyor icon

    AppVeyor

     12 likes

    Continuous Integration for busy developers

    AppVeyor automates building, testing and deployment of .NET applications helping your team to focus on delivering great apps.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  13. Earthly icon

    Earthly

     2 likes

    Earthly is a CI/CD framework that allows you to develop pipelines locally and run them anywhere. Earthly leverages containers for the execution of pipelines. This makes them self-contained, repeatable, portable and parallel.

    54 Earthly alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  14. Semaphore icon

    Semaphore

     17 likes

    The fastest CI/CD solution available on the market. Easily automate the process of software testing in the cloud. Make CI results part of your pull request review process, then watch how your team ships working code faster.

    30 Semaphore alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Bitbucket
    • GitHub
    Continuous Integration and Pipelines
     
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