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GitHub Actions

CI/CD built into GitHub repositories

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GitHub Actions runs build, test and deploy workflows defined in YAML files stored in the repository. Jobs run on GitHub-hosted runners or on your own machines, and reusable actions can be pulled from the GitHub Marketplace.

  • Pipeline as code
  • Parallel and cached builds (not listed)
  • Managed build runners
  • Deployment automation (not listed)
  • Secrets management
  • Approval gates (not listed)

Also includes

  • Self-hosted runners
  • Container builds
  • Matrix builds
  • Scheduled pipelines
  • Reusable pipeline templates
  • Plugin ecosystem

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CI/CD & DevOps automation Rising

Blacksmith

Free plan· $0.0025/min 2–500+ people

Faster, cheaper runners for GitHub Actions

Key features

  • Parallel and cached builds
  • Managed build runners

CI/CD & DevOps automation Category leader

CircleCI

Free plan· $15/month 2–500+ people

Hosted CI/CD for build, test and deploy pipelines

Key features

  • Managed build runners

CI/CD & DevOps automation Rising

Depot

$20/month 2–500+ people

Fast container builds, caching and CI

Key features

  • Parallel and cached builds
  • Managed build runners