--- title: "Best Jenkins Alternatives 2026 | Capterra" description: "Looking for alternatives to Jenkins? Find out how Jenkins stacks up against its competitors with real user reviews, pricing information, and what features they offer." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/171026/Jenkins/alternatives/" page_type: "alternatives" language: "en" --- # Jenkins alternatives Last updated on September 17th, 2026 The best Jenkins alternatives are Cycloid (best overall), Appcircle (best free plan), Bitbucket (best budget option), and Jira (most reviewed). Together they hold 16,872 verified Capterra reviews, with overall ratings from 4.4 to 5.0 out of 5. Jenkins itself holds 4.5 out of 5 across 574 reviews. ### Jenkins - Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (574 reviews) - Ease of use: 4.1 out of 5 - Starting price: Not available - Key features: 4 of 4 top category features --- ## Top alternatives Jenkins alternatives compared | Product | Rating difference | Ease of use | Starting price | Key features | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [GitLab](https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/) — 4.6 out of 5 (1,226 reviews) | Rated 0.1 higher than this product | 4.4 out of 5 | $29.00 /user/mo | 4 of 4 top category features | | [Cycloid](https://www.capterra.com/p/190831/Cycloid-DevOps/) — 5.0 out of 5 (2 reviews) | Rated 0.5 higher than this product | 5.0 out of 5 | €29.00 /user/mo | 3 of 4 top category features | | [Cloud Run](https://www.capterra.com/p/268691/Google-Cloud-Run/) — 4.4 out of 5 (29 reviews) | Rated 0.1 lower than this product | 4.2 out of 5 | Not available | 3 of 4 top category features | | [GitHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/) — 4.8 out of 5 (6,205 reviews) | Rated 0.3 higher than this product | 4.4 out of 5 | $4.00 /user/mo | 4 of 4 top category features | | [Bitbucket](https://www.capterra.com/p/233341/Bitbucket/) — 4.6 out of 5 (1,350 reviews) | Rated 0.1 higher than this product | 4.4 out of 5 | $3.30 /user/mo | 4 of 4 top category features | | [AWS CloudFormation](https://www.capterra.com/p/205397/CloudFormation/) — 4.5 out of 5 (112 reviews) | Rated the same as this product | 4.1 out of 5 | Not available | 3 of 4 top category features | | [SonarQube](https://www.capterra.com/p/210481/SonarQube/) — 4.5 out of 5 (68 reviews) | Rated the same as this product | 4.2 out of 5 | $720.00 /yr | 3 of 4 top category features | | [Appcircle](https://www.capterra.com/p/265747/Appcircle/) — 4.9 out of 5 (37 reviews) | Rated 0.4 higher than this product | 4.9 out of 5 | Not available | 4 of 4 top category features | | [AWS CodePipeline](https://www.capterra.com/p/234449/AWS-CodePipeline/) — 4.6 out of 5 (16 reviews) | Rated 0.1 higher than this product | 4.2 out of 5 | Not available | 4 of 4 top category features | | [Jira](https://www.capterra.com/p/19319/JIRA/) — 4.4 out of 5 (15,483 reviews) | Rated 0.1 lower than this product | 4.1 out of 5 | $7.91 /user/mo | 2 of 4 top category features | --- ## Top Free alternatives to Jenkins The best free alternatives to Jenkins are GitLab, Cycloid, and Cloud Run — all three offer a free plan alongside paid tiers. ### [GitLab](https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/) — 4.6 out of 5 (1,226 reviews) - Free options: Free trial, Free version - Starting price: $29.00 /user/mo ### [Cycloid](https://www.capterra.com/p/190831/Cycloid-DevOps/) — 5.0 out of 5 (2 reviews) - Free options: Free trial - Starting price: €29.00 /user/mo ### [Cloud Run](https://www.capterra.com/p/268691/Google-Cloud-Run/) — 4.4 out of 5 (29 reviews) - Free options: Free trial, Free version - Starting price: Not available --- ## Top alternatives for SMBs Among reviewers from companies with 1-200 employees, the highest-rated Jenkins alternatives are Appcircle (5.0), Cloud Run (4.7), and GitLab (4.6). ### [Appcircle](https://www.capterra.com/p/265747/Appcircle/) - 26 SMB reviewers say - Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 across 26 SMB reviews - Ease of use: 4.9 out of 5 across 26 SMB reviews > "User Interface and dark mode, Advanced Settings" — Ilker U., CTO (June 3, 2024) ### [Cloud Run](https://www.capterra.com/p/268691/Google-Cloud-Run/) - 9 SMB reviewers say - Overall rating: 4.7 out of 5 across 9 SMB reviews - Ease of use: 4.8 out of 5 across 9 SMB reviews > "created a personal website with the help of it and having some experience using platforms like wix and shopify i found out too be genuinely easy to use ." — Shaan S., Graphic designer and Video Direction (July 22, 2025) ### [GitLab](https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/) - 607 SMB reviewers say - Overall rating: 4.6 out of 5 across 607 SMB reviews - Ease of use: 4.3 out of 5 across 606 SMB reviews > "Project management, project builds, and image repositories." — Song L., System Integration Development Engineer (March 17, 2026) --- ## Why do teams switch from Jenkins? Of the 12 Capterra reviewers who reported switching away from Jenkins, the most common destinations were GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, and Appcircle. ### What users preferred ### [GitLab](https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/) - 4.6 out of 5 (1,226 reviews) — 7 reviewers switched here > "The built-in CI/CD pipelines are far superior to Jenkins." — Vidya P., Devops Engineer (January 21, 2026) ### [GitHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/) - 4.8 out of 5 (6,205 reviews) — 2 reviewers switched here > "GitHub was simply a more elegant and free solution for my needs. BitBucket was a more appropriate ressource for a bigger business, as it included in Atlassian. However, it is marginaly more expensive. GitLab also has the same cost issues. As for Jenkins, I simply felt that it was slower to reach roi." — HansOlivier F., Student - Intern (November 22, 2022) ### [Bitbucket](https://www.capterra.com/p/233341/Bitbucket/) - 4.6 out of 5 (1,350 reviews) — 2 reviewers switched here > "Less time maintaining server" — Timothy K., Software Engineer (January 31, 2022) ### [Appcircle](https://www.capterra.com/p/265747/Appcircle/) - 4.9 out of 5 (37 reviews) — 1 reviewers switched here > "Jenkins requires a lot of manual operations and is not a suitable tool for mobile DevOps" — Ugur U., Manager (May 2, 2024) ---