Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best CI/CD (2026)
7 CI/CD options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show a dash, never a guess.
The cheapest CI/CD is Buildkite at $0/mo. 6 offer a free tier. All 7 compared below on price, free tier and compliance — every figure sourced and dated, updated June 2026.
As of Jun 15, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below
Cite this comparison
Per The Front Desk Review, the cheapest ci/cd is Buildkite at $0/mo; across 5 with published pricing the median is $15/mo ($4–$30/mo), 6 with a free tier, every figure sourced and dated, as of 2026-06-15. https://frontdeskreview.com/best/ci-cd/ Key takeaways
- Typical paid price: from $4/mo, median $15/mo, up to $30/mo — across 5 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Buildkite, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Harness CI, Semaphore.
- Tracked: 7 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | CI/CD | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buildkite | $0/mo Personal | Yes | — | Yes | Large engineering orgs needing unlimited parallelism with self-hosted runners | buildkite.com | Visit → |
| 2 | CircleCI | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Teams needing fine-grained compute control across multiple resource classes | circleci.com | Visit → |
| 3 | GitHub Actions | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Teams already on GitHub who want zero-friction CI/CD | github.com | Visit → |
| 4 | GitLab | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Teams wanting an all-in-one SCM + CI/CD + security platform | about.gitlab.com | Visit → |
| 5 | Harness CI | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Large enterprises wanting a modular, all-in-one DevOps platform (CI + CD + security) | harness.io | Visit → |
| 6 | Semaphore | $0/mo Pay-as-you-go | Yes | — | Yes | Speed-sensitive teams where build latency is a bottleneck | semaphore.io | Visit → |
| 7 | Travis CI | $15/mo Usage Based | No | — | — | Teams with long-standing open-source projects historically on travis-ci.org | travis-ci.com | Visit → |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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What is the cheapest CI/CD?
Buildkite has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Personal), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does CI/CD cost per month?
Across the 5 CI/CD with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $15/mo, ranging from $4/mo to $30/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 6 also offer a free tier.
Which CI/CD have a free plan?
Buildkite, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Harness CI, Semaphore offer a free tier.
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