Best CI/CD · pricing · Updated June 2026
Semaphore pricing (2026)
Semaphore starts at $0/mo (Pay-as-you-go), across 1 plans. Best for Speed-sensitive teams where build latency is a bottleneck. Every figure links to Semaphore's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $0/mo (Pay-as-you-go)
- Free tier: Yes
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR —
- Best for: Speed-sensitive teams where build latency is a bottleneck; Open-source projects wanting a free self-hosted Community Edition; Small teams preferring pure pay-as-you-go with no seat minimums
Semaphore plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | $0 | — | custom | $15 free monthly credits (≈ 2,000 Ubuntu x64 2-vCPU minutes). Pay only for what you use beyond free credits. Compute rates: Ubuntu ARM 2vCPU $0.003/min, Ubuntu x64 2vCPU $0.0075/min, Ubuntu x64 4vCPU $0.015/min, macOS 4vCPU $0.09/min, self-hosted $0.0025/min. 20 concurrent jobs, 20 GB/month artifact egress, 100 GB artifact storage, 9.6 GB cache/project included. Annual discounts available on request. | semaphore.io |
Last verified 2026-06-14. https://semaphore.io/pricing accessed 2026-06-14 (semaphoreci.com redirects 301 to semaphore.io). Confirmed via second fetch same date. Purely usage-based compute pricing with $15 free credit/month. No HIPAA/BAA on pricing page. SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications listed.
Capabilities
Integrations: GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Slack.
Key features: Bare-metal infrastructure delivering up to 94% faster builds than GitHub Actions (vendor claim); Visual pipeline editor reducing time-to-first-green by up to 60% (vendor claim); Free open-source Community Edition self-hostable on Linux and Kubernetes; AI/MCP Server integration for AI coding agents to debug pipelines; SOC 2 Type 2 attested and ISO 27001:2022 certified.
Plan limits: Pay-as-you-go: $15 free credits/month (~2,000 Ubuntu x64 2-vCPU minutes), 20 concurrent jobs; Artifact egress: 20 GB/month included, $0.35/GB overage; Artifact storage: 100 GB/month included, $0.07/GB overage; Cache: 9.6 GB per project included.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Semaphore cost?
Semaphore starts at $0/mo (Pay-as-you-go); it has 1 published plans. Verified 2026-06-14.
Does Semaphore support HIPAA?
Semaphore HIPAA support: —. SOC 2: Yes. GDPR: —.
Does Semaphore have a free plan?
Semaphore free tier: Yes.