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Categories/DevOps & CI/CD/Blacksmith
Blacksmith

Blacksmith

Founded 2024

Run GitHub Actions workflows faster and at lower compute costs

Pricing model

Paid

You can use Blacksmith to run your GitHub Actions continuous integration workflows faster and cut runner costs. It works as a drop-in replacement for standard GitHub runners by simply changing your workflow configuration. The service runs jobs on high-frequency bare-metal processors, provisions microVMs instantly to remove queue times, and persists Docker layers on fast NVMe drives. You can also monitor your pipeline health, search across all build logs, and automatically view inline failure reports directly inside pull request comments without leaving GitHub.

What Blacksmith does

Replace default GitHub Actions runners with high-frequency bare-metal instancesCache Docker layers across multiple CI pipeline executionsSearch and filter build logs globally to diagnose test failuresMonitor CI pipeline performance regressions and slow jobsDeliver test error messages directly to pull request commentsProvision microVMs on demand without queue delaysInstant microVM provisioning to eliminate runner queue timesBare-metal hardware with high single-core CPU speedsCo-located dependency caching within the job execution data centerPersistent Docker layer caching on high-speed NVMe drivesDrop-in runner replacement using simple YAML editsCentralized console with global search across CI logsInline failure logs posted directly on GitHub pull requests

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Paid

PlanList price
Ubuntu x64 (per minute)$0.00 / mo
Ubuntu ARM (per minute)$0.00 / mo
Windows x64 (per minute)$0.01 / mo
macOS M4 (per minute)$0.08 / mo

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Blacksmith, GitHub Actions, CI CD, CI runner, microVMs, Docker cache, test execution, build acceleration, bare metal runners, continuous integration, developer tooling, workflow runner, CI observability