Buildkite

Founded by Keith Pitt in 2013

Run CI/CD pipelines at scale with fast parallel builds and test management

Cost

Free Tier

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Buildkite to run continuous integration and deployment pipelines across any infrastructure. It lets you connect your own compute or use hosted agents to run builds in parallel, split tests to cut wait times, and isolate flaky tests automatically. You can build dynamic pipelines with conditional logic, trigger builds from webhooks or APIs, manage package registries for supply chain security, and deploy mobile apps. It also includes components for building AI-powered workflows.

What Buildkite does

Set up parallel test splitting to run test suites fasterConnect self-hosted or cloud agents to run builds on any computeCreate dynamic pipelines with conditional steps and trigger logicTag and isolate flaky tests automatically during a build runPublish and manage packages in a private registry for secure deploymentsTrigger pipeline builds from webhooks, API calls, or custom integrationsMonitor test performance trends and reliability scores across all test suitesCancel duplicate builds automatically to avoid wasted computeRun thousands of parallel build agents simultaneously to cut CI timesAutomatically detect and tag flaky tests, then route them to AI agents for fixingDynamic pipelines with conditional logic, wait steps, and trigger stepsBuilt-in package registry to manage and secure software supply chain assetsConnect LLMs directly to pipelines using your own or Buildkite's API keySelf-hosted agents let you run builds on your own infrastructure or cloud spot instancesMobile app delivery environment preconfigured for iOS and Android pipelinesUnified test analytics across unit, integration, and end-to-end test suites

Pricing breakdown

PlanPrice10 seats / yr

Free$0—

Annual estimates assume continuous billing at the listed list price. Volume discounts typical above 50 seats.

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