CircleCI

Founded by Paul Biggar in 2011

Automate code testing and deployment pipelines to release updates reliably

Pricing model

Free Tier, Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use CircleCI to build, test, and deploy code automatically whenever you push updates to your repository. It connects directly with code repositories like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket to trigger workflows across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments. Teams configure custom pipelines using Docker containers or virtual machines to run test suites in parallel, catch bugs early, and deploy stable builds to cloud infrastructure. It also offers caching mechanisms, self-hosted runners, and reusable configurations to speed up release cycles across web and mobile applications.

What CircleCI does

Trigger automated test suites on git branch commitsCache build dependencies to accelerate pipeline runsDistribute test execution across multiple parallel worker nodesConfigure reusable pipeline steps using CircleCI OrbsDeploy container images directly to cloud registriesInspect build failures and review execution logs in real timeManage deployment secrets and environment variables securelyAutomated test and build execution across Linux, macOS, and WindowsParallel testing and automatic test splitting to reduce wait timesReusable configuration templates through the Orbs registryDocker layer caching and dependency caching to speed up runsNative integrations with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket repositoriesAutoscaling cloud execution environments and self-hosted runnersAutomated deployments to cloud providers and container clusters

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free tier, Paid

PlanList price

FreeFree

Performance$15 / mo

Frequently asked

Github

GitLab

Bitbucket

AWS

Kubernetes Docker

Docker

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