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Depot vs Jenkins comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Depot
Ranking in Build Automation
25th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Jenkins
Ranking in Build Automation
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
92
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of Depot is 0.5%. The mindshare of Jenkins is 9.3%, down from 10.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Jenkins9.3%
Depot0.5%
Other90.2%
Build Automation
 

Featured Reviews

RS
Senior Technical Lead at HCLSoftware
Managing complex code branches has been challenging but has improved team collaboration
Depot needs improvement as it was stable but also very slow. Depot's slow speed arises when we perform different integrations. On the positive side, it provides mono-repo scalability, meaning it can handle multiple users at any given time without crashing, which is a strong point. Depot should be improved for remote work because it functions poorly in that regard. Depot's branching style is also poor and could be improved. There is a steep learning curve that makes it difficult for people who previously worked on decentralized systems to adapt. It would be beneficial if Depot could become more similar to Git.
JI
Principal Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Efficient resource allocation and robust workflow with autoscaling capabilities
In Kubernetes, we use node-based architecture with nodes and pods and follow practices like RBAC and rollback. Multiple pods can run concurrently. We benefit from Kubernetes' ability to autoscale pods and use horizontal pod autoscalers to adjust the number of pods based on metrics like CPU or memory usage, ensuring efficient resource allocation and stability under load.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Depot has positively impacted my organization by helping us manage our code better where multiple developers are working on the system."
"Depot has positively impacted our organization by ensuring that everything works fully, which makes other clients really happy."
"Depot has positively impacted my organization in an awesome way, and the fact that I can save time gives me the possibility to have more clients during the day, saving at least 20% each day because of Depot."
"Jenkins is very user-friendly."
"Has a good interface, is reliable and saves time."
"We've achieved continuous integration and delivery on all our commits, securing the quality of all of our products on their main branches."
"Other than that, we're very happy with the product."
"The most valuable features of Jenkins are the integration with GitHub, and the automation for deployment."
"Jenkins has been instrumental in automating our build and deployment processes."
"In my opinion, this is the best open source solution for CI and CD."
"The most valuable feature of Jenkins is its open source."
 

Cons

"Depot is a useful tool and there is space for improvement, but I can't figure out what can be done, which is why I chose eight out of ten."
"Depot needs improvement as it was stable but also very slow."
"However, they need improvement with older servers due to storage space issues, which prevents me from giving a perfect score of ten."
"I would like to have an integrated dashboard on top of it and a better UX to look at. The dashboard could be better in terms of integration with other tools. We should be able to have a single pane of glass across all the tools that we use where Jenkins is the pipeline. This can be a very good upgrade to it."
"Jenkins can improve by continuing to add additional plugins for all the new solutions that are coming out within the cloud sphere."
"There is no way for the cloud repositories to trigger Jenkins."
"There are a lot of things that they can try to improvise. They can reduce a lot of configurations."
"Pipelines are still young and promising. But this part still has some room for improvement."
"It would help if they offered more integrations."
"The documentation could be more friendly, and more examples of how to use it."
"The UI of Jenkins could improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"​It is free.​"
"Jenkins is an open-source platform."
"The tool is open-source."
"This is an open-source solution for the basic features. However, if an organization wishes to include specific functionality, outside of the basic package, there are extra costs involved."
"Jenkins is a free open-source server."
"It is a free product."
"We use the tool's open-source version which is free. There is an enterprise version which is expensive but comes with better support."
"There is no cost. It is open source."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
44%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
6%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Construction Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise58
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Depot?
Regarding my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Depot, I have faced many challenges with cost optimization. We need to manage what services we can use and optimize the cost, whi...
What needs improvement with Depot?
There are many things I wish were different or better about Depot. There is a lot to improve in the product's functionality, especially regarding the use cases of Kubernetes. The provider is develo...
What is your primary use case for Depot?
My main use case for Depot is for automation purposes across my whole workflow, so I can use Depot in my day-to-day tasks. Depot is really useful for automation purposes throughout the entire flow.
How does Tekton compare with Jenkins?
When you are evaluating tools for automating your own GitOps-based CI/CD workflow, it is important to keep your requirements and use cases in mind. Tekton deployment is complex and it is not very e...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jenkins?
Jenkins is used in many companies to save money, especially within R&D divisions, by avoiding the expenses of proprietary tools.
What needs improvement with Jenkins?
I do not have any notes for improvement.
 

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