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We performed a comparison between GoCD and Tekton based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Build Automation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed GoCD vs. Tekton Report (Updated: March 2024).
767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use.
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Pros
"The UI is colorful.""Permission separations mean that we can grant limited permissions for each team or team member.""The most notable aspect is its user interface, which we find to be user-friendly and straightforward for deploying and comprehending pipelines. We have the ability to create multiple pipelines, and in addition to that, the resource consumption is impressive."

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"Its seamless integration with Kubernetes, being built on top of it and utilizing Custom Resource Definitions, ensures a smooth experience within Kubernetes environments exclusively.""Tekton is serverless and runs on OpenShift, and we leverage Tekton to take full advantage of the Kubernetes features such as running and scaling the solution in PaaS.""Tekton is an orchestrator. It provides seamless integration for our pipelines. It offers robust support for executing tasks within the pipeline, allowing us to set up and run pipelines quickly."

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Cons
"The aspect that requires attention is the user management component. When integrating with BitLabs and authenticating through GitLab, there are specific features we desire. One important feature is the ability to import users directly from GitLab, along with their respective designations, and assign appropriate privileges based on that information. Allocating different privileges to users is a time-consuming process for us.""The tool must be more user-friendly.""The documentation really should be improved by including real examples and more setup cases."

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"It tends to occupy a significant amount of disk space on the node, which could potentially pose challenges.""Configuring Tekton requires a deep understanding of Kubernetes, which can be difficult for developers.""There might be occasional issues with storage or cluster-level logging, which can affect production."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It's an open-source and free tool."
  • "This is an open-source solution and it is inexpensive."
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  • "It is entirely open source and free of charge."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most notable aspect is its user interface, which we find to be user-friendly and straightforward for deploying and comprehending pipelines. We have the ability to create multiple pipelines, and in… more »
    Top Answer:GoCD could cover the authentication aspect. Currently, we are handling an in-house development that needs this. Comprehensive features must be established before transitioning into an enterprise… more »
    Top Answer: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 easy… more »
    Top Answer:Its seamless integration with Kubernetes, being built on top of it and utilizing Custom Resource Definitions, ensures a smooth experience within Kubernetes environments exclusively.
    Top Answer:It tends to occupy a significant amount of disk space on the node, which could potentially pose challenges. This aspect could be enhanced for better efficiency. Additionally, the build time… more »
    Ranking
    8th
    out of 41 in Build Automation
    Views
    1,194
    Comparisons
    937
    Reviews
    3
    Average Words per Review
    631
    Rating
    8.3
    3rd
    out of 41 in Build Automation
    Views
    8,558
    Comparisons
    4,416
    Reviews
    3
    Average Words per Review
    769
    Rating
    6.3
    Comparisons
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    Compared 12% of the time.
    CircleCI logo
    Compared 9% of the time.
    Jenkins logo
    Compared 8% of the time.
    GitLab logo
    Compared 28% of the time.
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    Compared 18% of the time.
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    Compared 9% of the time.
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    Compared 9% of the time.
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    Compared 2% of the time.
    Also Known As
    Adaptive ALM, Thoughtworks Go
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    Overview
    GoCD is an open source continuous delivery server created by ThoughtWorks. GoCD offers businesses a first-class build and deployment engine for complete control and visibility. It was designed for continuous delivery and the concepts essential to this practice are built in at the core.

    Tekton is a powerful yet flexible Kubernetes-native open-source framework for creating continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) systems. It lets you build, test, and deploy across multiple cloud providers or on-premises systems by abstracting away the underlying implementation details.

    Sample Customers
    Ancestry.com, Barclay Card, AutoTrader, BT Financial Group, Gamesys, Nike, Vodafone, Haufe Lexware, Medidata, Hoovers
    The Home Depot, PayPal, Target, HSBC, McKesson, Oncology Venture
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Retailer11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Manufacturing Company17%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government9%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise38%
    Large Enterprise25%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise69%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise77%
    Buyer's Guide
    GoCD vs. Tekton
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about GoCD vs. Tekton and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    GoCD is ranked 8th in Build Automation with 6 reviews while Tekton is ranked 3rd in Build Automation with 3 reviews. GoCD is rated 7.6, while Tekton is rated 6.4. The top reviewer of GoCD writes "User-friendly, useful multiple pipeline capabilities, and low resource consumption". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tekton writes "Provides seamless integration for pipelines, allowing easy setup and execution of tasks but working with YAML files in Tekton can be challenging to modify ". GoCD is most compared with GitLab, Microsoft Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CircleCI and Jenkins, whereas Tekton is most compared with GitLab, GitHub Actions, Harness, Travis CI and Bazel. See our GoCD vs. Tekton report.

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