Jenkins vs Nx comparison

Jenkins and Nx are both solutions in the Build Automation category. Jenkins is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.2, while Nx is ranked #18 with an average rating of 7.0. Jenkins holds a 9.1% mindshare in BA, compared to Nx’s 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Jenkins users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Nx users who would recommend it.

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88% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Jenkins and Nx based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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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

Jenkins

Ranking in Build Automation

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Ranking in Build Automation

18th

Average Rating

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of Jenkins is 9.1%, down from 11.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nx is 2.2%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Build Automation Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Jenkins	9.1%
Nx	2.2%
Other	88.7%

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Featured Reviews

Annamalai Pts

DevOps Engineer at Tech Mahindra Limited

Streamlined CI/CD pipelines with powerful integration and an easy setup

I use Jenkins as a CI/CD tool. We create pipelines using Jenkins, with stages for Maven builds, Docker image builds, SonarQube integration, and deploying the image to a Kubernetes cluster, AWS EKS Jenkins has made the developers' work very easy. They commit to the remote repository, and…

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reviewer2088321

Sales Associate at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

Easy to use and works right away

There are aspects of Nx that could be improved, particularly the desktop interface, which I find quite unappealing, mostly in black and white. I used Nx in the past on an older Mac, and it seemed more accessible then. The challenge lies in the small space and difficulties in saving. If these issues can be addressed, Nx could become a more user-friendly and effective solution. In the future, to improve Nx, I think enhancing the partition manager in TDE would be beneficial. Currently, it lacks features like specifying the Mount Point, which is important for organizing the root and other directories. The Nx Partition Manager does a decent job, but there is room for improvement. Additionally, it would be great if the installation process could provide more details on what Nx is doing, especially regarding networking setups.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Jenkins is a very mature product."

"It has a lot of community posts and support."

"The most valuable features of Jenkins are the integration with GitHub, and the automation for deployment."

"Jenkins is stable, user-friendly, and helps with continuous integration. As of today, I can't see any tool that's better than Jenkins."

"With Jenkins, the pipeline will take your code from any versioning system like GitHub or Bitbucket. All the security scans can happen in one go and then all the tests also get run. You can just build one container in it and deploy it."

"Automation of chores like deployment, frequent manual tasks (like running scripts on test and production systems) reduced the time used and the number of errors made by engineers, freeing them to do meaningful work instead."

"Jenkins' most valuable feature is Pipeline."

"Different types of jobs, such as Pipeline, Build, Freestyle, Maven, etc."

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"I really like Nx because it is easy to use and works right away."

Cons

"It could be cheaper."

"Creating a new SonarQube project requires a separate job, and we've encountered some integration issues with Docker and the need for better vulnerability checks."

"The major drawback with Jenkins is the lack of support."

"The onboarding of Jenkins should be smoother, and it should have more pipelines available as it's deployed on many different servers."

"Jenkins relies on the old version of interface for configuration management. This needs improvement."

"Jenkins is an open-source solution, and people tend to stay on the same version for a long time. When you look for an answer on Google, you often find something that doesn't relate to your implementation. The plugins are both the aspect of Jenkins and also one of the worst because the plugins can have different versions, so it's hard to figure out how to solve the problems."

"Jenkins should adopt the Pipeline as Code approach by building a deployment pipeline using the Jenkins file."

"This solution would be improved with the inclusion of an Artifactory (Universal artifact repository manager)."

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"There are aspects of Nx that could be improved, particularly the desktop interface, which I find quite unappealing, mostly in black and white."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is no cost. It is open source."

"It is an open source."

"The tool is open-source."

"We use the tool's open-source version which is free. There is an enterprise version which is expensive but comes with better support."

"We are using the freeware version of Jenkins."

"It's free software with a big community behind it, which is very good."

"Jenkins is a free open-source server."

"Jenkins is open source and free."

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it_user184734

Systems Administrator at Facebook

Jan 22, 2015

I generally find TeamCity a lot more intuitive than Jenkins.

Moving to TeamCity from Jenkins At work, we’re slowly migrating from Jenkins to TeamCity in the hope of ending some of our recurring problems with continuous integration. My use of Jenkins prior to this job has been almost strictly on a personal basis, although I pretty much only use Travis…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Government

Financial Services Firm

23%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Computer Software Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	28
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	56

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Questions from the Community

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...

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What do you like most about Jenkins?

Jenkins has been instrumental in automating our build and deployment processes.

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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.

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What do you like most about Nx?

I really like Nx because it is easy to use and works right away.

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What needs improvement with Nx?

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What advice do you have for others considering Nx?

Overall, I would rate Nx as a seven out of ten.

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Overview

Jenkins is an award-winning application that monitors executions of repeated jobs, such as building a software project or jobs run by cron.

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Nx enhances software development workflows by offering integrated tooling and advanced features designed for monorepos. It is widely recognized for improving build times and simplifying code management across multiple projects.

Nx is a robust developer toolchain aimed at optimizing team performance in monorepo environments. It provides consistent configuration, fosters collaboration, and supports various frameworks like Angular and React. With its powerful plugins and community support, Nx facilitates efficient project scaling, making it a popular choice among tech teams.

What are the most important features of Nx?

Monorepo Support: Manages multiple projects in a single repository with ease.
Dependency Graph: Visualizes project dependencies and optimizes build processes.
Generators and Executors: Automates repetitive tasks to improve developer efficiency.
Integrated CI/CD: Simplifies continuous integration and deployment workflows.

How does Nx provide return on investment?

Increased Developer Productivity: Streamlines workflows and reduces manual setup.
Faster Build Times: Optimizes build process with smart caching and parallelization.
Scalable Architecture: Supports expanding projects without decreasing performance.
Cost-Effective Collaboration: Facilitates team collaboration with consistent tooling.

Nx is used extensively in industries like finance, technology, and e-commerce where rapid development cycles and scalable solutions are critical. Its support for multiple frameworks and seamless configuration enable deployment in complex, large-scale environments.

Sample Customers

Airial, Clarus Financial Technology, cubetutor, Metawidget, mysocio, namma, silverpeas, Sokkva, So Rave, tagzbox

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