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Jenkins vs Tekton comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

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
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
93
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Tekton
Ranking in Build Automation
2nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of Jenkins is 10.5%, down from 12.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tekton is 11.7%, up from 11.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation
 

Featured Reviews

Annamalai Pts - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Prasad Gupta - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient CI/CD management with significant cost reduction and a user-friendly setup
One area for improvement is the number of CRDs created during installation. Tekton currently creates 10 to 11CRDs, which can be overwhelming. Instead, it would be better to have just one CRD that can handle all the information and create other necessary components automatically. Additionally, more integration capabilities for security, such as DAST, SAST, and IAST, should be directly built into Tekton to facilitate easier implementation of security features.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The auto-schedule feature is valuable. Another valuable feature is that Jenkins does not trigger a build when there is no change in any of the systems. Jenkins also supports most of the open-source plug-ins."
"I like that you can find a wide range of plugins for Jenkins."
"The initial setup is pretty simple."
"It's very easy to learn."
"The initial setup is simple."
"We are using the open-source version and there is a lot of plugins and features that are available and it works on agents for free. In other solutions, it will cost extra to use them with the agent."
"The most valuable feature of Jenkins is its open source."
"Jenkins is very easy to use."
"The tool's most valuable aspect is its compatibility with the cloud-native environment. It can be easily installed on Kubernetes and leverages its resources to run CI/CD pipelines."
"We can make a lot of customizations, and data sharing between tasks using workspaces is very convenient."
"The platform's most valuable feature is its cloud-native and Kubernetes-ready design."
"The ability to scale is valuable."
"Tekton's inclusion in Kubernetes deployment offers better visibility on how Tekton is performing within a cluster. It is lightweight and not as heavy as Jenkins to maintain."
"I find it beneficial to show data from Tekton to another GitHub or Bitbucket pipeline."
"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 a stable product."
 

Cons

"Jenkins can improve by continuing to add additional plugins for all the new solutions that are coming out within the cloud sphere."
"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."
"Adding support for OIDC and internal user databases simultaneously would improve Jenkins."
"Support should be provided at no cost, as there is no free support available for any of the free versions."
"In our case, we have several products built using Jenkins. It is quite difficult to navigate into the latest stable build in a given OS."
"It does not have a very user-friendly interface."
"We need more licensed product integrations."
"The onboarding of Jenkins should be smoother, and it should have more pipelines available as it's deployed on many different servers."
"Incorporating AI could be a potential enhancement in the future."
"It would be better if Tekton could show the YAML file while it is running, similar to GitHub pipelines, to provide more visibility on what's happening."
"One area for improvement is the number of CRDs created during installation. Tekton currently creates 10 to 11 CRDs, which can be overwhelming."
"It tends to occupy a significant amount of disk space on the node, which could potentially pose challenges."
"Tekton lacks sufficient documentation"
"Tekton should have more accessibility for some rare use cases so that we can have more references when applying some techniques to our pipeline."
"Tekton lacks integration capabilities compared to other CI/CD tools like Jenkins and Travis."
"The product's scalability can be challenging when multiple users access it simultaneously."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I used the free OSS version all the time. It was enough for all my needs."
"Jenkins is open source."
"It is a cheap solution."
"The solution is open source."
"Jenkins is a free open-source server."
"It could be cheaper because there are many solutions available in the market. We are paying yearly."
"There is no cost. It is open source."
"Some of the add-ons are too expensive."
"The product is free of cost."
"The product is free and open-source."
"The tool is open-source and free to use."
"It is entirely open source and free of charge."
"Tekton is an open-source tool."
"The solution is open-source."
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Comparison Review

it_user184734 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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...
What do you like most about Jenkins?
Jenkins has been instrumental in automating our build and deployment processes.
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 do you like most about Tekton?
Its seamless integration with Kubernetes, being built on top of it and utilizing Custom Resource Definitions, ensures a smooth experience within Kubernetes environments exclusively.
What needs improvement with Tekton?
Regarding areas for improvement in Tekton, I have not encountered significant issues. It works well for our use case. However, incorporating AI could be a potential enhancement in the future.
What is your primary use case for Tekton?
Tekton is used as a Kubernetes native tool for creating CI/CD pipelines. It is used for creating multiple tasks that can run as pipeline runs for several services. This helps in reducing time wasta...
 

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