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TeamCity vs Travis CI comparison

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Categories and Ranking

TeamCity
Ranking in Build Automation
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Travis CI
Ranking in Build Automation
19th
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
3.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of TeamCity is 4.9%, down from 6.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Travis CI is 3.7%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
TeamCity4.9%
Travis CI3.7%
Other91.4%
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Featured Reviews

Almoeeni Fazal - PeerSpot reviewer
Python Django developer at Cielo WiGle Inc.
Impressive pipeline efficiency with helpful support and a fairly straightforward setup
We use TeamCity for the CI/CD pipeline. It is used for deploying code from the desktop to the production environment. We push our code to GitHub, which then creates a pipeline to a server using AWS, deploying automatically without errors or conflicts in GitHub branches.  We also use TeamCity's…
Pravar Agrawal - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior SRE at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
YAML-based configuration and simple deployment but user interface needs modernizing
Travis CI is an okay tool, and I am forced to use it as part of my job. I don't maintain it; it is running somewhere else, and I don't have control over it. The interface is very basic and not user-friendly; it feels like it was stuck in 2010. It is very basic and designed for lightweight CI work, and it cannot handle heavy CI. You cannot do branched flows, and you will have to write shell scripts to send calls here and there. The pipelines are not as detailed as some other CI/CD tools. If Travis is down, you don't have any control over it and need to reach out to their customer support.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Do it! Very easy to use and very stable."
"Time to deployment has been reduced and it has helped in preventing us from deploying breaking changes into production."
"It's easy to move to a new release because of templates and meta-runners, and agent pooling."
"TeamCity is more structured and user-friendly than other vendors."
"One of the most beneficial features for us is the flexibility it offers in creating deployment steps tailored to different technologies."
"General ease of use, quick start up time, and the NUnit build runner are the most valuable features for us."
"Using TeamCity and emailing everyone on fail is one way to emphasize the importance of testing code and showing management why taking the time to test actually does saves time from having to fix bugs on the other end."
"The solution has been fantastic for our organization due to the fact that we do not need a designer having to build the product and we don't need to figure out how to deploy it either, creating improved efficiencies which have saved us time and expense."
"The only thing I like about Travis CI is that you have a YAML file to define a Travis flow."
 

Cons

"I need some more graphical design."
"If TeamCity could create more out of the box solutions to make it more user friendly and create more use cases, that would be ideal."
"However, in TeamCity, the whole build is like a whole block, and there is no way to stop."
"The upgrade process could be smoother. Upgrading major versions can often cause some pain."
"For our system, it wasn't scalable due to storage issues."
"Setting up build configurations involves too many steps, as the process is too much broken down."
"Features I would like to see in TeamCity: Allow for shared resource locks across multiple build configurations (i.e. deploy then run integration tests against the same environment)."
"This product lacks real reporting for all the information it captures; we should be able to create reports or dashboards for management."
"The interface is very basic and not user-friendly; it feels like it was stuck in 2010."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing is on an annual basis."
"Start with the free tier for a few build configs and see how it works for you, then according to your scale find the enterprise license which fits you the most."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
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Company Size

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Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise15
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TeamCity?
Compared to new technologies, TeamCity is more expensive and is an older tool compared to tools like GitLab.
What needs improvement with TeamCity?
TeamCity's user interface could be improved; specifically, the tree structure on the homepage is not clear, making it difficult to search for projects. Moreover, there are some limitations related ...
What is your primary use case for TeamCity?
We use TeamCity for build configuration and pipeline creation, as well as for automation purposes. We provide working pipelines for different teams internally.
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