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TeamCity vs Tekton
Context: CI/CD Tools · 21 rows
| Attribute | TeamCityJetBrains | TektonCNCF (Tekton) |
|---|---|---|
| Identity · Taxonomy | ||
| Documentation | https://www.jetbrains.com/help/teamcity/ | https://tekton.dev/docs/ |
| Tags | ci, cd, jetbrains, self-hosted | kubernetes, ci, cd, cncf, cloud-native |
| Platform · Deployment | ||
| Delivery model | self-hosted | self-hosted |
| Pricing · Licensing | ||
| Free plan | true | true |
| Free trial | true | — |
| License model | proprietary | open-source |
| Pricing model | free, perpetual, subscription | free |
| Source repository | — | https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline |
| SPDX license IDs | — | Apache-2.0 |
| Trial length | 30 | — |
| Features · Product · Fit | ||
| Core capabilities | CI/CD server with build configurations and pipelines, Free Professional tier with 3 build agents and up to 100 build configurations, Enterprise licensing with unlimited configurations and a 1-year upgrade subscription, Enterprise Plus true-up agent overage billing and extra staging server license, Perpetual licenses covering versions released during the maintenance period | Kubernetes-native pipeline building blocks (Tasks, Pipelines, TaskRuns, PipelineRuns), Event-based triggers and event listeners, Tekton CLI and web dashboard components, Pipelines-as-Code for Git-native CI/CD, Supply chain security with artifact signing and SLSA provenance, Operator for managing Tekton components |
| Api · Integrations · Ecosystem | ||
| API available | true | — |
| CLI | true | true |
| Support · Docs · Services | ||
| Support channels | Community forum and public issue tracker (Professional), Priority support (Enterprise) | — |
| Audience · Use · Case | ||
| Best for | A JetBrains CI/CD server for teams running self-hosted build infrastructure, with a free Professional tier and paid Enterprise licensing. | A cloud-native toolkit for platform teams building custom CI/CD systems from Kubernetes-native components. |
| Company-size fit | SMB, mid-market, enterprise | — |
| Primary use cases | Self-hosted build and deployment automation, Scaling parallel builds with licensed build agents | Assembling custom CI/CD systems on Kubernetes, Git-native pipeline automation, Artifact signing and SLSA provenance generation |
| Lifecycle · Versioning | ||
| Current version | 2026.2 | v1.16.0 |
| Maintenance status | active | active |
| Vendor · Maintainer | ||
| Headquarters country | Netherlands | — |
| Vendor type | commercial | foundation |
“—” means unknown (we never treat missing evidence as a negative). Cells reflect each value's current evidence state; superseded or stale values are excluded. Ranking rows are editorial assessments under the cited methodology version — see the CI/CD Tools category for definitions.