Choose Buildkite if you need
- Integration with PagerDuty, Datadog or Honeycomb. We haven't found them on Jenkins's website.
At a glance
- Buildkite has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Jenkins.
- Buildkite offers a free trial (30 days). We haven't confirmed one for Jenkins.
- Buildkite's lowest paid plan is Pro Plan at $30 per active user per month, as of October 23, 2026.
- Both are available on API.
- Only Jenkins lists Windows, Linux and macOS.
- Both work with Slack.
- Buildkite lists SOC 2 and SSO. We haven't confirmed any of these for Jenkins.
- Both have a public API.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Jenkins if you need
- Windows, Linux or macOS. We haven't found them on Buildkite's website.
Buildkite
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Review JenkinsThe facts
- What it does
- BuildkiteCI ready for the demands of AI-led workflows
- JenkinsBuild great things at any scale
- Free plan
- BuildkiteYes
- JenkinsNot confirmed
- Pricing
- BuildkiteNot confirmed
- JenkinsOpen source
- Paid plans from
- BuildkitePro Plan: $30 per active user per month
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- API
Only BuildkiteNothing else listed
Only Jenkins
- Windows
- Linux
- macOS
Integrations
Both
- Slack
Only Buildkite
- PagerDuty
- Datadog
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Buildkite and Jenkins yet.
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