Choose GitHub Actions if you need
No checked fact sets GitHub Actions apart from Jenkins yet.
At a glance
- GitHub Actions has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Jenkins.
- GitHub Actions's lowest paid plan is Team at $4 per user per month, as of October 23, 2026.
- Both are available on API.
- Only Jenkins lists Windows, Linux and macOS.
- GitHub Actions lists SOC 2 and SSO. We haven't confirmed any of these for Jenkins.
- Both have a public API.
- GitHub Actions can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Jenkins.
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 GitHub Actions's website.
GitHub Actions
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Jenkins
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Review JenkinsThe facts
- What it does
- GitHub ActionsBuild, test, and deploy your code right from GitHub
- JenkinsBuild great things at any scale
- Free plan
- GitHub ActionsYes
- JenkinsNot confirmed
- Pricing
- GitHub ActionsPer user, monthly
- JenkinsOpen source
- Paid plans from
- GitHub Actions
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- API
Only GitHub ActionsNothing else listed
Only Jenkins
- Windows
- Linux
- macOS
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between GitHub Actions and Jenkins yet.
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