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GoCD vs Tekton: catalog facts
GoCD	Tekton
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
macOS, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Command line
Value stream map visualises the whole delivery path Strong modelling of complex pipelines and dependencies	Pipelines defined as Kubernetes resources Works across cloud providers and on-premise clusters
Requires running and maintaining your own server and agents The agent alone does nothing without a GoCD server	Requires a Kubernetes cluster A framework to build CI/CD on, not a ready-made hosted service
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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