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Tekton vs Jenkins: catalog facts
TektonJenkins
Free

Free and open source.

Free

Free and open source with no paid tier.

Self-hosted, Command line Web, Self-hosted
  • Pipelines defined as Kubernetes resources
  • Works across cloud providers and on-premise clusters
  • Hundreds of plugins for build, test and deployment tools
  • Runs entirely on your own servers
  • Requires a Kubernetes cluster
  • A framework to build CI/CD on, not a ready-made hosted service
  • Setup and plugin maintenance take ongoing effort
  • Configuration can grow complex on larger installations
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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