Open-source alternatives to Jenkins
4 self-hostable open-source projects that replace Jenkins, ranked by computed health score with real self-hosting cost.
The 4 alternatives, ranked by health
Health score is a 6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Jenkins CLI allows you to manage your Jenkins in an easy way. Jenkins 命令行客户端
Ready to use Slack bot for lazy developers: start Jenkins jobs, watch Jira tickets, watch pull requests with AI support...
Drone plugin for trigger Jenkins jobs.
An MCP server for interacting with a Jenkins server. Allows you to trigger jobs, check build statuses, and manage your Jenkins instance through MCP.
Pick your alternative
Most operators land on jenkins-cli (top health score in this category; cheapest VPS path is jenkins-cli on hetzner for $4.13/mo).
Data refreshed daily. Pricing for Jenkins sourced from official site.