# CircleCI Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about CircleCI Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Automated Testing products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/150380/CircleCI --- # CircleCI Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) CircleCI ## What is CircleCI? CircleCI is the worlds largest shared continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform, and the central hub where code moves from idea to delivery. As one of the most-used DevOps tools that processes more than 1 million builds a day, CircleCI has unique access to data on how engineering teams work, and how their code runs. Companies like Spotify, Coinbase, Stitch Fix, and BuzzFeed use us to improve engineering team productivity, release better products, and get to market faster. ## What is CircleCI used for? [Automated Testing](https://www.capterra.com/automated-testing-software/)[Continuous Integration](https://www.capterra.com/continuous-integration-software/)[DevOps](https://www.capterra.com/devops-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 92 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 98% Neutral 2% Negative 0% Starting price $15 Flat Rate, Per Month Free trial available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for CircleCI?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://circleci.com/&name=CircleCI) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### CircleCI 4.6 (92) VS. [4.6 (1,215)](https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/reviews/) Starting Price $15 Flat Rate, Per Month Starting Price $29 Per User, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.3 (92) Ease Of Use 4.4 (6,133) Value For Money 4.2 (66) Value For Money 4.5 (4,371) Customer Service 4.4 (46) Customer Service 4.2 (4,031) ## CircleCI alternatives [4.4 (15,309)](https://www.capterra.com/p/19319/JIRA/reviews/) Starting price $7.91 Per User, Per Month [4.7 (124)](https://www.capterra.com/p/152573/Nevercode/reviews/) Starting price $0.04 Per User, Per Month Highest Rated [GitHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/) [4.8 (6,152)](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/reviews/) Starting price $4.00 Per User, Per Month [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/) [Jenkins](https://www.capterra.com/p/171026/Jenkins/) [4.5 (568)](https://www.capterra.com/p/171026/Jenkins/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/171026/Jenkins/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/150380/CircleCI/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Continuous Deployment 4.5 (15) 73.33% of 15 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important A process to automatically release code changes from repository to production environment Access Controls/Permissions 4.4 (10) 80.00% of 10 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Continuous Delivery 4.8 (10) 70.00% of 10 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Process of building and deploying software from the build to the production environment Supports Parallel Execution 4.4 (9) 55.56% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Run multiple tests simultaneously in different environments or parts of the code base Debugging 4.6 (7) 57.14% of 7 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Detect and remove errors Collaboration Tools 4.5 (6) 66.67% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together CircleCI 43 features Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Scripting technique that uses data files to contain the keywords related to the application being tested Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Download applications that can be internally saved Route documents and other data through one or more stakeholders for review and approval Execution of software tests by leveraging automation tools Track and monitor efficient handling of all changes/transitions Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together Preview how the app will display on multiple device types and operating systems Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier Identify component attributes like servers, hardware, software, and manage relationships across all services Process of building and deploying software from the build to the production environment A process to automatically release code changes from repository to production environment A process to automatically integrate code changes from multiple contributors into a shared repository Assembly of graphs and charts for visualizing and tracking statistics/metrics Detect and remove errors Manage the processes involved when making the application ready for use Register and perform initial device setup A visual way of interacting with an application or operating system using items such as windows, icons, and menus Organize test cases into hierarchical test plans An application for source code editing, compiling, and debugging Tracking the status of previously identified performance measurements Development of applications for mobile devices Technique where run time behavior of software under test is checked against predictions made by a model Allows developers to run the same test over and over again using different values Create, manage, and track policies and procedures within an organization Arrange tasks based on the level of priority or urgency Systematic evaluation of various aspects of a project or service to prevent defects or issues Planning, scheduling, and overseeing the release of software or system changes into a live or production environment Access work applications remotely, for when working away from the office and/or traveling View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Enables creation, management, and tracking of product requirements & features during product production/development Assess the performance and functionality of software by testing against predefined requirements and specifications Manage and control the security aspects of an organization's digital assets, resources, and operations Uncovers vulnerabilities of the system and determines whether system data and resources are protected from possible intruders Development of software programs Software testing technique by which we can check the defects in software without actually executing it Run multiple tests simultaneously in different environments or parts of the code base Ability to create, review and approve test scripts Test specific APIs to determine if systems are properly functioning Manage a detailed schedule of a product plan Consistent way of encoding multilingual text that enables the exchange of text data internationally Development of applications that are delivered over the internet through a browser Features 4.5 (92) 4.5 Based on 92 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.2 (66) Free Trial Free Version [View pricing plan details](https://www.capterra.com/p/150380/CircleCI/pricing/) Free $0.00 It includes: - Build Better: Choose the Right Resource Class Size (S⁠–⁠l) to Go Fast and Maximize Your Build Minutes - Fast: Run up to 30 Jobs at an Time and Run Your Tests in Parallel Using Test Splitting - Largest Selection: Build for Docker; Windows; Linux; Arm; and Macos or on Your Own Compute With Self-Hosted Runners - Up to 6000 Build Minutes Per Month Performance $15.00 Flat Rate,Per Month It includes: - 6000 Bonus Build Minutes Per Month - Add More as You Grow - Expertise: Access to 8x5 Support With Add-on Plan - Pay as You Go for More - Plus Access to Larger Resource Classes for Better Performance - Power: All of the Environments in Free - Speed: Run up to 80 Jobs Concurrently - Teamwork: 5 User Seats Included Scale $2,000 Flat Rate,Per Month It includes: - Audit Logging and Bulk Data Export - Control: Customizable Annual Billing - Customize Your Build Minutes and Seats to Fit Your Team - Expertise: A Dedicated Account Team and Access to 24/7 Support - Flexibility: All the Environments in - Performance - Plus Access to GPU Resource Classes - Power: Our Largest Resource Classes for Complex Processes and Speed Value for money 4.2 (66) 4.2 Based on 66 reviews ## Integrations [ GitHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/) ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.4 (46) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.4 (46) 4.4 Based on 46 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.6 Based on 92 reviews Filter by rating 5(53) 4(37) 3(2) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent RU Ricardo U. Team Lead Information Technology and Services ### "Simple and strong software" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 October 30, 2024 Really good, is one of the small things on the pipelines and projects, that when it uses other solution, I miss the simplicity that circleci provides Pros I like that is really easy to use, for multiple platforms, easy solutions, good support lot of info, and if you know simple bash commands is really easy to build your own pipeline Cons Sometimes the UI is not perfect, but their are updating it and lastly it improved a lot Switched from [Jenkins](https://www.capterra.com/p/171026/Jenkins/) we wanted a cloud solution that was able to run also mobile builds Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MS Manon S. Associate software engineer Computer Software ### "Seamless Continuous Integration" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 August 3, 2024 Pros It's automation for testing and deployment is fantastic. It saved me a lot of time by running tests automatically after every code push. Cons It took me a while to get my build scripts working correctly the first time. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Dylan C. Software Developer Computer Software ### "A very capable CI system with a lot of quality of life features " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 January 5, 2024 Pros CircleCI is very fast, reliable, and has a very slick UI. I like how easily it integrated with our version control system and how simply we could build useful automations into our pipeline. Cons Although it has a decent free offering, as with most CI's, CircleCI's pricing scales quite quickly once you leave the free tier. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Head of Engineering Financial Services ### "Simple & efficient CI" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 May 5, 2023 Migrations was easy and straightforward. It works well. We were a bit startled because of the security issue they faced and we had to renew all of the secrets which was painful. Apart from that incident, we're happy. It's never been down for us (as opposed to Github). Pros The setup of pipelines is very easy, especially with the orbs. Each pipeline is always code, so it's automatically versioned. We moved away from CodePipelines from AWS because it was too click-intensive. Cons The permissions are simple: everything is copied from GitHub in our case. What seems at first convenient ends up quite confusing. And it's easy to get lost with security contexts. It would have been nice to be able to see who can perform what action from the Circle CI UI itself. Switched from [AWS CodePipeline](https://www.capterra.com/p/234449/AWS-CodePipeline/) Alternatives considered [Travis CI](https://www.capterra.com/p/179183/Travis-CI/) [GitLab](https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/) [Jenkins](https://www.capterra.com/p/171026/Jenkins/) Reasons for choosing CircleCI It was well established, simple, and seemed to integrate well with Github. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. YC Yash C. Student Computer Software ### "A great CI/CD platform for software development." 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 February 28, 2023 Awesome experience with CircleCI Pros CircleCI provides a significant benefit in its user-friendly nature and straightforwardness, allowing developers to easily create, manage, and tailor their workflows through a simplified and intuitive interface that is effortless to set up and use. Cons Great software overall, liked the ease of use. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. NK Nikhil Kumar T. Software Engineer Computer Software ### "Simple and inexpensive tool for CI/CD." 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 February 6, 2023 Pros It's inexpensiveness is the main attraction but also along with that CircleCi provides tons of other helpful features as well you can share the test logs via email as well. Cons As for my use case I don't have anything to dislike and it is ideal for me. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. GR Gaspar R. Infrastructure Engineer Media Production ### "One of the best Cloud CI tools" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 January 19, 2023 Pros Simplicity of use, integrations and features make CircleCI one of the best CI systems in existence Cons Pricing goes really high when you need to do some custom solution, like have self-hosted runners Switched from [Jenkins](https://www.capterra.com/p/171026/Jenkins/) Cloud-based turn Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User CTO Retail ### "A nice CI Tools" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 November 14, 2022 Pros Circle CI is a very nice CI tools, especially if you need to build on Apple devices Cons It's a bit pricy regarding other service that can be opensource Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KŻ Karol Z. Owner Computer Software ### "Simple and good integrated with GitHub tool for CI/CD" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 October 13, 2022 In general works and do it's job in small, experimental projects. Pros Easy to start, good integration with GitHub, free for small and open-source projects. Cons The pricing is a bit higher compared to its competitors. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Platform Engineer Banking ### "CircleCI - For Simple, Easy & feature rich CI/CD" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 October 6, 2022 Overall I love CircleCI UI, ease of deployment & it is feature rich. Availability & execution parameterization can be improved. Pros Best part of circleCI is the ease of continuous delivery feature it offers, it's very easy to integrate it with GitHub too. Another pro of CircleCI over other CI/CD tool like Jenkins is the simple yet feature rich UI. For beginners or pros, this workflow management tool is pretty simple yet futuristic. It also makes running automated test cases for different branches really easy before deployment. Cons There is room for improvement in areas where Jenkins is already winning, like skipping parts of execution stages that are not required every time new change is pushed. Another one would be the execution time, using it with terraform to run plans & eventually apply, it can take hours if your infrastructure is complex & there is no way to actually divide it in stages. Better central monitoring & dashboard for different projects can be helpful, somewhat like Jenkins shows rainy, cloudy or clear skies signifying project health. Switched from [Jenkins](https://www.capterra.com/p/171026/Jenkins/) Alternatives considered [Jenkins](https://www.capterra.com/p/171026/Jenkins/) Reasons for choosing CircleCI Better UI, reviews & average cost. Futuristic & continuous development is there from the team. 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