Alternatives to Popular CI Tools and Runners

Looking to move off a CI tool or runner provider? Each page lists the realistic alternatives and who each one suits.

• Actuated Alternatives for GitHub Actions in 2026Actuated alternatives for GitHub Actions in 2026 when you do not want to supply servers: compiler.dev, WarpBuild, Blacksmith, Namespace, RunsOn, Cirrus.
• Best Bitbucket Pipelines Alternatives in 2026Best Bitbucket Pipelines alternatives in 2026: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Buildkite, Semaphore, Jenkins and compiler.dev.
• Best Buildkite Alternatives in 2026Best Buildkite alternatives: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Semaphore, Jenkins and compiler.dev, compared on pricing, agents and migration effort.
• Best CircleCI Alternatives in 2026Best CircleCI alternatives: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Buildkite, Semaphore, Jenkins and compiler.dev compared on pricing model, migration effort and fit.
• Best GitLab CI Alternatives in 2026Best GitLab CI alternatives in 2026: GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Buildkite, Semaphore, Jenkins and compiler.dev, with pricing and migration notes.
• Best Jenkins Alternatives in 2026Best Jenkins alternatives in 2026: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Buildkite, CircleCI, Semaphore and compiler.dev, with migration notes from Jenkinsfile.
• Best Semaphore CI Alternatives in 2026Best Semaphore CI alternatives in 2026: GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Buildkite, GitLab CI, Jenkins and compiler.dev, with pricing checked October 2026.
• Best Travis CI Alternatives in 2026Best Travis CI alternatives: GitHub Actions, CircleCI, GitLab CI, Semaphore, Buildkite and compiler.dev, with a .travis.yml to Actions migration example.
• Blacksmith Alternatives for GitHub Actions in 2026Blacksmith alternatives for GitHub Actions runners in 2026: WarpBuild, Namespace, Ubicloud, RunsOn, Depot and compiler.dev.
• BuildJet Alternatives After the Shutdown (2026)BuildJet shut down on 31 March 2026. Best BuildJet alternatives for GitHub Actions: WarpBuild, Ubicloud, Blacksmith, Namespace, compiler.dev.
• Cirrus Runners Alternatives for GitHub Actions (2026)Cirrus Runners alternatives if flat $150 per runner does not fit: compiler.dev, WarpBuild, Blacksmith, Namespace, Ubicloud, RunsOn.
• Depot Alternatives for GitHub Actions in 2026Depot alternatives in 2026 for GitHub Actions runners and Docker builds: Blacksmith, Namespace, WarpBuild, Ubicloud, RunsOn and compiler.dev.
• Namespace Alternatives for GitHub Actions in 2026Namespace alternatives for GitHub Actions in 2026: compiler.dev, WarpBuild, Blacksmith, Ubicloud, RunsOn and Depot compared on price, macOS and fit.
• RunsOn Alternatives for GitHub Actions in 2026RunsOn alternatives for GitHub Actions in 2026 if you do not want to run AWS yourself: compiler.dev, WarpBuild, Blacksmith, Namespace, Ubicloud.
• Ubicloud Alternatives for GitHub Actions in 2026Ubicloud alternatives for GitHub Actions in 2026: WarpBuild, Blacksmith, Namespace, compiler.dev, RunsOn and Cirrus Runners.
• WarpBuild Alternatives for GitHub Actions in 2026WarpBuild alternatives for GitHub Actions in 2026: Blacksmith, Ubicloud, Namespace, compiler.dev, RunsOn and Depot compared on price and fit.