Buildkite | GitHub Actions | |
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Product type | HybridBuildkite provides a SaaS platform to define and visualize pipelines, and an agent to execute jobs on customer-managed infrastructure. | HybridGitHub Actions allows the option of fully SaaS pipelines or end-user hosting and configuration. |
Self-Hosted Job Support | ExtensiveIncluding: team permission management, robust CLI & API controls, built-in DataDog integration, and automatic AWS & Google Cloud tagging/labelling. | Limited OptionsEnterprise account required for multiple self-hosted runner groups. Minimal API for management |
Pipeline Creation | FlexiblePipelines can be defined via an in-UI step builder, as a YAML file, or dynamically via scripts in your source repository. | RigidStatic YAML with interpolation only. |
Job Concurrency | UnlimitedSelf-hosted agents give you full control to parallelize your CI tasks at any scale. | MeteredConcurrency limits are based on customer plan and operating system. (GitHub-hosted runners) |
Usage Limits | UncappedNo usage caps on paid plans. Deploy with confidence whether you need to run 10 or 10,000 builds at a time. | CappedTasks will automatically fail if they exceed a hard limit for workflow runs (100/repository), jobs (256/run), or API Requests (1,000/hour). |
Job Queue Limits | UnlimitedQueue up as much work as you need for as long as you need it. | LimitedA job can be queued for a maximum of 24 hours, at which time it is terminated if job execution has not started. (Self-hosted runners.) Workflow run times are limited to 72 hours and will be canceled once reaching that limit. |