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Incredibuild vs Jenkins comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Incredibuild
Ranking in Build Automation
26th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Jenkins
Ranking in Build Automation
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
92
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of Incredibuild is 1.4%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Jenkins is 8.7%, down from 10.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Jenkins8.7%
Incredibuild1.4%
Other89.9%
Build Automation
 

Featured Reviews

ZM
DevOps Team Leader at Elbit Systems Ltd
Saves time for developers, which saves money for the company
We are using the Incredibuild agent to run multiple processes on all available cores. This is the improvement that we did. Instead of the machine's core doing task after task, it is now running on multiple machines. In my working environment, it is saving time for all our developers in regards to the time consumption of the builds. My team has four people who manage and interact with Incredibuild as a product.
Mahdi Mallaki - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Devops Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Has a community of plugin providers but needs improvement in Kubernetes integration
Integrating Jenkins with other tools or solutions has presented some challenges. For instance, when attempting to integrate Jenkins with Kubernetes, I encountered numerous errors, which took several days to resolve. In Jenkins, adding a feature typically involves incorporating the repository feature separately. Jenkins lacks built-in Git repository functionality, necessitating an external Git repository to store Jenkins manifests. In contrast, GitLab offers an integrated Git repository and pipeline runner, streamlining the process. One improvement for Jenkins could be integrating a Git server, simplifying the management of CI/CD pipelines. Currently, with Jenkins, modifying pipeline manifests requires navigating to a separate Git repository. In GitLab, however, manifest changes can be made directly within the repository.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is saving time for developers, which is saving money for the company."
"For each build that runs where I need to generate a code, it takes around half an hour instead of an hour and a half."
"We've achieved continuous integration and delivery on all our commits, securing the quality of all of our products on their main branches."
"It has a lot of community posts and support."
"Jenkins's open-based framework is very valuable."
"Currently, using Jenkins for automatic testing is the most valuable feature for us."
"Jenkins is the most widely used development tool, so there are many plugins and it's easy to integrate. There is a large user base to provide community support, which I find very valuable. If I need to find a better way to do something, I can always get help from the community. Automation is about thinking outside of the box, and other users are constantly adding new plugins."
"It offers continuous deployment and continuous testing. It enables us to figure out anything."
"I like that you can find a wide range of plugins for Jenkins."
"I can install Jenkins for integration from multiple developers and automate application delivery, staging, and production environments."
 

Cons

"Stability could be improved. I don't know the reason for the instability because there are no logs that help me to understand the problem."
"Stability could be improved. I don't know the reason for the instability because there are no logs that help me to understand the problem."
"It would be helpful if they had a bit more interactive UI."
"Jenkins needs a faster deployment process."
"The documentation could be more friendly, and more examples of how to use it."
"The documentation on plugin development could be better: more examples. ​"
"It would help if they offered more integrations."
"I rate Jenkins two out of 10. If you think it's going to save you money because it's open source, think again."
"There are some difficulties when we need to execute the DB script."
"It is not always easy to control the permissions for each user."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its pricing and licensing are annoying. Every year, I need to renew. If I miss the deadline date, all my processes will stop working. So, I would prefer that I wouldn't need to renew every year, instead have another solution for it. Or, if we could have an enterprise license agreement with the company, then the development team wouldn't need to spend time renewing licenses."
"Jenkins is an open-source platform."
"Jenkins is a free solution, it is open source."
"In our company, we do pay for the licensing of the solution."
"Jenkins is open-source, so it is free."
"The solution is one of the lowest costs compared to competitors."
"Some of the add-ons are too expensive."
"We are using the free version of Jenkins. There are no costs or licensing."
"Jenkins is open source and free."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise57
 

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What needs improvement with Jenkins?
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Sample Customers

Over 2,000 companies worldwide across industries inluding Epic Games, Microsoft, Playstation, Nintendo, Samsung, GM, Intel, CitiGroup, Qualcomm, Boeing, Motorola, Qt, and more accelerate their development and enhance their devs’ productivity with Incredibuild.
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