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JRebel vs Jenkins comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Jenkins
Ranking in Build Automation
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
92
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
JRebel
Ranking in Build Automation
29th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of Jenkins is 9.1%, down from 10.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of JRebel is 1.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Jenkins9.1%
JRebel1.0%
Other89.9%
Build Automation
 

Featured Reviews

JI
Principal Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Efficient resource allocation and robust workflow with autoscaling capabilities
In Kubernetes, we use node-based architecture with nodes and pods and follow practices like RBAC and rollback. Multiple pods can run concurrently. We benefit from Kubernetes' ability to autoscale pods and use horizontal pod autoscalers to adjust the number of pods based on metrics like CPU or memory usage, ensuring efficient resource allocation and stability under load.
it_user177786 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Easy to configure, works well, has 'free' options (like Social)
Easy to configure, works well, has 'free' options (like Social) It gets the used time for redeploy in a development environment really fast and of course that's a good point. Development environment I had a little problem in redeploying applications using a specific…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"My advice to others is this is a tool that will help save time have good coverage for the validation environment and test more hardware capabilities."
"The automated elements are easy to use and you can put them into your server."
"It offers continuous deployment and continuous testing. It enables us to figure out anything."
"Jenkins is a very good tool, which I highly recommend, and it's very helpful for the continuous integration of any products."
"Jenkins has greatly improved the time it takes to deliver a software package to the market."
"The simplicity of Jenkins and the evolving ecosystem of Jenkins are most valuable. Today, you do not have to write a pipeline from scratch. The library functionality of Jenkins helps you to bring all those in ready-made, and you also get the best practices for them. That is a great feature of Jenkins, and that is why it is being used significantly."
"It is essential for software development and team collaboration."
"Jenkins's open-based framework is very valuable."
"Easy to configure, works well, has 'free' options (like Social)."
 

Cons

"I think the logs could be improved so that anyone using the build for the first time gets a better view as to how it's performing, what the data is, and what processing is occurring."
"Jenkins is not an easy solution to use and the configuration is not simple. They can improve the solution by adding a graphical interface that is more user-friendly."
"The documentation on plugin development could be better: more examples. ​"
"We need more licensed product integrations."
"Partition security for the workflow of projects is not yet an option."
"Developer documentation for plugins, plugin development, integrations: Sometimes it’s tricky to do pretty obvious things."
"The product should provide more visualization as to how many pipelines are performing and how many builds are happening. It should also integrate with Kubernetes and OpenShift."
"In my opinion, there is an issue with the scalability. After Jenkins has big count of jobs, it begins to lose performance and you need to start one more server with a separate Jenkins and migrate some jobs there."
"I had a little problem in redeploying applications using a specific framework (reactor + spring) in a Maven multi-module project."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is one of the lowest costs compared to competitors."
"Jenkins is open-source, so it is free."
"Jenkins is an open-source platform."
"Jenkins is an open-source tool."
"It is an open source."
"Some of the add-ons are too expensive."
"Jenkins is open source."
"I used the free OSS version all the time. It was enough for all my needs."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Construction Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise58
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Questions from the Community

How does Tekton compare with Jenkins?
When you are evaluating tools for automating your own GitOps-based CI/CD workflow, it is important to keep your requirements and use cases in mind. Tekton deployment is complex and it is not very e...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jenkins?
Jenkins is used in many companies to save money, especially within R&D divisions, by avoiding the expenses of proprietary tools.
What needs improvement with Jenkins?
I do not have any notes for improvement.
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Sample Customers

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