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JRebel vs Jenkins comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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
4th
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
28th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of Jenkins is 7.3%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of JRebel is 1.2%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Jenkins7.3%
JRebel1.2%
Other91.5%
Build Automation
 

Featured Reviews

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.
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

"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 provides some excellent plug-ins like Repository connector plugin, Sonar Qube plug in and J-Unit plugin."
"We used it for all continuous integration parts, like automation testing, deployment, etc."
"The most valuable features of Jenkins are the integration of automatic scripts for testing and the user's ability to use any script."
"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."
"Jenkins is particularly valuable since it saves time by automating manual tasks."
"Jenkins has been instrumental in automating our build and deployment processes."
"Jenkins has greatly improved the time it takes to deliver a software package to the market."
"Easy to configure, works well, has 'free' options (like Social)."
 

Cons

"The upgrades need improvement."
"I do not have any notes for improvement."
"It can be improved by including automated mobile reporting integrations."
"It could be cheaper."
"Adding support for OIDC and internal user databases simultaneously would improve Jenkins."
"The user interface could be improved, and its reporting capabilities need enhancement. The plugins could be more effective."
"Provisioning of VMs during deployment."
"I sometimes face a bottleneck when installing the plugins on an offline machine. Mapping the dependencies and then installing the correct sequence of dependencies is a nightmare, and it took me two days to do it."
"I had a little problem in redeploying applications using a specific framework (reactor + spring) in a Maven multi-module project."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are using the free version of Jenkins. There is not a license required to use the solution because it is open-source."
"The solution is one of the lowest costs compared to competitors."
"In our company, we do pay for the licensing of the solution."
"I used the free OSS version all the time. It was enough for all my needs."
"It's free software with a big community behind it, which is very good."
"​It is free.​"
"It is an open source."
"Jenkins is an open-source platform."
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Comparison Review

it_user184734 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Administrator at Facebook
Jan 22, 2015
I generally find TeamCity a lot more intuitive than Jenkins.
Moving to TeamCity from Jenkins At work, we’re slowly migrating from Jenkins to TeamCity in the hope of ending some of our recurring problems with continuous integration. My use of Jenkins prior to this job has been almost strictly on a personal basis, although I pretty much only use Travis…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
7%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise57
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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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