Jenkins vs Nx comparison

Jenkins and Nx are both solutions in the Build Automation category. Jenkins is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.1, while Nx is ranked #18 with an average rating of 7.0. Jenkins holds a 10.5% mindshare in BA, compared to Nx’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Jenkins users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Nx users who would recommend it.

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Read 93 Jenkins reviews

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87% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Jenkins and Nx based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Jenkins

Ranking in Build Automation

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Ranking in Build Automation

18th

Average Rating

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of Jenkins is 10.5%, down from 12.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nx is 2.1%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Mahdi Mallaki

Senior Devops Engineer at Rakuten

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.

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reviewer2088321

Sales Associate at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

Easy to use and works right away

There are aspects of Nx that could be improved, particularly the desktop interface, which I find quite unappealing, mostly in black and white. I used Nx in the past on an older Mac, and it seemed more accessible then. The challenge lies in the small space and difficulties in saving. If these issues can be addressed, Nx could become a more user-friendly and effective solution. In the future, to improve Nx, I think enhancing the partition manager in TDE would be beneficial. Currently, it lacks features like specifying the Mount Point, which is important for organizing the root and other directories. The Nx Partition Manager does a decent job, but there is room for improvement. Additionally, it would be great if the installation process could provide more details on what Nx is doing, especially regarding networking setups.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We use Jenkins to automatically build Python binaries into several OS's i.e. OS X, Ubuntu, Windows 32-bit and Windows 64-bit."

"The most valuable features of Jenkins are the ease of use and the information about how to use the features is readily available on the internet. Additionally, with the solution, I can use other reporting tools, such as Flow."

"Jenkins has a lot of built-in packages and tools."

"Continuous Integration. Jenkins can integrate with almost any systems used for application development and testing, with its plugins."

"Distributed execution of build and test jobs."

"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."

"The most valuable features of Jenkins are the integration with GitHub, and the automation for deployment."

"The most valuable features are Jenkins Pipelines for ALM and full Deploy Cycle."

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"I really like Nx because it is easy to use and works right away."

Cons

"Jenkins could improve in areas related to Kubernetes and Docker container integration, like machine allocation of nodes and Marshaling integration improvements."

"Partition security for the workflow of projects is not yet an option."

"The solution's UI can use a facelift and the logs can use more detailed information."

"And I don't care too much for the Jenkins user interface. It's not that user-friendly compared to other solutions available right now. It's not a great user experience. You can do just fine if you are a techie, but it would take a novice some time to learn it and get things done."

"Jenkins relies on the old version of interface for configuration management. This needs improvement."

"There are a lot of things that they can try to improvise. They can reduce a lot of configurations. It is currently supporting Groovy for scripting. It would be really good if it can be improvised for Python because, for most of the automation, we have Python as a script. It would be good if can also support Python. We have a lot of Android builds. These Android builds can be a part of Jenkins. It can have some plug-ins or configurations for Android builds. There should also be some internal matrix to check the performance. We also want to have more REST API support, which is currently not much in Jenkins. We are not able to get more information about running Jenkins. More REST API support should be provided."

"I do not have any notes for improvement."

"It does not have a very user-friendly interface."

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"There are aspects of Nx that could be improved, particularly the desktop interface, which I find quite unappealing, mostly in black and white."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are using the free version of Jenkins. There are no costs or licensing."

"Jenkins is open-source, so it is free."

"We use the tool's open-source version which is free. There is an enterprise version which is expensive but comes with better support."

"The open-source version is free, but small companies would not be able to afford the cloud-based version."

"It is a free product."

"In our company, we do pay for the licensing of the solution."

"Some of the add-ons are too expensive."

"We are using the freeware version of Jenkins."

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it_user184734

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…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Government

Financial Services Firm

24%

Manufacturing Company

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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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...

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What do you like most about Jenkins?

Jenkins has been instrumental in automating our build and deployment processes.

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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.

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What do you like most about Nx?

I really like Nx because it is easy to use and works right away.

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What needs improvement with Nx?

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What advice do you have for others considering Nx?

Overall, I would rate Nx as a seven out of ten.

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Overview

Jenkins is an award-winning application that monitors executions of repeated jobs, such as building a software project or jobs run by cron.

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Nx enhances software development workflows by offering integrated tooling and advanced features designed for monorepos. It is widely recognized for improving build times and simplifying code management across multiple projects.

Nx is a robust developer toolchain aimed at optimizing team performance in monorepo environments. It provides consistent configuration, fosters collaboration, and supports various frameworks like Angular and React. With its powerful plugins and community support, Nx facilitates efficient project scaling, making it a popular choice among tech teams.

What are the most important features of Nx?

Monorepo Support: Manages multiple projects in a single repository with ease.
Dependency Graph: Visualizes project dependencies and optimizes build processes.
Generators and Executors: Automates repetitive tasks to improve developer efficiency.
Integrated CI/CD: Simplifies continuous integration and deployment workflows.

How does Nx provide return on investment?

Increased Developer Productivity: Streamlines workflows and reduces manual setup.
Faster Build Times: Optimizes build process with smart caching and parallelization.
Scalable Architecture: Supports expanding projects without decreasing performance.
Cost-Effective Collaboration: Facilitates team collaboration with consistent tooling.

Nx is used extensively in industries like finance, technology, and e-commerce where rapid development cycles and scalable solutions are critical. Its support for multiple frameworks and seamless configuration enable deployment in complex, large-scale environments.

Sample Customers

Airial, Clarus Financial Technology, cubetutor, Metawidget, mysocio, namma, silverpeas, Sokkva, So Rave, tagzbox

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