Jenkins vs Nx comparison

Jenkins and Nx are both solutions in the Build Automation category. Jenkins is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.1, while Nx is ranked #19. Jenkins holds a 7.5% mindshare in BA, compared to Nx’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Jenkins users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Nx users who would recommend it.

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88% 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

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Ranking in Build Automation

19th

Average Rating

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of Jenkins is 7.5%, down from 11.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nx is 2.1%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Build Automation Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Jenkins	7.5%
Nx	2.1%
Other	90.4%

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Jamshaid I

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.

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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

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

"It can scale easily."

"A lot of support material exists via a single web search of exactly what you're looking for."

"Having builds and test tasks triggered on commit helps not to break the product."

"Automation of chores like deployment, frequent manual tasks (like running scripts on test and production systems) reduced the time used and the number of errors made by engineers, freeing them to do meaningful work instead."

"We significantly reduced build times of large projects (more than 80k lines of Scala code) using build time on Jenkins as a time sample. It reduced the developer write-test-commit cycle time, and increased productivity."

"I love Jenkins. I like that you work on anything, and you make anything. Jenkins is very important for my team. I am satisfied with the product."

"Jenkins allows us to automate deployment, so I no longer have to do it manually. That's the primary use case. The other advantage of Jenkins is that it's open source. It was free for me to download and install. It's a product that's been in use for many years, so I can find a lot of support online for any issues that I may encounter while configuring anything for a given use case."

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

Cons

"There is no way for the cloud repositories to trigger Jenkins."

"The bug fix speed is very slow."

"Jenkins needs a faster deployment process."

"The disadvantage of Jenkins is writing Groovy scripts. There are other CI tools where you do not need to write this many scripts to manage and deploy."

"They need to improve their documentation."

"I would like them to provide space for people to have a central node that stores all the logs of workspace information in a distributed fashion to facilitate backup and restoration. Currently, everything is stored on one node, so you need to set up distributed storage or an endpoint that you can use for backing up your information."

"Jenkins could improve by adding the ability to edit test automation and make time planning better because it is difficult. It should be easier to do."

"I do not have any notes for improvement."

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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

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

"Jenkins is an open-source tool."

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

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

"Jenkins is a free solution, it is open source."

"It's free software with a big community behind it, which is very good."

"This is an open-source solution for the basic features. However, if an organization wishes to include specific functionality, outside of the basic package, there are extra costs involved."

"Jenkins is an open-source platform."

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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

20%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

27%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

11%

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	28
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	56

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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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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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