Octopus Deploy vs Jenkins

Octopus Deploy8.9Visit Jenkins8.2Visit

Higher score Octopus Deploy #1 in Continuous Delivery Software 8.9/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Octopus Deploy

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Jenkins #7 in Continuous Delivery Software 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Jenkins

• Octopus Deploy fits best

  Teams wanting mature modeled deployments

• Jenkins fits best

  Flexible self-hosted CI/CD automation

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Side by side

Feature	Octopus Deploy 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Jenkins 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.2
Ranking	#1 in Continuous Delivery Software	#7 in Continuous Delivery Software
Best for	Teams wanting mature modeled deployments	Flexible self-hosted CI/CD automation
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$2,080/yr	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Integrations	12 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Octopus Deploy 1/4 · Jenkins 0/4
Pipeline as code	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Approval gates	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Progressive delivery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automated rollback	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Parallel runs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Deploys to Kubernetes, cloud services, servers, serverless, and SSH endpoints Models releases, environments, approvals, promotion, rollback, and runbooks Offers both Octopus Cloud and customer-managed Octopus Server	Jenkinsfile pipelines use a Groovy-based DSL for pipeline-as-code workflows Distributed agents and parallel execution support varied build environments Plugins connect GitHub, Bitbucket, Docker, Maven, and other delivery tools
Cons	Paid plans require annual billing Professional plans have project defaults rather than unlimited projects Enterprise pricing starts at $15,600 per year for Octopus Server	Requires teams to install and operate the Jenkins software themselves Pull-request-triggered builds depend on supported plugin configuration Dedicated rollout, approval, and rollback workflows are less explicit
Our verdict	Octopus Deploy is a continuous delivery and deployment automation platform for development and operations teams. It models deployment processes, releases, environments, variables, and targets through a web portal and REST API. Teams can… Read the review →	Jenkins is an open-source automation server for building, testing, delivering, and deploying software. It suits development and operations teams that want self-hosted CI/CD automation across web, Windows, macOS, and Linux. Teams can choose… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Octopus Deploy — where it wins

  • Deploys to Kubernetes, cloud services, servers, serverless, and SSH endpoints
  • Models releases, environments, approvals, promotion, rollback, and runbooks
  • Offers both Octopus Cloud and customer-managed Octopus Server

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans require annual billing
  • Professional plans have project defaults rather than unlimited projects
  • Enterprise pricing starts at $15,600 per year for Octopus Server

• Jenkins — where it wins

  • Jenkinsfile pipelines use a Groovy-based DSL for pipeline-as-code workflows
  • Distributed agents and parallel execution support varied build environments
  • Plugins connect GitHub, Bitbucket, Docker, Maven, and other delivery tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires teams to install and operate the Jenkins software themselves
  • Pull-request-triggered builds depend on supported plugin configuration
  • Dedicated rollout, approval, and rollback workflows are less explicit

• Octopus Deploy8.9/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A mature deployment platform with modeled releases, approvals, rollback, and cloud or self-hosted options.

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• Jenkins8.2/10 · Free plan

  Flexible self-hosted CI/CD automation with pipelines, agents, plugins, and parallel execution.

  Visit JenkinsFull verdict →