What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about self-hosted ci/cd platforms — measured weekly across 3 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-01 · 49 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 49 AI answers · Window: Jul 4, 2026 – Aug 1, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (29 answers)
Across 49 sampled AI answers from 3 engines, GitLab is recommended most often — appearing in 85.7% of recommendations, followed by Jenkins (83.7%) and Kubernetes (61.2%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 3 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GitLab gitlab.com Best for: AI recommends GitLab most when buyers ask “best self-hosted CI/CD platform for a team that wants full control over build runners” (100% of those answers) | 85.7% 95% CI 73.3–92.9% 42 mentions · avg pos 4.9 first pick 31% | — | GEMINI 85.7%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 90.5% | Claim |
| 2 | Jenkins jenkins.io Best for: AI recommends Jenkins most when buyers ask “best open-source CI/CD tool for a company that processes sensitive code on-premise” (100% of those answers) | 83.7% 95% CI 71–91.5% 41 mentions · avg pos 3.9 first pick 39% | — | GEMINI 76.2%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 95.2% | Claim |
| 3 | Kubernetes kubernetes.io Best for: AI recommends Kubernetes most when buyers ask “open-source CI/CD alternatives to popular hosted pipeline services with high runner minute costs” (88.9% of those answers) | 61.2% 95% CI 47.2–73.6% 30 mentions · avg pos 6.1 first pick 3.3% | — | GEMINI 57.1%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 66.7% | Claim |
| 4 | GitLab CI Best for: AI recommends GitLab CI most when buyers ask “open-source CI/CD alternatives to popular hosted pipeline services with high runner minute costs” (100% of those answers) | 51% 95% CI 37.5–64.4% 25 mentions · avg pos 4.1 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 66.7%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 5 | Tekton Best for: AI recommends Tekton most when buyers ask “best open-source CI/CD tool for a company that processes sensitive code on-premise” (66.7% of those answers) | 44.9% 95% CI 31.9–58.7% 22 mentions · avg pos 4.4 first pick 4.5% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 61.9% | Claim |
| 6 | Docker docker.com Best for: AI recommends Docker most when buyers ask “how do I set up a self-hosted CI/CD pipeline for a monorepo with multiple services” (88.9% of those answers) | 40.8% 95% CI 28.2–54.8% 20 mentions · avg pos 5.9 first pick 25% | — | GEMINI 42.9%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 7 | Drone Best for: AI recommends Drone most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source CI/CD alternatives to heavy enterprise build platforms” (88.9% of those answers) | 36.7% 95% CI 24.7–50.7% 18 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 22.2% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 42.9% | Claim |
| 8 | GoCD Best for: AI recommends GoCD most when buyers ask “open-source CI/CD alternatives to popular hosted pipeline services with high runner minute costs” (77.8% of those answers) | 32.7% 95% CI 21.2–46.6% 16 mentions · avg pos 4.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 9 | Woodpecker woodpecker.co Best for: AI recommends Woodpecker most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source CI/CD alternatives to heavy enterprise build platforms” (66.7% of those answers) | 28.6% 95% CI 17.8–42.4% 14 mentions · avg pos 3.7 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 10 | Gitea gitea.io Best for: AI recommends Gitea most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source CI/CD alternatives to heavy enterprise build platforms” (55.6% of those answers) | 28.6% 95% CI 17.8–42.4% 14 mentions · avg pos 5.8 first pick 7.1% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 11 | TeamCity jetbrains.com Best for: AI recommends TeamCity most when buyers ask “best self-hosted CI/CD platform for a team that wants full control over build runners” (77.8% of those answers) | 26.5% 95% CI 16.2–40.3% 13 mentions · avg pos 3.6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 12 | Buildkite buildkite.com Best for: AI recommends Buildkite most when buyers ask “best self-hosted CI/CD platform for a team that wants full control over build runners” (66.7% of those answers) | 26.5% 95% CI 16.2–40.3% 13 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 7.7% | — | GEMINI 19%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 13 | Woodpecker CI woodpecker-ci.org Best for: AI recommends Woodpecker CI most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source CI/CD alternatives to heavy enterprise build platforms” (55.6% of those answers) | 24.5% 95% CI 14.6–38.1% 12 mentions · avg pos 2.6 first pick 16.7% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 14 | Concourse concourse-ci.org Best for: AI recommends Concourse most when buyers ask “open-source CI/CD alternatives to popular hosted pipeline services with high runner minute costs” (88.9% of those answers) | 24.5% 95% CI 14.6–38.1% 12 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 33.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 15 | Concourse CI Best for: AI recommends Concourse CI most when buyers ask “open-source CI/CD alternatives to popular hosted pipeline services with high runner minute costs” (77.8% of those answers) | 22.4% 95% CI 13–35.9% 11 mentions · avg pos 5.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 33.3%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 16 | Drone CI Best for: AI recommends Drone CI most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source CI/CD alternatives to heavy enterprise build platforms” (88.9% of those answers) | 20.4% 95% CI 11.5–33.6% 10 mentions · avg pos 2.9 first pick 30% | — | GEMINI 19%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 17 | CircleCI circleci.com Best for: AI recommends CircleCI most when buyers ask “best self-hosted CI/CD platform for a team that wants full control over build runners” (44.4% of those answers) | 20.4% 95% CI 11.5–33.6% 10 mentions · avg pos 4.9 first pick 10% | — | GEMINI 28.6%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 18 | Argo CD argoproj.github.io Best for: AI recommends Argo CD most when buyers ask “open-source CI/CD alternatives to popular hosted pipeline services with high runner minute costs” (55.6% of those answers) | 18.4% 95% CI 10–31.4% 9 mentions · avg pos 6.4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 19 | OneDev | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 20 | Forgejo forgejo.org Best for: AI recommends Forgejo most when buyers ask “open-source CI/CD alternatives to popular hosted pipeline services with high runner minute costs” (55.6% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 7.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 21 | Northflank northflank.com Best for: AI recommends Northflank most when buyers ask “best self-hosted CI/CD platform for a team that wants full control over build runners” (55.6% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 22 | Artifactory jfrog.com Best for: AI recommends Artifactory most when buyers ask “what self-hosted CI/CD solution works best for an air-gapped enterprise environment” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 25% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 23 | Spinnaker spinnaker.io Best for: AI recommends Spinnaker most when buyers ask “open-source CI/CD alternatives to popular hosted pipeline services with high runner minute costs” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19% | Claim |
| 24 | Bazel Best for: AI recommends Bazel most when buyers ask “how do I set up a self-hosted CI/CD pipeline for a monorepo with multiple services” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 25% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 25 | Nexus Best for: AI recommends Nexus most when buyers ask “what self-hosted CI/CD solution works best for an air-gapped enterprise environment” (33.3% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 10.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 26 | Pieces for Developers pieces.app Best for: AI recommends Pieces for Developers most when buyers ask “best self-hosted CI/CD platform for a team that wants full control over build runners” (33.3% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 27 | Laminar CI Best for: AI recommends Laminar CI most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source CI/CD alternatives to heavy enterprise build platforms” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 28 | Buildbot | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 29 | Travis CI travis-ci.com Best for: AI recommends Travis CI most when buyers ask “self-hosted CI/CD for a startup vs enterprise — what platforms scale across both” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 30 | Flux CD | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 31 | Devtron devtron.ai Best for: AI recommends Devtron most when buyers ask “open-source CI/CD alternatives to popular hosted pipeline services with high runner minute costs” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 7.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 32 | Harbor | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 14.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 33 | Dev.to dev.to Best for: AI recommends Dev.to most when buyers ask “self-hosted CI/CD for a startup vs enterprise — what platforms scale across both” (44.4% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 34 | Hevo hevodata.com Best for: AI recommends Hevo most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source CI/CD alternatives to heavy enterprise build platforms” (44.4% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 35 | ONES Project ones.com Best for: AI recommends ONES Project most when buyers ask “what self-hosted CI/CD solution works best for an air-gapped enterprise environment” (55.6% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 36 | Octopus Deploy octopus.com Best for: AI recommends Octopus Deploy most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source CI/CD alternatives to heavy enterprise build platforms” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 37 | Opsgenie atlassian.com Best for: AI recommends Opsgenie most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source CI/CD alternatives to heavy enterprise build platforms” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 38 | Microsoft microsoft.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 39 | Crow CI | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 3.5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 40 | Semaphore CE | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 41 | SourceForge sourceforge.net Best for: AI recommends SourceForge most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source CI/CD alternatives to heavy enterprise build platforms” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 42 | Act | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 43 | Helm helm.sh | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 44 | Drone CI/CD drone.io | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 45 | Buddy buddy.works | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 46 | CloudBees cloudbees.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 47 | HashiCorp hashicorp.com Best for: AI recommends HashiCorp most when buyers ask “best open-source CI/CD tool for a company that processes sensitive code on-premise” (44.4% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 48 | Bitbucket Server | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 49 | Kraken CI | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 50 | Actions Runner Controller | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 51 | Vault by HashiCorp vaultproject.io | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 52 | Slack slack.com Best for: AI recommends Slack most when buyers ask “how do I set up a self-hosted CI/CD pipeline for a monorepo with multiple services” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 37 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 53 | Airbyte airbyte.com Best for: AI recommends Airbyte most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source CI/CD alternatives to heavy enterprise build platforms” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 54 | CredHub | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 55 | Harden-Runner | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 56 | Harness FME harness.io Best for: AI recommends Harness FME most when buyers ask “self-hosted CI/CD for a startup vs enterprise — what platforms scale across both” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 57 | OpenAlternative openalternative.co Best for: AI recommends OpenAlternative most when buyers ask “open-source CI/CD alternatives to popular hosted pipeline services with high runner minute costs” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 58 | Pulumi Self-Hosted pulumi.com Best for: AI recommends Pulumi Self-Hosted most when buyers ask “what self-hosted CI/CD solution works best for an air-gapped enterprise environment” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 59 | RunsOn | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 60 | Spacelift spacelift.io Best for: AI recommends Spacelift most when buyers ask “open-source CI/CD alternatives to popular hosted pipeline services with high runner minute costs” (44.4% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 49 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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