cachepot

Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

cachepot is ranked #4 of 23 in build cache software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

cachepot plans and pricing

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Open-source software Free Apache-2.0 licensed; no hosted plans or pricing are stated github.com · 2 Oct 2026

Compared on build cache software

Cache scope: both
Self-hosted option: Yes
Supported build systems: Cargo, CMake, GNU make
Compiler/language support: GCC, Clang, MSVC, rustc, NVCC, Diab
CI platform support: GitLab CI, Jenkins
Remote execution: Yes
Open source: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Cachepot is a compiler caching tool that avoids recompilation when possible and stores results on local disk or cloud storage.
Project status: The repository says Cachepot was archived on February 28, 2023 and superseded in favor of upstream sccache.
Supported compilers: The README lists gcc, clang, MSVC, rustc, NVCC, and Wind River diab compiler.
Distributed compilation: Cachepot supports icecream-style distributed compilation with automatic packaging of local toolchains.
Storage backends: The documented storage options include local disk, S3, Redis, Memcached, Google Cloud Storage, and Azure Blob Storage.
Build integrations: The README describes using Cachepot with Cargo, CMake, and Jenkins, and the official documentation also has GitLab and Concourse CI pages.
Security design: The project describes authentication, transport encryption, and sandboxed compiler execution on build servers as security features of distributed compilation.
Sandbox support: The threat model documents built-in sandbox support using bubblewrap or Docker, with bubblewrap named as the preferred choice.
Security caveat: The threat model lists server-side hash verification as a hardening goal and marks it TODO.
CI security caveat: The GitLab guide warns that compilation output can leak data from the execution environment and says CI secrets should not be treated as secret from that output.
Default cache limit: The README says the default local cache size is 10 gigabytes and can be changed with CACHEPOT_CACHE_SIZE.
Rust limitations: The README says Rust crates that invoke the system linker and incrementally compiled crates cannot be cached.
Path limitation: For a cache hit, the README says absolute file paths must match, including paths to third-party Rust crates in Cargo's default registry cache.
Platforms: The README says prebuilt x86-64 binaries are available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Build Cache Software in 2026#4 of 23

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Sources

github.com/paritytech/cachepot· checked 2 Oct 2026
cachepot.cc/development/threatmodel.html· checked 2 Oct 2026
cachepot.cc/ci/gitlab.html· checked 2 Oct 2026