No. 9 of 52 ·Continuous Integration Software

Concourse

Web · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.6

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely4 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Concourse is ranked #9 of 52 in continuous integration software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

Concourse plans and pricing

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Concourse Free Free and open source software project; self-hosted deployment concourse-ci.org · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on continuous integration software

Free plan: Yes
Hosted option: No
Self-hosted runners: Yes
Pull request checks: Yes
Pipeline configuration: yaml
Artifact or dependency cache: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Concourse is an open-source continuous automation system designed to excel at CI/CD.
Pipeline model: Pipelines are dependency flows built from resources that represent external state and jobs that interact with those resources.
Configuration: Pipeline configuration is code that can be committed to source control and managed with the fly CLI.
Visual interface: The web UI visualizes pipelines and lets users move from a failed job to the cause of failure.
Build execution: Tasks run in containers and specify their own container images for dependencies.
Local debugging: The fly execute command runs builds locally with modifications and can reproduce a failed build using its inputs.
Integrations: Concourse includes a git resource type and supports custom resource types declared in pipeline configuration.
Authentication: Supported authentication methods include local, GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, BitBucket Cloud, CF/UAA, LDAP, Microsoft, OIDC, OAuth, and SAML.
Credential managers: Documented credential manager integrations include AWS Secrets Manager, AWS Systems Manager, Conjur, CredHub, Kubernetes, and Vault.
Security caveat: The documentation says teams provide trusted multi-tenancy only and advises allowing access only to people trusted with the Concourse cluster.
Deployment: An installation comprises a web node, a worker node, and a PostgreSQL node; documented deployment options include Docker Compose and an official Helm chart.
Platforms: The quick start documents fly CLI installation steps for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Support: Community support is available through Discord and GitHub Discussions, and maintainers offer commercial support, training, and consulting through Pixel Air IO.
Learning curve: The documentation describes Concourse as having a steeper initial learning curve.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Continuous Integration Software in 2026#9 of 52
Best Game Build Automation Software in 2026#13 of 40

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Sources

concourse-ci.org· checked 5 Oct 2026
concourse-ci.org/docs/· checked 5 Oct 2026
concourse-ci.org/docs/auth-and-teams/configuring/· checked 5 Oct 2026
concourse-ci.org/docs/auth-and-teams/caveats/· checked 5 Oct 2026
concourse-ci.org/docs/install/· checked 5 Oct 2026
concourse-ci.org/docs/getting-started/quick-start/· checked 5 Oct 2026
concourse-ci.org/support/· checked 5 Oct 2026
concourse-ci.org/project/· checked 5 Oct 2026