bazel-remote vs BuildGrid
bazel-remote
github.comBuildGrid
buildgrid.buildSide by side
| Figure | bazel-remote | BuildGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Build Cache Software | 8.3 (#4) | 7.4 (#18) |
| Deployment | The project publishes Docker images on Docker Hub and Quay.io, documents Docker Compose and Kubernetes examples, and can be built as a standalone Linux binary. | A deployment consists of gRPC services that can run in one process or across multiple processes for more granular scaling. |
| Purpose | bazel-remote is an HTTP/1.1 and gRPC server for use as a remote build cache for Bazel and other REAPI clients, or as part of a remote execution service. | BuildGrid is a remote execution and caching service that implements Google’s Remote Execution API and Remote Workers API. |
| Storage | Cache contents can be stored on disk with a configurable maximum size, and least recently used files are deleted to enforce the limit. | The Content Addressable Storage service persistently stores data needed during a job, and BuildGrid supports CAS indices stored in Redis or PostgreSQL. |
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In their own words
bazel-remote
bazel-remote is free, Apache-2.0-licensed open-source software that runs as a self-hosted HTTP/1.1 and gRPC server for Bazel remote caching and other REAPI clients. Cache data can stay on disk with a configured maximum size; least recently used files are removed when that limit is reached. Storage backends include S3, Google Cloud Storage, and an experimental Azure Blob Storage proxy. The server exposes HTTP REST endpoints and REAPI v2 ActionCache, ContentAddressableStorage, Capabilities, and Byte Stream services over gRPC. Zstandard-compressed CAS blobs can reduce network use and increase effective cache capacity. Prometheus metrics are available for HTTP and gRPC endpoints. Deployment options include Docker images, Docker Compose, Kubernetes examples, or a standalone Linux binary, including ARM64 Docker deployments such as Raspberry Pi. Authentication supports .htpasswd-style credentials or mutual TLS; LDAP is experimental, and only one mechanism can be active. TLS settings are configurable. The default permits unauthenticated access, so operators must configure protection.
BuildGrid
BuildGrid has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.