Buildfarm vs Buildless
Buildfarm
buildfarm.github.io
Buildless
less.buildSide by side
| Figure | Buildfarm | Buildless |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 3 |
| Spec score · Build Cache Software | 7.8 (#11) | 8.8 (#1) |
| Product | Buildfarm is a software stack implementing the Remote Execution API for remote content storage, action-result caching, and asynchronous action execution. | Buildless describes itself as build caching as a service and a global remote build cache CDN. |
| Support | The project repository directs users to file bugs or feature requests as issues and ask questions in the build team Slack channel. | The pricing page directs questions to [email protected]. |
Plans
In their own words
Buildfarm
Buildfarm has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Buildless
Buildless is a remote build cache service for teams that want build tools to reuse compiled output rather than repeat compilations. It supports Gradle, Maven, Turborepo, Bazel, CCache, and SCCache, with the maker describing its main integrations as drop-in and requiring no changes to code, the build process, or cloud setup. The docs also list REST/gRPC, Redis (RESP), and GitHub Actions. Its described infrastructure combines Cloudflare edge routing with a Redis-compatible backend through Dragonfly Cloud, plus tunable replication and durable in-memory storage. The Team plan adds premium caching with replication, edge serving, and persistence. Individual / OSS is free, with one project, one user, 3GB of cache, and 100GB transfer. Team is free during the public beta, with five projects, up to 50 users, 10GB cache, and 1TB transfer. Builds are not halted when storage or transfer is exceeded, but overages are charged. Business pricing is TBD and lists private cloud or on-prem options.