Buildfarm vs Silo
Buildfarm
buildfarm.github.ioSilo
github.comSide by side
| Figure | Buildfarm | Silo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Build Cache Software | 7.8 (#11) | 7.3 (#21) |
| Deployment | The project documents running Buildfarm server and worker processes, using containers for a minimal cluster, and installing an OCI bundled Helm chart. | Silo is distributed as a fat JAR and a multi-architecture Docker image for linux/amd64 and linux/arm64. |
| Purpose | Buildfarm implements the Remote Execution API for remote caching and execution. | Silo is a self-hosted HTTP server that speaks the Gradle build cache protocol and replaces the end-of-life Gradle Remote Build Cache Node. |
| Security | The authentication guide describes configuring client/server authentication with self-signed TLS certificates. | The project says it has no phone-home telemetry or accounts and supports atomic writes with crash recovery. |
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Buildfarm
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