BuildMaster vs GoCD
BuildMaster
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gocd.orgSide by side
| Figure | BuildMaster | GoCD |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $249.58/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 1 |
| Spec score · Continuous Delivery Software | 8.4 (#10) | 8.6 (#4) |
| Purpose | BuildMaster is a self-hosted CI/CD platform that automates builds and deployments and gives teams visibility and control over releases. | GoCD is an open-source continuous delivery and release automation server. |
| Security | Role-based access can be scoped to applications and environments, and Software Composition Analysis integration can identify vulnerabilities in third-party components. | The 26.1.0 release notes describe fixes for API authorization bypasses and cross-site scripting, and recommend upgrading to that version. |
| Support | Paid licenses include support engineer access through tickets and community forums, while the Free plan is limited to public forums. | A GoCD project status post says commercial support ended in December 2020 and that there has been no commercial or enterprise support offering since January 2021. |
Plans
BuildMaster
- BuildMaster FreeFree
- BuildMaster Enterprise — up to 10 users$2,995 a year
- BuildMaster Enterprise — up to 20 users$4,495 a year
- BuildMaster Enterprise — up to 35 users$7,495 a year
- BuildMaster Enterprise — up to 50 users$9,745 a year
- BuildMaster Enterprise — up to 100 users$14,995 a year
- BuildMaster Enterprise — up to 250 users$29,995 a year
- BuildMaster Enterprise — over 250 usersPriced on request
In their own words
BuildMaster
BuildMaster is a self-hosted CI/CD platform for automating software builds and deployments and managing releases. Teams can assemble pipelines with no-code templates, drag-and-drop editing, or scripts in OtterScript, PowerShell, Python, Bash, and Windows Batch. It connects to GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, and other source control services, and can bring in artifacts from tools such as Jenkins and TeamCity for deployment across environments. Release workflows can include approvals, deployment windows, variable prompts, automated checks, and manual or automatic promotion between stages. Docker workflows cover image tagging and pushing, container start and stop, and environment-specific runtime configuration. Listed targets range from Windows services, IIS, and Linux or Unix servers to Azure, Terraform, FTP, Kubernetes, and mobile apps. Role-based access can be scoped by application and environment, and Software Composition Analysis integration can identify vulnerabilities in third-party components. It is self-managed on premises or in private or public cloud. The free plan is free; Enterprise plans start at $2,995 a year.
GoCD
GoCD is an open-source server for continuous delivery and release automation. Its Value Stream Map follows changes from commit to deployment, showing upstream causes and downstream effects while allowing users to navigate jobs. Workflow models can coordinate dependencies and parallel execution, and traceability tools compare files and commit messages across builds. GoCD can pass a once-built binary through pipeline stages, run cross-platform tests in parallel, and report the changeset and platform where a test failure began. It supports delivery workflows for Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, and other cloud environments; Kubernetes use can include dynamically scaled agents. Plugins connect external tools, with catalog options for Docker Registry, S3 artifacts, Kubernetes agents, and secrets managers. The project is self-hosted, free under the Apache License, Version 2.0, and offers packages for Windows, macOS, Debian, RPM, and ZIP, plus Docker and Kubernetes/Helm options. New installations do not require authentication. GoCD 26.1.0 requires Java 21 as its minimum supported version.