Best Self-Hosted CircleCI Alternatives in 2026

Why Look for CircleCI Alternatives?

CircleCI is a CI/CD platform for automating software builds, tests, and deployments with cloud and self-hosted runners.

Pricing

Here’s what CircleCI charges for its plans:

Free --- Free

• Up to 6,000 build minutes
• Up to 5 active users/month
• Docker, Windows, Linux, Arm, macOS, self hosted runners
• 30x concurrency
• 30,000 credits included free
• 5 active users

Frequently asked questions --- Free

• Credits are purchased in blocks of 25,000
• When you use up all your credits
• Bulk purchases can be made starting at 1 million credits for $600
• To purchase discounted credits in bulk, visit the

Self-hosted alternatives eliminate these recurring costs entirely. You pay only for your own infrastructure.

4 Best Open-Source Alternatives to CircleCI

Harness

Streamline code delivery with an open-source CI/CD platform featuring Git integration, fast pipelines, and hosted development environments. — 33,899 GitHub stars. Licensed under Apache-2.0.

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GitLab

Secure software faster with AI. — 24,263 GitHub stars. Licensed under MIT.

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Hatchet

Simplify deployment workflows with a powerful, open-source CI/CD tool designed for cloud-native applications and infrastructure-as-code. — 6,731 GitHub stars. Licensed under MIT.

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Semaphore

Open source CI/CD platform — 1,481 GitHub stars. Licensed under Custom.

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Why Self-Host Instead of CircleCI?

• Data ownership. Your data stays on your server, not on CircleCI’s infrastructure.
• Predictable costs. Pay a fixed VPS cost instead of growing per-user or per-usage fees.
• No vendor lock-in. Export and migrate your data anytime. You control the database.
• GDPR and compliance. Hosting your own tools simplifies data residency and compliance requirements.