Free CI and CD
Discover 21+ free ci and cd tools and services for developers. All resources include generous free tiers or are fully open-source.
Free tier limits, side by side
Checked3 of 7 ci and cdentries below have had their actual quotas read off the vendor's own pricing page. Each row links to the page the numbers came from, with the date they were read.
| Service | Free build minutes | Concurrency | Seats | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CircleCI · source | 30,000 credits/month — up to 6,000 build minutes on a small Docker resource class | 30x | Up to 5 active users/month | Not published |
| GitHub Actions · source | 2,000 minutes/month on private repos; unlimited on public repos with standard runners | Not published | Not published | 500 MB artifacts, 10 GB cache per repository |
| GitLab CI · source | 400 compute minutes/month per namespace | Not published | Not published | Not published |
Free tiers change without notice. Figures are what the vendor published on the date shown — check the source link before you commit to one.
AppVeyor
CD service for Windows, free for open-source projects.
Bitrise
CI/CD for mobile apps. Free: 200 builds/month, 10-min build time, 2 team members.
CircleCI
Free plan includes 6,000 build minutes/month and 30 parallel jobs.
GitHub Actions
Free CI/CD for public repos. Private repos: 2,000 minutes/month free.
GitLab CI
Built-in CI/CD with 400 compute minutes per month on free tier.
Travis CI
Free for open-source projects with unlimited build minutes.
Drone
Self-hosted CI platform. Free and open-source. Cloud free for open-source.
Compare these head to head
Deeper write-ups on tools listed above — pricing, trade-offs and a verdict.