Continuous integration/delivery
AppVeyor
Free tier: Unlimited projects for open source, 1 concurrent build
Pros: Build support for .NET, Xamarin, Node.js and Ruby, Integrates with 10 different Git hosting providers including GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket, Deploys to Azure, Amazon and other hosting providers
Bitrise
Free tier: Run up to 90 builds in parallel, Build time limit of 90 minutes
Pros: Runs are always finished even if you run out of credit in the middle
Limitations: Unused free monthly credit is lost
CircleCI
Free tier: Unlimited repos and users, 1 concurrent build, 1500 build minutes/month
Pros: Supports Docker containers, Integrates with many tools (GitHub, Bitbucket, Code Climate, Slack, Jira)
Codefresh
Free tier: Unlimited repos and 3 users, 1 concurrent build, Unlimited builds
Pros: Native Docker support, Built-in Docker registry, Built-in Helm repository, Distributed Docker cache, Kubernetes/Helm dashboard, Integrated Docker Swarm test environments
Codemagic
Free tier: 500 build minutes/month, MacOS standard VM
Pros: Easy to setup Flutter, ReactNative, Cordova, Ionic, and iOS/Android native projects, Publish to App Store and Google Play Store directly
Codeship
Free tier: 5 projects, 1 concurrent build, 1 parallel test pipeline, 100 builds/month
Pros: Easy to set up, Supports many hosting providers (AWS, Heroku)
Limitations: No Docker support in free tier
Drone
Free tier: Unlimited public projects, Unlimited builds
Pros: Integrates with many providers and their services (AWS, Heroku, Google AppEngine), Supports GitHub and Bitbucket, Supports Docker, Supports many languages (JavaScript, Python, Go), Supports many environments including Chrome and Firefox for browser testing (Selenium, PhantomJS)
Limitations: Free tier is limited to open source projects
GitHub Actions
Free tier: Unlimited minutes/month for public repositories, 2000 minutes/month for private repositories
Pros: Easy to use
Limitations: Can only be used with GitHub
GitLab CI
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Free tier: Shared runners (DigitalOcean 4GB instances with CoreOS and Docker) for public/private projects, tests can be run in parallel
Pros: Runners can also be installed on premise, fully integrated with GitLab
Limitations: Shared runners builds can be delayed some time
Semaphore
Free tier: Free for open source projects or 100 private builds/month
Pros: Supports many languages (JavaScript, Python, PHP, Go, Java), Supports many databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB), Supports Docker, Integrates with GitHub and Bitbucket, Automatic configuration, Integrates with communication tools (Slack, Basecamp), Implements custom workflow through API, Deploys to many hosting providers (AWS S3, AWS Lambda, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Cloud 66, Heroku, FTP)
TeamCity
Free tier: 20 builds configurations, 3 build agents
Pros: Integrates with many cloud providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure and VMware vSphere), Supports GitHub and Bitbucket, Supports Docker
Travis CI (Org)
Free tier: Unlimited projects and parallel testing for open source projects
Pros: Supports many languages, Supports many hosting providers, Integrates with many tools (GitHub, Bitbucket, Code Climate, Slack, Jira)
Limitations: Free tier is limited to open source projects
Visual Studio Team Services
Free tier: Unlimited projects, 4 hosted build hours/month, Unlimited build hours for a single instance of the self-hosted build agent
Pros: Provides Windows and Linux (preview) hosted build machines, Integrates with many tools/platforms (.NET, Node.js, iOS, Docker) and services (Azure, Google Play) via an ecosystem of free extensions
Limitations: Can only run a single build or release concurrently, with a maximum duration of 30 minutes/run
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