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At a Glance
CircleCI
CircleCI
Star Rating
(502)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Per Month
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Travis CI
Travis CI
Star Rating
(92)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $13.75
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that CircleCI offers a robust Pipeline Control feature, scoring 8.8, which allows for detailed management of CI/CD processes, while Travis CI excels in Processes and Workflow with a score of 9.6, making it easier for teams to visualize and manage their workflows.
  • Reviewers mention that CircleCI's Automation capabilities are rated at 8.8, providing solid automation features, but Travis CI shines with a higher score of 9.8, indicating a more seamless experience in automating deployment processes.
  • G2 users highlight that CircleCI's Integration score of 8.5 is decent, but Travis CI stands out with a score of 9.2, showcasing its superior ability to integrate with various third-party tools and services, which is crucial for modern development workflows.
  • Users on G2 report that CircleCI's Test Customization feature, rated at 8.2, offers some flexibility, but Travis CI's score of 9.0 indicates a more user-friendly approach to customizing tests, which is essential for tailored CI/CD pipelines.
  • Reviewers mention that CircleCI's Quality of Support is rated at 8.1, which is satisfactory, but Travis CI's score of 8.3 suggests a slightly better support experience, with users appreciating quicker response times and more helpful resources.
  • Users say that while CircleCI has a solid Deployment-Ready Staging score of 8.7, Travis CI's score of 8.8 indicates a more refined staging process, allowing for smoother transitions from development to production environments.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CircleCI
FREE
$0.00
Per Month
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Travis CI
Travis CI Usage Based
Starting at $13.75
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Free Trial
CircleCI
Free Trial is available
Travis CI
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
440
9.2
86
Ease of Use
8.5
442
8.8
86
Ease of Setup
8.4
165
9.0
27
Ease of Admin
8.3
163
8.9
26
Quality of Support
8.2
318
8.3
59
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
134
9.1
25
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
437
9.2
86
Features by Category
8.3
318
9.2
48
Functionality
8.7
52
8.8
8
8.5
57
9.2
8
8.0
49
8.8
8
Management
8.4
58
9.6
8
7.7
45
8.8
8
8.6
57
9.8
8
8.8
182
Not enough data
Management
8.8
18
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.8
19
Not enough data
Processes
8.8
22
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
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8.4
406
9.3
48
Functionality
8.6
75
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9.4
8
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8.3
61
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9.4
8
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8.2
65
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9.0
8
Management
8.8
70
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9.4
8
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8.6
75
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9.4
8
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7.7
60
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9.2
8
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CircleCI
CircleCI
Travis CI
Travis CI
CircleCI and Travis CI are categorized as Continuous Integration, Build Automation, and Continuous Delivery
Unique Categories
CircleCI
CircleCI is categorized as DevOps Platforms
Travis CI
Travis CI has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CircleCI
CircleCI
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
45.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
42.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
12.0%
Travis CI
Travis CI
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
53.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
13.2%
Reviewers' Industry
CircleCI
CircleCI
Computer Software
26.5%
Information Technology and Services
17.3%
Internet
10.2%
Financial Services
4.5%
Marketing and Advertising
3.3%
Other
38.3%
Travis CI
Travis CI
Computer Software
38.0%
Information Technology and Services
22.8%
Internet
6.5%
Financial Services
4.3%
Education Management
4.3%
Other
23.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
CircleCI
CircleCI
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Abhas B.
AB
Abhas B.
Verified User in Computer Software

Things that I like arranged sorted by usefulness - 1. * Debug via SSH * - This is pretty much the best feature it has, where you can actively debug your builds when there is a error instead of just failing. As the tests are run on their containers, it...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Kok How T.
KT
Kok How T.
Verified User in Computer Software

Occasional connectivity issues, nonsense 137 OOM and infrastructure failure which result in build failures with no part on our end. That costs us credits. 137 OOM error happens from time to time to our Node.JS application when their dashboard resources show...

Travis CI
Travis CI
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Todd B.
TB
Todd B.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Travis CI is a real life-saver if you need to test your application against different environments. You can test against different language runtimes, different web browsers, different web servers, you name it. The best part of this is you can mix and match...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Software

When too many folks are committing at the same time, it becomes very slow, it struggles during heavy traffic.

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Discussions
CircleCI
CircleCI Discussions
How do I get started?
1 comment
Official Response from CircleCI
Linux plans start with the ability to run one build simultaneously without parallelism at no charge. Open source projects get 3 additional free containers,...Read more
What is concurrency? What is parallelism?
1 comment
Official Response from CircleCI
Concurrency refers to utilizing multiple containers to run multiple builds at the same time. Otherwise, if you don't have enough free containers available,...Read more
How do containers work?
1 comment
Official Response from CircleCI
Every time you push to your VCS system, we checkout your code and run your build inside of a fresh, on-demand, and isolated Linux container pre-loaded with...Read more
Travis CI
Travis CI Discussions
[On-prem] Why choose Travis CI over Jenkins?
1 comment
Official Response from Travis CI
- Easy to maintain and upgrade: Upgrading to the newest release takes only five minutes. Travis CI Enterprise allows your ops/ infrastructure team to...Read more
[Hosted] What is a concurrent job?
1 comment
Official Response from Travis CI
Every commit triggers a single job by default. If two commits have been pushed on the Startup plan, they'll be run right away. Subsequent commits have to...Read more
[On-prem] What are the features of Travis CI Enterprise?
1 comment
Official Response from Travis CI
- Easy configuration: Your build configuration is just as important as your code. That’s why it’s committed to your repository, and we fetch it when...Read more