Buildkite
CI platform for building, testing and deploying software at scale
Buildkite is a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform that helps development teams run build, test, and deployment pipelines. It addresses the challenges of scaling software delivery, particularly for large codebases and AI-driven development, by providing a flexible and composable system that can handle high volumes of parallel work without imposing limits on concurrency.
The platform's core product, Buildkite Pipelines, allows teams to define workflows in YAML or generate them dynamically at runtime using a Buildkite SDK. Additional products include Test Engine for optimizing test suites by splitting tests and isolating flaky tests, and Package Registries for managing software assets. Buildkite also offers Mobile Delivery Cloud for mobile app deployment and Agentic Workflow Components for building AI-powered pipelines. Agents can be self-hosted on infrastructure like Kubernetes, AWS, or Google Cloud, or run on Buildkite-hosted Linux and macOS compute.
Buildkite is designed for platform and engineering teams at organizations of all sizes, from startups to large enterprises. It offers a free plan and an all-access trial, with pricing details available on their site. The platform uses a seat-based or usage-based model depending on the plan, and its Enterprise plan provides unlimited concurrency with self-hosted agents.
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