Overview
CircleCI is a continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) platform that automatically builds, tests, and deploys code on every commit, with configurable pipelines, extensive caching, and support for Docker-based workflows.
Available On
WebAPI
Key Features
Configurable YAML pipelines
Docker & VM execution environments
Intelligent test splitting & caching
Orbs (reusable config packages)
Insights & failure analytics
Pros
- Fast, well-optimized build times via caching and parallelism
- Highly configurable pipeline definitions
- Orbs make reusing common CI/CD patterns easy
Cons
- YAML configuration has a learning curve for complex pipelines
- Compute credit pricing needs monitoring to avoid surprises
- Competes closely with GitHub Actions, which is often already "free" for GitHub users
Pricing Plans
FreeFREE
Free
- 6,000 build minutes/month
- Unlimited collaborators
- Docker support
PerformancePAID
$15/mo
- More credits
- Faster resource classes
- Test insights
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Quick Info
Websitecircleci.com
CategoryDeveloper Tools
Team SizeENTERPRISE
ReleasedJanuary 1, 2011
Last UpdatedJune 1, 2026
Monthly Visits8.0M
API AvailableYes
Open SourceNo
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