# Jenkins

> Open-source automation server for CI/CD

```yaml
url: "https://shipboost.io/tools/jenkins"
website: "https://www.jenkins.io/"
pricing: FREE
upvotes: 0
categories: "Development"
tags: "Ci Cd, Devops, Automation, Open Source, Builds"
```

## Description

Jenkins is an open-source automation server for building, testing, deploying, and orchestrating software delivery workflows. Its plugin ecosystem and self-hosted model make it a long-running option for customizable CI/CD pipelines.

Jenkins is most relevant when teams need deep control and can manage their own automation infrastructure. Compare plugin maintenance, security, pipeline-as-code, scalability, admin burden, cloud alternatives, and whether flexibility is worth the operational cost.

It belongs on a shortlist when the buyer needs faster, more reliable delivery without losing control. Test pipeline configuration, runner model, secrets, approvals, deployment targets, cost, and adjacent options such as code-host-native automation, GitOps tools, and full delivery platforms.

## Screenshots

- Screenshot 1: https://res.cloudinary.com/dhdy0tbpt/image/upload/v1778470141/ShipBoost/screenshots/seeded-og-jenkins.webp

## Links

- ShipBoost listing: https://shipboost.io/tools/jenkins
- Website: https://www.jenkins.io/
- Markdown: https://shipboost.io/tools/jenkins.md
- Alternatives: https://shipboost.io/alternatives/jenkins

## Explore

- More Development tools: https://shipboost.io/categories/development
- Tagged Ci Cd: https://shipboost.io/tags/ci-cd
- Tagged Devops: https://shipboost.io/tags/devops
- Tagged Automation: https://shipboost.io/tags/automation