European Alternatives to CircleCI

CircleCI is a popular CI/CD platform. It suffered a major security breach in January 2023, exposing customer secrets and environment variables.

4 European alternatives foundCategory: cicd-platforms

Why switch from CircleCI?

  • Major security breach in January 2023 exposed customer secrets
  • All build data processed on US infrastructure
  • European open-source alternatives allow full control over your CI/CD pipeline
  • Self-hosted options ensure build secrets never leave your infrastructure

Best European Alternatives to CircleCI

1

JetBrains TeamCity

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czech Republic, Prague

Mature CI/CD server with smart build analysis and 400+ plugins

Key advantages:
  • Smart build failure analysis with flaky test detection
  • Build chains with dependencies, conditional execution, and parallel builds
  • On-premises and cloud editions with Kubernetes auto-scaling
Free TierGDPR
2

Codeberg CI (Woodpecker CI)

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany, Berlin

Codeberg CI (Woodpecker CI) โ€” European alternative

Key advantages:
  • Hosted Woodpecker CI instance at ci.codeberg.org for Codeberg users
  • Container-native pipeline execution with Docker and Kubernetes
  • YAML-based pipeline definitions committed alongside code
Open SourceFree TierGDPR
3

Agola

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy, Grassobbio (Bergamo)

Agola โ€” European alternative

Key advantages:
  • Advanced CI/CD with reproducible runs and containerized tasks
  • Multi-git-provider support: GitHub, GitLab, Gitea in one installation
  • Fully distributed and high-available architecture (runs on Kubernetes)
Open SourceFree TierGDPR
4

OVHcloud CDS

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France, Roubaix

Enterprise-grade open-source CI/CD from Europe's largest cloud provider

Key advantages:
  • Enterprise workflow engine with triggers, gates, and rollback
  • Auto-scaling workers via Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenStack
  • Extensible plugin system for deployments and scanning
Open SourceFree TierGDPR

How They Compare to CircleCI

ProductCountryOpen SourceFree TierFounded
CircleCIUSNoVariesโ€”
JetBrains TeamCity๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czech RepublicNoYes2006
Codeberg CI (Woodpecker CI)๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช GermanyYesYes2019
Agola๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ItalyYesYes2019
OVHcloud CDS๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท FranceYesYes2015

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best European alternative to CircleCI?

JetBrains TeamCity is the most complete alternative. OVHcloud CDS and Agola are excellent open-source options that you can run on your own EU infrastructure.

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