Tekton vs Travis CI comparison

Google and Travis CI are both solutions in the Build Automation category. Google is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.7, while Travis CI is ranked #21 with an average rating of 6.0. Google holds a 12.1% mindshare in BA, compared to Travis CI’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution.

Tekton

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88% willing to recommend

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0% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Tekton and Travis CI based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Tekton

Ranking in Build Automation

2nd

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Travis CI

Ranking in Build Automation

21st

Average Rating

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of Tekton is 12.1%, up from 10.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Travis CI is 0.6%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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AjayKrishna

Senior Software Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

If you're dealing with many applications and need a reliable, scalable, and efficient system, I'd recommend this solution

Tekton's most important feature is its cloud-native nature. Unlike Jenkins, which may not scale as efficiently, Tekton's CI pipeline can automatically scale up to handle increased workload demands without needing manual adjustments. Another important aspect is the level of customization offered by Tekton. Each task in the CI pipeline can be customized independently, allowing developers to write code in various languages like shell scripting, Java, or Python and incorporate them into the pipeline as needed. This level of abstraction and customization greatly benefits developers in creating efficient CI pipelines. Also, it can be challenging to understand the logs and troubleshoot issues without clear guidance. It's not always easy to reach technical support and get immediate answers. In my opinion, improvement in this area would be beneficial.

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Pravar Agrawal

Senior SRE at IBM

YAML-based configuration and simple deployment but user interface needs modernizing

Travis CI is an okay tool, and I am forced to use it as part of my job. I don't maintain it; it is running somewhere else, and I don't have control over it. The interface is very basic and not user-friendly; it feels like it was stuck in 2010. It is very basic and designed for lightweight CI work, and it cannot handle heavy CI. You cannot do branched flows, and you will have to write shell scripts to send calls here and there. The pipelines are not as detailed as some other CI/CD tools. If Travis is down, you don't have any control over it and need to reach out to their customer support.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It is an open-source tool, which makes it highly adaptable."

"Tekton's inclusion in Kubernetes deployment offers better visibility on how Tekton is performing within a cluster. It is lightweight and not as heavy as Jenkins to maintain."

"We can make a lot of customizations, and data sharing between tasks using workspaces is very convenient."

"Tekton allows you to categorize tasks according to your needs and minimizes the amount of code needed."

"The most valuable features of Tekton include the reusability of tasks, the clean UI interface, and the binding of services and secrets."

"We just have some configuration files, and it will handle the deployments smoother and faster compared to CI/CD 2.0."

"You can isolate most Tekton assets in the Kubernetes namespace for your feature branch. This allows you to freely change Tekton assets and objects to adapt to your feature branch and requirements."

"The flexibility of Tekton is the most valuable feature"

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"The only thing I like about Travis CI is that you have a YAML file to define a Travis flow."

Cons

"Incorporating AI could be a potential enhancement in the future."

"Tekton should include many features to integrate event-driven pipelines."

"It tends to occupy a significant amount of disk space on the node, which could potentially pose challenges."

"The product's documentation is an area of concern, making it an area where improvements are required."

"Compared to traditional tools like Jenkins, Tekton lacks a lot of features. It's not efficient in managing conflicts between multiple pipelines."

"Tekton lacks integration capabilities compared to other CI/CD tools like Jenkins and Travis."

"The tool should improve in terms of output flexibility. It runs on a specific Kubernetes machine, and the persistent memory storage is on a single partition. Improving this aspect could make analyzing logs and toolchain outputs from external tools easier."

"The product's scalability can be challenging when multiple users access it simultaneously."

More Tekton cons

"The interface is very basic and not user-friendly; it feels like it was stuck in 2010."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is free and open-source."

"Tekton is an open-source tool."

"It is entirely open source and free of charge."

"The tool is open-source and free to use."

"The product is free of cost."

"The solution is open-source."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

23%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

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Questions from the Community

How does Tekton compare with Jenkins?

When you are evaluating tools for automating your own GitOps-based CI/CD workflow, it is important to keep your requirements and use cases in mind. Tekton deployment is complex and it is not very e...

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What do you like most about Tekton?

Its seamless integration with Kubernetes, being built on top of it and utilizing Custom Resource Definitions, ensures a smooth experience within Kubernetes environments exclusively.

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What needs improvement with Tekton?

Regarding areas for improvement in Tekton, I have not encountered significant issues. It works well for our use case. However, incorporating AI could be a potential enhancement in the future.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Travis CI?

I'm not too sure about the pricing of Travis or how the agreement works.

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What needs improvement with Travis CI?

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What is your primary use case for Travis CI?

Travis CI is mainly used to run integration tests as part of the deployment, which I do on Kubernetes. The Travis workflows are integrated with any changes in my code. It will have different jobs, ...

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Overview

Tekton is a powerful yet flexible Kubernetes-native open-source framework for creating continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) systems. It lets you build, test, and deploy across multiple cloud providers or on-premises systems by abstracting away the underlying implementation details.

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