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Overview
Developed byKohsuke Kawaguchi
Maintained byJenkins community
Founded2011
LicenseMIT License
Open source✓ Open Source
Use casecontinuous integration and continuous deployment automation
Technical
Protocols
REST APIHTTP
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GitLab CI/CDTeamCity
Based onJava
Competes with
GitLab CIGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CD
Knowledge graph stats
Claims23
Avg confidence94%
Avg freshness99%
Last updatedUpdated 5 days ago
WikidataQ7892
Trust distribution
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Open-source automation server for building, testing, and deploying software continuously

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primary use case

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continuous integration and continuous deployment automation○UnverifiedHighFresh1
continuous integration and continuous deployment○UnverifiedHighFresh1

pricing model

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free○UnverifiedHighFresh1
free open source○UnverifiedHighFresh1

open source

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true○UnverifiedHighFresh1

license type

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MIT License○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports protocol

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REST API○UnverifiedHighFresh1
HTTP○UnverifiedHighFresh1

based on

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Java○UnverifiedHighFresh1

requires

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Java Runtime Environment○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

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GitHub○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Git○UnverifiedHighFresh1
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developed by

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Kohsuke Kawaguchi○UnverifiedHighFresh1

maintained by

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Jenkins community○UnverifiedHighFresh1

founded year

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2011○UnverifiedHighFresh1

competes with

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GitLab CI○UnverifiedHighFresh1
GitHub Actions○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
GitLab CI/CD○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

alternative to

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GitLab CI/CD○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
TeamCity○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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Claim count: 23Last updated: 4/5/2026Edit history