Limits, pricing history. Catalogue date July 2026. Last updated 2026-09-26.
Semaphore CI's free tier offers CI/CD platform — free cloud plan: $15 credits/month (~2,000 Ubuntu build minutes), 20 concurrent jobs, YAML pipelines… We rate it stable. The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn.
The day we last read the vendor's page. Our last read of it, on 2026-09-26, found a change we then refused to record, because it restated the terms we already publish. We hold no confirmation of the terms we publish — the 2026-07-05 beside this date is not one we can source to a read that confirmed them.
Free Tier Details
CI/CD platform — free cloud plan: $15 credits/month (~2,000 Ubuntu build minutes), 20 concurrent jobs, YAML pipelines, secrets management. Self-hosted available at $0.0025/min. Cloud starts at $0.0075/min for Ubuntu
We read that on 2026-09-26 from https://semaphore.io/pricing, and our check recorded: the page names Semaphore CI as "semaphore ci" and states "$0.0075" and "$0.0025" and "$15" and "15 free credits per month". A source check reads the cited page for the service's name and a price; the limits above are from our own record.
When You'll Outgrow Semaphore CI's Free Tier
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade.
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-09-06). The pricing has been restructured. While a free tier with $15 credits (~2,000 Ubuntu x64 2-vCPU minutes) and 20 concurrent jobs still exists, the pricing for compute is now tiered based on CPU and OS (Ubuntu ARM, Ubuntu x64, MacOS) and starts at $0.003/min. Retracted 2026-09-06: the restructure is real and entirely on the paid side. semaphore.io/pricing, fetched 2026-09-06, still states every free figure our stored description carries — "Get $15 free credits per month (≈ 2,000 Ubuntu x64 2-vCPU minutes)", "Includes 20 concurrent jobs by default" and "Self-Hosted $0.0025 /min" — and lists "Ubuntu x64 $0.0075 /min 2vCPU", the cloud rate our description names. What moved is the paid compute table, which now prices by CPU and OS and opens at $0.003/min for Ubuntu ARM, below the rate it replaced. A change that leaves every free figure verbatim does not supersede the free terms. Source ↗
Before: CI/CD platform — free cloud plan: $15 credits/month (~2,000 Ubuntu build minutes), 20 concurrent jobs, YAML pipelines, secrets management. Self-hosted available at $0.0025/min. Cloud starts at $0.0075/min for Ubuntu
After: Semaphore offers a free tier with $15 credits per month (≈ 2,000 Ubuntu x64 2-vCPU minutes) and 20 concurrent jobs. Ubuntu ARM costs $0.003/min, 2vCPU Ubuntu costs $0.006/min, 4vCPU Ubuntu costs $0.012/min, 8vCPU Ubuntu costs $0.0075/min, 2vCPU Ubuntu costs $0.015/min, 4vCPU Ubuntu costs $0.09/min, and self-hosted costs $0.0025/min.
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Yes, Semaphore CI offers a free tier: Community (Self-hosted). CI/CD platform — free cloud plan: $15 credits/month (~2,000 Ubuntu build minutes), 20 concurrent jobs, YAML pipelines, secrets management. Self-hosted available at $0.0025/min. Cloud starts at $0.0075...
What is Semaphore CI's free tier?
Semaphore CI's free tier is called "Community (Self-hosted)". CI/CD platform — free cloud plan: $15 credits/month (~2,000 Ubuntu build minutes), 20 concurrent jobs, YAML pipelines, secrets management. Self-hosted available at $0.0025/min. Cloud starts at $0.0075/min for Ubuntu
Is Semaphore CI's free tier reliable?
Semaphore CI's free tier is considered stable. The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn. See the pricing history below.
Is Semaphore CI's free tier good for production?
Semaphore CI's free tier can be suitable for small production workloads and side projects. We rate it stable and it offers CI/CD platform — free cloud plan: $15 credits/month (~2,000 Ubuntu build minutes), 20 concurrent jobs, YAML pipelines…, so it's a reasonable starting point. The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn. Monitor your usage against the limits and have an upgrade plan ready.
What changed in Semaphore CI's pricing?
The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn.
When will I outgrow Semaphore CI's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Semaphore CI in?
Semaphore CI is categorized under CI/CD on AgentDeals.
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