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24 alternatives to Cicada

Self-hostable CI/CD platform - secure workflows, simplified

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cicada launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1
    Cicada▲109

    Build CI/CD pipelines in TypeScript & run them anywhere

    2023 · its alternatives →

  2. 2CA

    Hi HN! My name is Logan Hunt, and I am the founder and CEO of Cicada. Cicada is a self-hostable CICD platform that integrates with GitHub and Gitlab, allowing you to write workflows without caring about the underlying implementation details of the platform you are using. Source code (AGPL-v3 licensed) is available here: https://github.com/Cicada-Software/cicada and the live site is available here: https://cicada.sh With Cicada you build automation workflows using our custom DSL (domain specific langauge), built specifically for writing automation workflows. The…

    2023 · cicada.sh · its alternatives →

  3. 3CW
  4. 4

    Fall in love with CI/CD again

    2024 · its alternatives →

  5. 5CA

    I wrote a lightweight scripting language that runs together with C. Specifically, it's a C library, you run it through a C function call, and it can callback your own C functions. Compiles to ~250 kB. No dependencies beyond the C standard library. Key language features: * Uses aliases not pointers, so it's memory-safe * Arrays are N-dimensional and resizable * Runs scripts or its own 'shell' * Error trapping * Methods, inheritance, etc. * Customizable syntax

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    The open source CI/CD platform

    2025 · its alternatives →

  7. 7

    Runtime security solution for CI/CD pipelines

    2023 · its alternatives →

  8. 8

    Autogenerate a complete mobile CI/CD pipeline in minutes

    2023 · its alternatives →

  9. 9NO
  10. 10

    Fastest CI/CD platform for world’s best engineering teams

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    NocoDB▲472

    Free & open source Airtable alternative

    2021 · its alternatives →

  12. 12

    Fast, reliable, easy and affordable CI/CD

    2025 · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    Automate painful tasks of software development in 1 click

    2022 · its alternatives →

  14. 14
    Buddy▲209

    One-click delivery automation for developers

    2016 · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    CI/CD pipeline as code

    2023 · its alternatives →

  16. 16
    NocoBase▲491

    Scalability-first, open-source no-code platform

    2024 · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    Speed up your CI/CD pipeline

    2020 · its alternatives →

  18. 18OO
  19. 19
    Sail CI▲84

    CI without the limits.

    2018 · its alternatives →

  20. 20
    OneDev▲82

    A beautiful opinionated git service with Kanban and CI/CD

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Orca▲89

    Your control center for parallel AI agents

    Apr 2026 · onorca.dev · its alternatives →

  22. 22

    Speed up and monitor CI pipelines when using Turborepo

    2023 · its alternatives →

  23. 23

    Speed up API CI/CD pipeline development

    2021 · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    Instant deploy for APIs and Frontends

    Jun 2026 · faable.com · its alternatives →

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