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24 alternatives to Cross-Platform GitHub Action

I've created a GitHub Action for running commands on multiple platforms. This includes platforms that GitHub Actions don't natively support. It currently supports FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD. OpenBSD can run on x86-64 and ARM64, the other operating systems run on x86-64. Some of the features that are supported include: * Multiple operating system with one single action * Multiple versions of each operating system * Allows to use default shell or Bash shell * Low boot overhead * Fast execution * Runs on both macOS and Linux runners Compared to similar solutions like…

Cross-Platform GitHub Action is a GitHub Action that runs commands on FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD—operating systems not natively supported by GitHub Actions. It supports multiple versions of each OS on x86-64 and… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 4 we have checked on their own sites, 4 of them free or with a free tier. Cross-Platform GitHub Action launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   GitHub Actions▲626

   Automate your workflow from idea to production

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   WarpBuild – x86-64 and arm GitHub Action runners for 30% faster builds▲154

   Hey HN, I’m Surya and I’m excited to show you WarpBuild! WarpBuild provides fast, secure `x86-64` and `arm64` Github actions runners. This speeds up your workloads by 30%, at half the cost, and takes ~2mins to get started. We’ve been seeing pretty good results since we opened up signups a week ago and I’ve shared some numbers publicly here [1]. Currently, we support linux runners for Github organizations (not personal accounts) and MacOS support is coming soon (~Jan). The way the runners work is deceptively simple: Runners are assigned to hardware that is ideal for build workloads with fast…

   2023 · warpbuild.com · its alternatives →

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   Execute any comment from issues and pull requests on GitHub▲95

   Execute any script in a GitHub issue comment. Contribute to nwtgck/actions-comment-run development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   BuildJet for GitHub Actionsfree tier, from $0.004/mo▲82

   Managed high-performance runners for Github Actions

   2021 · buildjet.com · its alternatives →

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   Board For GitHub▲293

   A webview based GitHub project app with native features

   2017 · justinfincher.github.io · its alternatives →

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   RunsOnfree tier, from $300/mo▲142

   10x cheaper GitHub Actions runners, self-hosted on AWS

   2024 · runs-on.com · its alternatives →

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   GitHub Marketplace▲539

   Tools to build on and improve your workflow

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Managed GitHub Actions Runners for AWS▲117

   Hey HN! I'm Jacob, one of the founders of Depot (https://depot.dev), a build service for Docker images, and I'm excited to show what we’ve been working on for the past few months: run GitHub Actions jobs in AWS, orchestrated by Depot! Here's a video demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX5Z-k1mGc8, and here’s our blog post: https://depot.dev/blog/depot-github-actions-runners. While GitHub Actions is one of the most prevalent CI providers, Actions is slow, for a few reasons: GitHub uses underpowered CPUs, network throughput for cache and the…

   2024 · its alternatives →

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   GitHub CLI▲408

   GitHub’s official free and open source command line tool

   2020 · cli.github.com · its alternatives →

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    WarpBuildfree tier, from $0.003/mo▲195

    10x cheaper Github actions in your AWS account

    2024 · warpbuild.com · its alternatives →

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    A tool to safely migrate GitHub Actions workflows to Ubuntu-slim runner▲69

    Hi HN! I’ve been running GitHub Actions workflows for a while, and when GitHub announced the new ubuntu-slim runners as a cheaper alternative to ubuntu-latest, I wanted to migrate—but figuring out which workflows are safe to switch turned out to be surprisingly tedious. You need to check for Docker usage, services, containers, step failures due to missing packages, and whether jobs rely on tools not available in the slim image. So I built gh-slimify, a GitHub CLI extension that automates all of this. It scans your repository, detects which jobs can be migrated, flags incompatible patterns,…

    Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ActionsHub - GitHub Actions▲66

    Manage your GitHub Actions

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Run a GitHub Actions step in a gVisor sandbox▲85

    A GitHub Action that runs a command in a gVisor sandbox - geomys/sandboxed-step

    Oct 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A simple Go web server with logging, tracing, health check▲318

    GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

    2018 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

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    WarpBuild▲144

    30% faster, 50% cheaper Github actions runners

    2023 · warpbuild.com · its alternatives →

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    Use GitHub Actions to serve a serverless service▲41

    Use GitHub Actions to create a Serverless service. - gitfx/ActionServerless

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Blacksmithfree tier, from $0.0025/mo▲105

    Faster and cheaper hosted GitHub Actions runners

    2024 · blacksmith.sh · its alternatives →

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    OS – GitHub issues to help beginners make their first pull request▲97

    2017 · open-source.now.sh · its alternatives →

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    Repl from Repo▲190

    Run any GitHub repository in the click of a button

    2019 · replit.com · its alternatives →

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    GitHub Actions▲5

    GitHub is introducing a built-in CI/CD solution with Actions

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Cattle▲87

    Platform to run and share code

    2022 · cattle.sh · its alternatives →

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    ActionsPanel – Manually Trigger Your GitHub Actions▲57

    Hi all! I wanted to share a small project that I've been working on with a buddy. https://www.actionspanel.app/ One of the problems that currently exists with GitHub Actions is the fact that there is no way to easily trigger your Actions unless you cause some kind of GitHub event. This could be pushing a new commit, or creating an issue on a repository. But if you just want to run an arbitrary action, there's not currently a good way to do that. This is a well known feature request: https://github.community/t5/GitHub-Actions/GitHub-Actions-Ma... GitHub…

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Run any GitHub Action locally from your Cron job -- finally!▲25

    Oct 2025 · docs.dagu.io · its alternatives →

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    I built a visual node system for CI/CD that supports GitHub Actions▲18

    Hey HN, About a year ago I shared a first MVP of a visual node-based system for CI/CD pipelines that I've been very passionate about. I've been building on it since, and it's now live. I've always liked building pipelines and workflows, but I've never liked writing YAML for anything more than simple linear tasks. Branching, conditions, loops, or trying to just run certain things in parallel always gets messy. So I built Actionforge, a visual node system to tackle some of these pain points. Instead of writing YAML yourself, you build workflows as graphs. While Actionforge still uses YAML…

    Feb 2026 · actionforge.dev · its alternatives →

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