Cut Your CI/CD Costs in Half. Guaranteed.
Enterprise-grade CI/CD that delivers 2x faster builds at 50% the cost. Self-hosted. Fully supported. Actually affordable.
*All companies under $5M ARR and 50 users are eligible
💰 50% Savings
We’ll beat any competitor’s enterprise pricing by half or match their quote
🚀 Free for Startups
Full enterprise features at no cost for companies under $5M ARR (up to 50 users)
🛠️ 24/7 Expert Support
Dedicated team for installation, setup, and round-the-clock assistance with enterprise SLAs
🛡️ Complete Control
Run on your infrastructure with advanced security features and compliance controls
Trusted by engineering teams who value efficiency
Problems
What’s broken in enterprise CI/CD today.
Solutions
How Semaphore does it differently.
One-Size-Fits-None Pricing
Rigid pricing tiers that ignore your reality. Whether you have 100 developers across 5 teams or 50 developers running 10,000 builds daily, you’re forced into the same inflexible pricing box. No negotiation. No customization.
We solved it
“I believe we’re roughly 40% less cost at Semaphore than we were at CircleCI. So faster and less cost. It’s a double whammy.” – Jason Wang, Co-founder and CTO of Goco.io
Pricing That Adapts 💰
Flexible per-seat pricing that considers your unique situation.
- ✔️ FREE for companies under $5M ARR
- ✔️ 50% savings vs competitors
- ✔️ Flexible volume discounts for teams
📌 Your build patterns are unique. Your pricing should be too.
CI/CD as an Afterthought
Most platforms bolt on CI/CD to their version control. The result? Simplistic runners that choke on monorepos, can’t handle complex dependency graphs, and treat multi-stage deployments like alien technology.
We solved it
“It’s really quick and easy, so you haven’t got much to lose from trying it. And it’s really customizable. We have lots of different pipelines running. We can block things so that certain things can’t end up in production accidentally, which is a major stress relief.” – Zoe Walker, Tech Lead at Nourish Care
Built for Complexity 🏗️
Mature CI/CD platform designed for enterprise workflows from day one.
- ✔️ Native monorepo support & smart caching
- ✔️ Complex pipeline orchestration
- ✔️ Insights and deployment control
📌 Built for enterprises, not retrofitted for them.
Support That’s Just Deflection
Chat bots, community forums, and “premium” support that means faster ticket response times. When you need help with complex workflows or migration, you get documentation links, not solutions.
We solved it
“The customer support is fantastic. We have a dedicated Slack channel that allows us to communicate directly with Semaphore folks. If we hit a problem, then we’re able to reach out and get a response pretty much immediately.” – Jenah Blitz, Full Stack Engineer at Simply Business
Engineers Supporting Engineers 👨🔬
Real support from people who understand your architecture.
- ✔️ 24/7 access to CI/CD experts
- ✔️ Hands-on migration & optimization help
- ✔️ Custom features for your needs
📌 We don’t just respond to tickets. We solve problems.
🛠️ Enterprise Complexity
Handle monorepos, multi-pipeline workflows, and complex dependency graphs that make other CI/CD tools crawl.
✅ Security First
SOC 2 Type II certified with SAML SSO, RBAC, audit logs, and secrets. Deploy in air-gapped environments with complete control.
⭐ Purpose-Built for Scale
Native monorepo support, intelligent caching, parallel execution, and workflow orchestration. Handle thousands of builds without breaking a sweat.
📊 Real-Time Insights That Matter
Track build times, success rates, and test performance. Identify bottlenecks and optimize your pipelines with data.
🧠 Smart Scaling
Handles thousands of parallel jobs without extra config. Agents scale automatically, upgrades are seamless, and maintenance stays minimal – even at enterprise scale.
👆 Source Available
Semaphore is source-available, giving you visibility into how it works. You can inspect the code, extend it, and run it the way you need to.
How We Stack Up
| 🏢 Feature | 🚀 Semaphore Enterprise | 🐙🐱 GitHub Enterprise | ⭕ CircleCI Server | 🦊 GitLab Self-Managed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing Model | FREE <$5M ARR / Per-seat | Per-user (~$21/mo) | Per-user (~$35/mo) | Per-user ($19-99/mo) |
| Cost for 20 devs* | FREE | ~$420/mo | ~$700/mo | $380-1,980/mo |
| Cost for 100 devs* | ~$1,500/mo | ~$2,100/mo | ~$3,500/mo | $1,900-9,900/mo |
| Self-hosted | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| 24/7 Support | ✅ Included (Enterprise) | ➕ Add-on | ➕ Add-on | ➕ Add-on |
| Setup Assistance | ✅ Included (Enterprise) | ⚠️ Limited | ⚠️ Limited | ⚠️ Limited |
| Price Match Guarantee | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Free Tier Available | ✅ Full features <$5M ARR | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Limited features |
*All prices are approximate and for self-hosted/on-premise versions
~Items are just an estimation based on the data available
On-Premise CI/CD, fully in your control
- ✔️ Fully hosted in your infrastructure.
✔️ License-based model.
✔️ Assistance with initial set-up and onboarding.
✔️ 24/7 engineering support.
Premium customer support from CI/CD experts with 10+ years of experience
✔️ Lightning-fast replies to support queries ⚡
✔️ Solution engineering, video support, and more🦾
✔️ CI/CD engineering training for your team 👨🔧
✔️ Support SLAs 🤝
These folks ❤️️️️ Semaphore.
GoCo cut their continuous integration (CI) pipeline duration in half and reduced costs by 38% after migrating from CircleCI.
BetterUp runs their entire test suite in just 8 minutes with Semaphore.
“Semaphore is a great solution with an amazing support team that adapts to any need you have.“
We cut our build times from over 1 hour to 10-12 Minutes.
Semaphore is a super simple and cost-effective CI/CD tool.
FAQs
We analyze your current CI/CD spend and usage patterns, then provide a per-seat quote that’s 50% less. If we can’t beat your current costs by half, we’ll match any competitive quote.
Yes! If your company has less than $5M in annual revenue and needs up to 50 users, Semaphore Enterprise Edition is completely free. No hidden costs, no compute charges – just register for license, download the latest Semaphore release and run on your infrastructure.
Feature-wise, they’re identical. The main difference is support – free tier includes community support and documentation, while paid enterprise plans include 24/7 dedicated support, installation assistance, and migration help. Free instance is also limited to maximum of 50 Semaphore users.
Yes, we do, please reach out to your Customer Success team representative or contact us for further specifics. All annual plans come with a discount.
Your free license is valid for the full year, even if you grow past $5M ARR or 50 users. When it’s time to renew, we’ll work with you to transition to a paid plan that fits your new size.
Need to convince your boss?
Want proof that Semaphore is the CI/CD solution your team needs? Download our quick PDF guide that shows how Semaphore helps teams:
✔️ Build faster 🚀
✔️ Stay flexible 🔁
✔️ Save money 💰
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