Build 2Γ Faster with
Semaphore Compared to
Travis CI
- With Semaphore, you get:
- πΉ 2x faster builds than Travis CI
- πΉ Easy setup & zero maintenance
- πΉ Clear test reports & pipeline insightsβ¨
- πΉ Flexible pricing β starts at $0β¨
- πΉ Built for high-performance CI/CD teams
Travis CI vs. Semaphore: key differences
Travis CI pain π | Semaphore gain π |
---|---|
π’ Slower build times | β‘ High-performance builds with auto-scaling |
π Limited workflow customization | π οΈ Flexible, visual pipeline editor |
π Basic secret management | π Advanced secrets handling with fine-grained control |
π Inconsistent support and updates | π€ Proactive, expert support team |
π§© Limited integrations and extensibility | π Rich ecosystem with extensive integrations |
Why teams choose Semaphore over Travis CI
No more build limits or slowdowns π«π’
Travis CI often struggles with job limits and unreliable performance. With Semaphore:
- βοΈ No job queue delays
- βοΈ Auto-scaling CI/CD infrastructure
- βοΈ Predictable performance under load
π Stay fastβeven during peak hours.
βWith TravisCI, builds were flaky and these issues only occurred on TravisCI. With Semaphore, the Ruby gem builds run perfectly, no random failures, and itβs done a lot faster.β

Tom de Bruijn
Developer
Ship faster with smart parallelism β‘
Travis builds often stall due to limited concurrency. Semaphore unlocks speed with:
- βοΈ Optimized parallel testing
- βοΈ Flexible resource allocation
- βοΈ Instant feedback for devs
π Less waiting, more deploying.
Better visibility, easier debugging π§
Travis lacks insights into what’s going wrong. Semaphore gives you:
- βοΈ Real-time logs and workflow visibility
- βοΈ Easy-to-navigate pipelines
- βοΈ Built-in debugging tools
π Spot and fix issues faster.
βI think SemaphoreCI is a great way to supervise CI/CD workflows. What is very useful for me is the SSH debugging feature helping with troubleshooting pipelines.β
Verified G2 user
Consulting
π Compare Semaphore Cloud and Community Edition π Travis CI
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π Full feature comparison
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- Features
- Product type
- SaaS
- Hybrid
- Fully on-premises
- Features
- Standard project set up in a few clicks
- GitHub support
- Bitbucket support
- Gitlab support
- Standardized product
- Graphical pipeline configuration
- Standardized configuration language
- Command-line interface
- Dashboards
- Test reports
- Flaky test detection
- Monorepo support
- Promotions
- Preflight checks
- Parameterized promotions
- Deployment targets
- Ease of Maintenance
- No maintenance required for hardware
- No maintenance required for platform software
- No maintenance required for user-facing product
- Declarative configuration of services
- Hot upgrades without downtime
- Operating system support
- Linux, macOS
- Windows, ARM
- Performance
- Guaranteed desktop-grade performance
- Autoscaling parallelism
- Allocate more CPUs and RAM to complex jobs
- Each job runs in a pristine, isolated environment
- Scalable dependency cache
- Built-in artifacts store
- Built-in Docker registry
- Debugging feedback loop
- Permission management
- Mirror permissions from GitHub
- Role-based access
- Okta / SAML for LDAP integration
- Declarative configuration of permissions
- Security
- Application-level security
- Runtime isolation
- IP allow list
- Audit logs
- ISO 27001 certificate
- SOC 2 certificate
- Support
- Email-based support
- Video call support
- Support SLAs
- Custom solution engineering
- Dedicated customer success manager
- Private Slack channel
- Community support via Discord