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Concourse vs Jenkins
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Concourse | Jenkins |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Java |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Stars | 7.9k | 27k |
| Latest | v8.3.1 | jenkins-2.585 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 33 days between releases | about 4 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 19 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 34 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Concourse replaces Jenkins. Alternatives to Jenkins →
Full replacementPipelines declared as resources and jobs, every step in a container.
Both replace CircleCI. Alternatives to CircleCI →
Full replacementConcourseSelf-hosted pipelines, each step in a container.
Full replacementJenkinsPipelines in a Jenkinsfile run on agents you operate, extended through plugins.
Concourse
- v8.3.12026-09-28worker: keep in-flight overlay dirs during orphan sweep by @ShravanthReddy in #9695
- v8.3.02026-08-13Chown bind-mount volumes when running as non-root user
- v8.2.52026-08-03[Security] Fix path traversal bug during secrets lookup. Resolves GHSA
- v8.2.42026-06-16fix how resources with check_every: never are handled when scheduling builds
- v8.2.32026-05-27unescape the redirect uri before further parsing it
Jenkins
- jenkins-2.5852026-10-062.585
- jenkins-2.580.12026-09-302.580.1
- jenkins-2.5842026-09-292.584
- jenkins-2.5832026-09-222.583
- jenkins-2.5822026-09-202.582
Concourse
✓ signed The latest release, v8.3.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Jenkins
unsigned The latest release, jenkins-2.585, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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