# Jenkins alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 208 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Jenkins holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/jenkins/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- GitHub Actions: 104
- GitLab CI/CD: 42
- Azure DevOps: 6
- Buildkite: 6
- CircleCI: 4
- GitHub: 3

## CI/CD platforms

**Small business**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Jenkins (Jenkins is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- GitHub Actions: first choice in 63 of those 79
- GitLab CI/CD: first choice in 12 of those 79
- CircleCI: first choice in 3 of those 79
- DeployHQ: first choice in 1 of those 79
- GitHub: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Podman: first choice in 1 of those 79

**Mid-market**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Jenkins (Jenkins is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- GitHub Actions: first choice in 30 of those 61
- GitLab CI/CD: first choice in 10 of those 61
- CircleCI: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Podman: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Semaphore: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Jenkins (Jenkins is #8 of 12 at 2%).

- GitLab CI/CD: first choice in 20 of those 68
- GitHub Actions: first choice in 11 of those 68
- Azure DevOps: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Buildkite: first choice in 6 of those 68
- GitHub: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Azure Pipelines: first choice in 1 of those 68
- GitHub Enterprise Server: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Harness: first choice in 1 of those 68

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