Tekton
tekton.dev ↗Open sourceSelf-hostable
Powerful and flexible open-source framework for creating CI/CD systems.
CategoryContinuous Integration & Delivery
PricingFree, open source
Self-hostableYes
Repositorytektoncd/pipeline
LicenseApache-2.0
LanguageGo
Last activityOct 2026Active
Repository
From GitHub · updated Oct 4
Stars9.1k
Forks2k
Open issues554
Last pushOct 2026
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