# CircleCI vs Progress Chef Comparison

| | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 509 | 102 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (45.8% of reviews) | Mid-Market (41.4% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $0.00 Per Month | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### CircleCI

Pros:
- Easy Integrations (4 reviews)
- Integrations (4 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (2 reviews)
- Difficult Configuration (2 reviews)

### Progress Chef

**Not enough data**

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (445 reviews) | 8.8 (87 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (447 reviews) | 7.6 (87 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.4 (170 reviews) | 7.3 (59 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.3 (163 reviews) | 8.0 (52 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.2 (321 reviews) | 7.9 (77 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.6 (134 reviews) | 8.7 (44 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.9 (442 reviews) | 7.6 (82 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### CircleCI

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: FREE

Price: $0.00 Per Month

Description: Do more with your minutes.

Key Features:
- Up to 6,000 build minutes per month
- Largest selection: Build for Docker, Windows, Linux, Arm, and macOS or on your own compute with self-hosted runners
- Build better: Choose the right resource class size (S⁠–⁠L) to go fast and maximize your build minutes

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/circleci/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Progress Chef

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Cloud Infrastructure Automation

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CircleCI** | N/A | N/A |
| **Progress Chef** | 8.5/10 | 22 |

#### Administration 

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Administration Console** | Not enough data | 8.8 (20 reviews) | 
| **Task Management** | Not enough data | 8.2 (19 reviews) | 
| **Dashboards and Visualizations** | Not enough data | 8.3 (20 reviews) | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | 8.2 (20 reviews) | 

#### Automation

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Test Automation** | Not enough data | 8.7 (19 reviews) | 
| **Intelligent Automation** | Not enough data | 8.2 (18 reviews) | 
| **Release Automation** | Not enough data | 8.9 (19 reviews) | 
| **Automated Provisioning** | Not enough data | 8.7 (19 reviews) | 

#### IT Management

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | 8.2 (19 reviews) | 
| **Infrastructure Management** | Not enough data | 8.8 (20 reviews) | 
| **IT Discovery** | Not enough data | 8.1 (18 reviews) | 

### Cloud Compliance

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CircleCI** | N/A | N/A |
| **Progress Chef** | 8.1/10 | 10 |

#### Security

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Compliance Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 
| **Anomoly Detection** | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 
| **Data Loss Prevention** | Not enough data | 8.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Cloud Gap Analytics** | Not enough data | 7.1 (8 reviews) | 

#### Compliance

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Governance** | Not enough data | 8.1 (7 reviews) | 
| **Data Governance** | Not enough data | 7.4 (7 reviews) | 
| **Sensitive Data Compliance** | Not enough data | 7.4 (7 reviews) | 

#### Administration

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Policy Enforcement** | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 
| **Auditing** | Not enough data | 8.1 (8 reviews) | 
| **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | 7.6 (7 reviews) | 

### Continuous Delivery

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CircleCI** | 8.4/10 | 67 |
| **Progress Chef** | 8.6/10 | 17 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Deployment-Ready Staging** | 8.7 (54 reviews) | 8.6 (12 reviews) | 
| **Integration** | 8.5 (59 reviews) | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 
| **Extensible** | 8.1 (51 reviews) | 8.3 (12 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Processes and Workflow** | 8.5 (60 reviews) | 8.3 (10 reviews) | 
| **Reporting** | 7.7 (47 reviews) | 7.2 (12 reviews) | 
| **Automation** | 8.7 (59 reviews) | 9.2 (12 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### DevOps Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CircleCI** | 8.9/10 | 25 |
| **Progress Chef** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Configuration Management** | 8.9 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Access Control** | 9.0 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Orchestration** | 8.7 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automation** | 9.0 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | 9.0 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Extensibility** | 8.8 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Processes

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Pipeline Control** | 8.8 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Visualization** | 8.9 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous Deployment** | 9.1 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Continuous Integration

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CircleCI** | 8.4/10 | 86 |
| **Progress Chef** | 8.8/10 | 10 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrations** | 8.7 (78 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Extensibility** | 8.3 (63 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Test Customization** | 8.2 (67 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automation** | 8.8 (73 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.9 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Processes and Workflow** | 8.6 (77 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.9 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Reporting** | 7.8 (61 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Agentic AI - Continuous Integration

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Cloud Security

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CircleCI** | N/A | N/A |
| **Progress Chef** | N/A | N/A |

#### Cloud Visibility

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Registry** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Gap Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data loss Prevention** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security Auditing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Identity

| Feature | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **SSO** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (3):** [Continuous Integration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/continuous-integration), [Build Automation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/build-automation), [Continuous Delivery Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/continuous-delivery-tools)

**Unique to CircleCI (1):** [DevOps Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/devops-platforms)

**Unique to Progress Chef (3):** [Cloud Infrastructure Automation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-infrastructure-automation), [Configuration Management Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/configuration-management), [Cloud Compliance Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-compliance)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | CircleCI | Progress Chef | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 45.8% | 19.2% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 42.3% | 41.4% | 
| **Enterprise** | 11.9% | 39.4% | 

### By Industry

#### CircleCI

- **Computer Software:** 26.6%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 17.5%
- **Internet:** 10.1%
- **Financial Services:** 4.4%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.2%
- **Telecommunications:** 1.8%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 1.8%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 1.8%
- **Broadcast Media:** 1.4%
- **Real Estate:** 1.4%
- **Other:** 29.8%

#### Progress Chef

- **Information Technology and Services:** 29.3%
- **Computer Software:** 13.1%
- **Retail:** 6.1%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 5.1%
- **Financial Services:** 5.1%
- **Internet:** 5.1%
- **Accounting:** 3.0%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.0%
- **Apparel & Fashion:** 2.0%
- **Banking:** 2.0%
- **Other:** 26.3%

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## Alternatives

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## Top Discussions

### CircleCI

- Title: [What is CircleCI used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-circleci-used-for) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "CircleCI is a Web application that turns idea into a solution. CircleCI is a continuous Integration and Continuous delivery server. The server assists the..."
- Title: [Where can I found documentation or examples about integration with different programming languages](https://www.g2.com/discussions/where-can-i-found-documentation-or-examples-about-integration-with-different-programming-languages) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Juan, you can find the elaborate documentation here: https://circleci.com/docs/

You can search for the language you want to integrate CircleCI to there."
- Title: [What's the best way to view my jobs on a mobile application for Android?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/15983-what-s-the-best-way-to-view-my-jobs-on-a-mobile-application-for-android) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "You can use the CircleCI dashboard. Go to this link: https://circleci.com/gh/username <--Replace your username in the link."
- Title: [Do you offer an on-premise version of your software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/getting-started-afea13c4-02da-420b-9bbe-1f26f8a9e305) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes! CircleCI Enterprise is the same CI/CD platform that teams love to use, available behind your firewall. Contact us for more information."
- Title: [Can I change my plan at a later time? Can I cancel anytime?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/getting-started-0a9fc8e0-0026-493c-a3e1-f9b18abbe187) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes and yes!"

### Progress Chef

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/circleci-vs-progress-chef)