--- title: Jenkins Reviews meta\_title: 'Jenkins Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 573 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Jenkins works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 573 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-10' parent\_category: name: CI/CD Tools url: https://www.g2.com/categories/ci-cd-tools --- # Jenkins Reviews & Product Details The leading open source automation server, Jenkins provides hundreds of plugins to support building, deploying and automating any project. * * * Seller [The Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/the-continuous-delivery-foundation-cdf) Discussions [Jenkins Community](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Alyssa Tong Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 1 month ### Return on Investment 9 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![GitHub](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "GitHub") GitHub 4.7/5(2,397) ](https://www.g2.com/products/github/reviews) [ ![CloudBees](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "CloudBees") CloudBees 4.4/5(621) ](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudbees/reviews) [ ![CircleCI](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "CircleCI") CircleCI 4.4/5(511) ](https://www.g2.com/products/circleci/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 573 real user reviews. 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MA Muhammed A. Technical Project Manager Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/9/2026 "Reliable, Flexible CI/CD with a Massive Plugin Ecosystem" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Jenkins? Jenkins has been a reliable CI/CD tool since I first learned it while studying programming and microservices seven years ago, and returning to it across several projects since has reinforced how flexible and extensible it is. Being open-source with a massive plugin ecosystem has made it adaptable to nearly any tech stack or workflow, whether that's simple build automation or more complex multi-stage deployment pipelines. Pipeline-as-code through Jenkinsfiles has made version-controlling the entire CI/CD process straightforward, keeping build logic alongside the actual codebase rather than living in a separate system. The community support and documentation, built up over years of widespread adoption, means troubleshooting rarely takes long since most issues have already been discussed somewhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Jenkins? The interface feels dated compared to more modern CI/CD tools, and navigating plugin configurations can get cluttered as a project's pipeline complexity grows. Managing and updating plugins over time requires ongoing maintenance, since compatibility issues between plugins occasionally surface after updates. Setting up more advanced pipelines still requires a fair amount of Groovy scripting knowledge, which adds a learning curve for team members newer to Jenkins specifically. Self-hosting means taking on infrastructure maintenance responsibility that some newer, managed CI/CD platforms have abstracted away entirely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Jenkins solving and how is that benefiting you? Jenkins has automated build, test, and deployment processes across every project I've used it on, removing the need for manual deployment steps that used to be error-prone and time-consuming. Its flexibility has let me tailor CI/CD pipelines to each project's specific needs rather than working around a more rigid, opinionated tool, which has been valuable across the range of different tech stacks I've worked with over the years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise.G2 IconCurrent UserValidated ReviewerSource: G2 invite ![LOKESH G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "LOKESH G.") LG LOKESH G. Engineer.SGB TCS-FS CORE BANKING,Production Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/22/2026 "Jenkins: A Powerful CI/CD Workhorse" 5/5 What do you like best about Jenkins? Jenkins is a powerful tool, but it can be challenging to set up and maintain, especially as the plugin ecosystem grows. As you add more plugins, compatibility problems can come up, and upgrades along with pipeline management often take significant effort. The user interface also feels dated compared to newer CI/CD platforms. A more modern UI and easier, more streamlined maintenance would greatly improve the overall experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Jenkins? Jenkins is highly capable, but maintaining it can become more challenging over time. Managing plugins, dealing with version compatibility, and keeping pipelines up to date often require continuous administrative effort. The interface also feels less modern than many newer CI/CD platforms, and the initial setup can come with a steep learning curve for new users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Jenkins solving and how is that benefiting you? Jenkins helps solve the challenge of automating software build, test, and deployment processes. By implementing CI/CD pipelines, it reduces manual effort, catches issues earlier through automated testing, and supports faster, more reliable releases. Overall, it improves development efficiency, minimizes deployment errors, and helps teams deliver software more consistently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise.G2 IconCurrent UserValidated ReviewerSource: G2 invite ![chaithanya r.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "chaithanya r.") CR chaithanya r. Quality Analyst Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/15/2026 "A Trusted Tool for Continuous Integration" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Jenkins? I like Jenkins because it helps automate our CI/CD pipeline. It builds the code automatically, runs tests, and integrates with tools like Git and SonarQube to give fast feedback. As a result, it cuts down on manual work, improves consistency across our process, and helps us deliver reliable software more efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Jenkins? One thing I don’t like is that Jenkins requires ongoing maintenance, especially when it comes to managing plugins and handling upgrades. Setting up and maintaining complex pipeline configurations can also be time-consuming. Still, overall, its flexibility and automation capabilities make it a very valuable CI/CD tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Jenkins solving and how is that benefiting you? Jenkins automates the CI/CD pipeline by building code, running tests, and performing quality checks automatically. This cuts down on manual effort, helps catch issues early, speeds up development, and ultimately improves the reliability of software releases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Anish M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Anish M.") AM Anish M. Member Of Technical Staff - Software Development (AI) Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/27/2026 "Easy Integrations, Solid Docs, and Highly Customizable Jenkins Pipelines" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Jenkins? It is able to integrate easily with tools like Bitbucket, Kubernetes, Docker, SonarQube and similar tools. It has pretty good documentation making life easier to connect and work in production environment and Dev environment. Jenkins can automate builds, testing, deployments, rollback workflows, notifications, and infrastructure tasks reliably across multiple environments. Also we are able to tailor pipelines as per our needs effectively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Jenkins? When we have hundreds of pipelines running across dynamic agents, Kubernetes workers, or hybrid infra, diagnosing intermittent failures becomes painful. Problems are often non-deterministic, agent drift, workspace contamination, plugin thread deadlocks, credential injection timing, or executor starvation. With teams building the pipelines based on the knowledge they have. Some are tightly coupled and needs the respective owners to find issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Jenkins solving and how is that benefiting you? With Jenkins solving the CI/CD workflow, having code stored in a repo and you manually validate the tests and then copy the code and paste into the server is a lot of burden with Jenkins one time setup and the process of shipping code with tests get very optimal. It acts as the automation backbone connecting source control system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") AI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/6/2026 "Jenkins - Open-Source and Versatile" 5/5 What do you like best about Jenkins? Jenkins stands out for its flexibility, extensive plugin ecosystem, and open-source nature. It can be deployed on a dedicated server or as containerized microservices, making it suitable for organizations of different sizes. We use it to automate CI/CD pipelines and integrate seamlessly with Git repositories, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS services, and notification tools like Slack. The large plugin library allows us to customize pipelines based on project requirements, reducing manual effort and accelerating software delivery. Although the UI feels dated compared to newer CI/CD platforms, its stability, scalability, and strong community support make it a highly cost-effective solution with excellent ROI for automating development and deployment workflows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Jenkins? User management has always felt a bit messy in Jenkins, and access management isn’t much better. When I’m setting up a pipeline and choosing those mini boxes, it becomes really hard to manage who can do what, and the whole process ends up feeling confusing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Jenkins solving and how is that benefiting you? Jenkins helps solve CI/CD and automation challenges. It’s easy to set up CI/CD pipelines and automate cloud tasks through Jenkins, which I’ve personally used. On top of that, you can integrate external applications, which broadens the scope of what you can do with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/24/2025 "Infinitely Customisable Test Orchestration" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Jenkins? I particularly like the recent Jenkins AI-assisted pipeline features and ecosystem improvements, which make creating and troubleshooting pipeline configurations much easier. The enhanced pipeline visualization provides better insight into complex CI/CD workflows, helping identify bottlenecks and failed stages more quickly. I've also found the improved Kubernetes and cloud-native integrations valuable, as they make it easier to spin up ephemeral build agents, improve scalability, and optimize resource usage for large automation workloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Jenkins? Plugin compatibility is a nightmare - updating one breaks three others. The workspace gets corrupted randomly and needs manual cleanup. Configuration through UI is tedious. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Jenkins solving and how is that benefiting you? We push code multiple times daily, and Jenkins automates our entire mobile testing pipeline. It runs our unit tests, UI automation suite, and generates APKs for different environments automatically. The real win is catching bugs before they hit staging - last week it flagged a crasher in our cart module at 2 AM. My team doesn't have to manually trigger builds anymore, which freed up hours for actual test development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise.G2 Icon 7/31/2026 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: G2 invite ![Ankit S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ankit S.") AS Ankit S. Back End Developer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/20/2022 "Simply the best CI/CD tool" 5/5 What do you like best about Jenkins? Jenkins is a powerful CI/CD tool for organizations that want to automate work such as building, deploying, administration, testing, and more. You can create separate jobs for each stage—like build, deploy, and test—and then organize them together in a group for better structure. It’s also straightforward to install and configure. On top of that, there are many plugins available that make it easy to integrate Jenkins with other tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Jenkins? Sometimes it becomes very difficult to manage when there are many jobs. We can’t recover deleted jobs or pipelines, which is frustrating. Maintenance and updates depend on the user, so you need to know how everything works in order to use all of its functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Jenkins: From a developer's point of view, if you want to save your time and resource, then you should go for it. It has a high developer community, is highly customizable, and has a lot of plugins. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Jenkins solving and how is that benefiting you? With the help of continuous integration and continuous delivery tool, we save a lot of resources in our organization. We deploy, build and test in one go. With Jenkins, we save a lot of money and time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 4/30/2026 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Chirag A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Chirag A.") CA Chirag A. Software Automation Developer Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/29/2026 "A One-Stop Shop for Integrations, CI/CD Scaling, and Easier Version Control" 5/5 What do you like best about Jenkins? It's a one stop shop for integrating with any tools be it a custom aplication too. I use Worksoft Certify and it integerates well with it. Also it scales from simple automation to highly complex CI/CD systems, while giving teams full control over how they build and deliver software. The version control becomes too much easier with it. Also since it's open source on local host and doesn't have any price associated with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Jenkins? It often requires a dedicated owner to keep it healthy and effective. Also most of the plugins become obsolete and I have to update them manually to keep it healthy. Plugins can become unmaintained, break after updates, or clash with one another, sometimes causing pipelines to fail unexpectedly. Also the Jenkins UI still feels dated compared to modern CI/CD platforms. Navigating jobs, logs, and configuration can be clunky, especially for new users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Jenkins solving and how is that benefiting you? It’s the only CI/CD tool for me that has the CTM plugin, and it integrates easily with the Worksoft Continuous Testing Manager, which in turn runs the Worksoft Test Suite. Overall, it has made my life easier: the builds run smoothly, and the reporting is accurate and does what I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Kushal K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kushal K.") KK Kushal K. MERN developer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/21/2026 "Automating Development for Faster and Reliable Workflows" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Jenkins? What I like most about Jenkins is its flexibility and how easily it supports continuous integration and delivery. It automates tasks like building, testing, and deployment, which saves time and helps catch issues early in the development process. Another strong point is its large plugin ecosystem. You can integrate it with almost any tool or technology, making it suitable for different types of projects. On top of that, since it’s open-source and widely used, there’s plenty of community support and resources available. Overall, it makes development workflows more efficient, organized, and reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Jenkins? One downside of Jenkins is that it can be difficult to set up and maintain, especially for beginners. Managing plugins and keeping them updated can sometimes cause compatibility issues. Its user interface also feels outdated, and configuring complex pipelines can become messy without proper experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Jenkins solving and how is that benefiting you? Jenkins solves the problem of manual and repetitive tasks in software development, like building, testing, and deploying code. Instead of doing these steps by hand, it automates everything through a pipeline. This benefits me by saving time, reducing human errors, and giving faster feedback on code changes. It also helps keep the development process more consistent and organized, which improves overall productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Priyanka B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Priyanka B.") PB Priyanka B. Senior QA Automation Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/5/2026 "Reliable Automation for Faster Builds and Deployments" 5/5 What do you like best about Jenkins? I like Jenkins best because it makes build, test, and deployment automation reliable and repeatable. Its huge plugin ecosystem and flexible pipeline support make it easy to integrate with different tools and adapt to different project needs. It also helps save time by reducing manual steps and making CI/CD workflows more consistent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Jenkins? Jenkins is very powerful, but I dislike the complexity of setting it up and maintaining it. The UI feels dated, plugin management can be messy, and pipelines sometimes require more manual effort than I’d like. For larger projects, it can also take time to keep everything running smoothly and consistently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Jenkins solving and how is that benefiting you? Jenkins solves the problem of manual and inconsistent build, test, and deployment processes. It benefits me by automating repetitive work, reducing errors, providing faster feedback on changes, and making our release process more reliable and efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 5/12/2026 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Jenkins? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Jenkins ](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/discussions/new) GU Guest User • Last activity 4 months ago What is Jenkins used for? 1 Upvote 2 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-jenkins-used-for) ![Arjun M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Arjun M.") 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