Software Development · head to head
Amp vs CircleCI
The short version
- Only CircleCI has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Amp purchased credits expire 12 months after purchase and subscription usage expires monthly, and Enterprise workspaces are billed at a 50 percent markup over individual and team rates, as of August 2026.; CircleCI the free plan covers 6,000 build minutes and 5 active users a month
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Amp and CircleCI actually diverge.
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Amp
No use cases recorded yet. See the Amp review.
CircleCI
- Continuous integration pipelines for application codenot Amp
- Parallel test execution across containersnot Amp
- Docker-based builds with layer cachingnot Amp
- Deployment pipelines with approval gatesnot Amp
- Self-hosted runners for private infrastructurenot Amp
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Amp
- Purchased credits expire 12 months after purchase and subscription usage expires monthly, and Enterprise workspaces are billed at a 50 percent markup over individual and team rates, as of August 2026.
CircleCI
- The free plan covers 6,000 build minutes and 5 active users a month
- Active users are billed at $15 each beyond the included five, and an active user is anyone who commits to a project
- Everything runs on credits, so compute, Docker layer caching at 200 credits a job and IP ranges at 450 credits per GB all draw from the same pool
- Network and storage overage costs 420 credits per GB
- Free credits expire monthly with no rollover, and paid credits expire after a year
- Scale is annual billing only
Pricing, plan by plan
Amp
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Amp review.
CircleCI
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the CircleCI review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Amp if
Nothing in the data separates Amp from CircleCI on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Amp or CircleCI better?
- Neither clearly leads. Amp starts at On request and CircleCI at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Amp or CircleCI?
- CircleCI has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Amp and Free for CircleCI.
- Does Amp or CircleCI run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use CircleCI for free?
- Yes. CircleCI has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Amp starts at On request.
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