Development Tools · head to head
Buildkite vs Cody
Buildkite
Development Tools
CI/CD pipelines that run on your own compute
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Buildkite free plan caps at 5 users and 10 concurrent jobs, with 2,000 Linux vCPU minutes per month and 30 day build retention; Cody sourcegraph now publishes a single Enterprise plan starting at $16K, with no free or individual Pro tier listed on the pricing page
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Buildkite and Cody actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Development Tools).
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Buildkite
No use cases recorded yet. See the Buildkite review.
Cody
- AI code assistance with context drawn from a whole private codebasenot Buildkite
- Code search and navigation across many repositoriesnot Buildkite
- Large scale code migrations and modernisation with Batch Changesnot Buildkite
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Buildkite
- Free plan caps at 5 users and 10 concurrent jobs, with 2,000 Linux vCPU minutes per month and 30 day build retention
- Pro plan is $30 per active user per month, capped at 50 users, with only 10 of the up to 250 concurrent agents included before extra usage
- Enterprise plan enforces a 30 user minimum even though pricing itself is custom
- Hosted compute beyond included minutes is metered at $0.004 per vCPU minute on Linux and $0.02 per vCPU minute on Mac
Cody
- Sourcegraph now publishes a single Enterprise plan starting at $16K, with no free or individual Pro tier listed on the pricing page
- sourcegraph.com/cody redirects to the documentation rather than a Cody product or pricing page
- AI features are metered as credits included per user, and exceeding the allocation requires buying a higher volume bucket
- Volume credit buckets are sold as an add-on rather than included
- A customer success manager and premium support are optional paid extras on top of the Enterprise plan
- Standard support is 24x5 rather than 24x7, with round-the-clock coverage sold as an upgrade
- The published $16K figure is a starting price that scales with team size, so the actual cost is quoted rather than listed
Pricing, plan by plan
Buildkite
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Buildkite review.
Cody
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Cody review.
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is Buildkite or Cody better?
- Neither clearly leads. Buildkite starts at Free and Cody at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Buildkite or Cody?
- Buildkite starts at Free and Cody at Free.
- Does Buildkite or Cody run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Buildkite for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.