--- title: "CI/CD tools: Which are searched most?" description: "Compare the ci/cd tools people choose between. Share of Search among Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Argo CD, TeamCity, Buildkite, GitLab CI, Travis CI and CircleCI, the CI/CD tools Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/ci-cd-tools" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # CI/CD tools: Which are searched most? Compare the ci/cd tools people choose between. Share of Search among Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Argo CD, TeamCity, Buildkite, GitLab CI, Travis CI and CircleCI, the CI/CD tools Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Competitive set**: CI/CD tools - **Market**: Global - **Brands compared**: 8 - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Highest Share of Search**: Jenkins, 50.8% ## Which brand is most popular in search among CI/CD tools worldwide? - In September 2026, Jenkins was the most searched among CI/CD tools worldwide, with an estimated 201K branded searches, 50.8% of all searches for the eight we track. - GitHub Actions is in 2nd place, 27.9 percentage points behind at 22.9%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Jenkins’ share of searches among CI/CD tools worldwide decreased from 53.5% to 50.8%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GitHub Actions’ share of searches among CI/CD tools worldwide increased from 19.7% to 22.9%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Buildkite’s share of searches among CI/CD tools worldwide increased from 1.4% to 2.5%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GitLab CI’s share of searches among CI/CD tools worldwide decreased from 3.2% to 2%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Jenkins’ share of searches among CI/CD tools worldwide peaked at 56.1% in December 2025 and was lowest at 47.8% in August 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GitHub Actions’ share of searches among CI/CD tools worldwide peaked at 26.7% in March 2026 and was lowest at 19.6% in February 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Argo CD’s share of searches among CI/CD tools worldwide peaked at 20.3% in June 2026 and was lowest at 15.4% in December 2025. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Buildkite’s share of searches among CI/CD tools worldwide peaked at 3.2% in February 2026 and was lowest at 1.4% in October 2025. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GitLab CI’s share of searches among CI/CD tools worldwide peaked at 3.2% in October 2025 and was lowest at 1.9% in August 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, TeamCity rose from 5th to 4th among CI/CD tools worldwide. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Buildkite rose from 6th to 5th among CI/CD tools worldwide. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GitLab CI fell from 4th to 6th among CI/CD tools worldwide. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Argo CD, Travis CI and CircleCI held steady: their share of searches among CI/CD tools worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points. ## Top CI/CD tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In Brandwave's three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI and CircleCI appeared every time. GitHub Actions was recommended most often, coming first in three out of five answers. Jenkins was second, and GitLab CI was third. TeamCity, which ranked fourth in searches, was not mentioned at all. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | GitHub Actions | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Jenkins | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | GitLab CI | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | CircleCI | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Argo CD | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Buildkite | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Travis CI | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | TeamCity | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about CI/CD tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which CI/CD tool should I use?": 1. GitHub Actions, 2. GitLab CI, 3. Jenkins, 4. CircleCI, 5. Argo CD - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best CI/CD tools?": 1. GitHub Actions, 2. GitLab CI, 3. Jenkins, 4. CircleCI, 5. Buildkite, 6. Argo CD - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best CI/CD tool for software delivery?": 1. GitHub Actions, 2. GitLab CI, 3. Jenkins, 4. CircleCI - Searched Google, AI Overview "ci/cd tools": 1. Jenkins, 2. GitHub Actions, 3. GitLab CI, 4. CircleCI, 5. Argo CD - Searched Google, AI Overview "continuous integration tools": 1. Jenkins, 2. GitHub Actions, 3. GitLab CI, 4. CircleCI, 5. Travis CI Not named in any answer: TeamCity. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## Compare search popularity between leading brands - [Jenkins vs GitHub Actions: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/github-actions-vs-jenkins): 50.8% against 22.9% Share of Search. - [Jenkins vs Argo CD: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/argo-vs-jenkins): 50.8% against 18.1% Share of Search. - [Jenkins vs TeamCity: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/jenkins-vs-teamcity): 50.8% against 3.1% Share of Search. - [Jenkins vs Buildkite: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/buildkite-vs-jenkins): 50.8% against 2.5% Share of Search. - [GitHub Actions vs Argo CD: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/argo-vs-github-actions): 22.9% against 18.1% Share of Search. - [GitHub Actions vs TeamCity: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/github-actions-vs-teamcity): 22.9% against 3.1% Share of Search. - [GitHub Actions vs Buildkite: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/buildkite-vs-github-actions): 22.9% against 2.5% Share of Search. - [Argo CD vs TeamCity: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/argo-vs-teamcity): 18.1% against 3.1% Share of Search. - [Argo CD vs Buildkite: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/argo-vs-buildkite): 18.1% against 2.5% Share of Search. - [TeamCity vs Buildkite: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/buildkite-vs-teamcity): 3.1% against 2.5% Share of Search. ## How did search popularity change for CI/CD tools worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Jenkins gained share of searches among CI/CD tools worldwide, from 47.8% to 50.8%. - In September 2026, Argo CD gained share of searches among CI/CD tools worldwide, from 17.1% to 18.1%. - In September 2026, GitHub Actions lost share of searches among CI/CD tools worldwide, from 26.2% to 22.9%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Buildkite worldwide rose 50% over 12 measured months, from 6.6K to 9.9K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for CircleCI worldwide fell 64.3% over 12 measured months, from 140 to 50 in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Travis CI worldwide fell 45.5% over 12 measured months, from 4.4K to 2.4K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for GitLab CI worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 8.1K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for TeamCity worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 12.1K in September 2026. ## Share of Search ranking | Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Jenkins | 50.8% | 201K | 0.0% | Jenkins | | 2 | GitHub Actions | 22.9% | 90.5K | -17.7% | Microsoft | | 3 | Argo CD | 18.1% | 71.7K | 0.0% | Intuit | | 4 | TeamCity | 3.1% | 12.1K | -18.2% | JetBrains | | 5 | Buildkite | 2.5% | 9.9K | -18.2% | Buildkite | | 6 | GitLab CI | 2% | 8.1K | 0.0% | GitLab | | 7 | Travis CI | 0.61% | 2.4K | 0.0% | Travis CI | | 8 | CircleCI | 0.01% | 50 | -44.4% | CircleCI | ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Jenkins | 246K | 53.5% | 1 | | Oct 2025 | GitHub Actions | 90.5K | 19.7% | 2 | | Oct 2025 | Argo CD | 82.7K | 18% | 3 | | Oct 2025 | GitLab CI | 14.8K | 3.2% | 4 | | Oct 2025 | TeamCity | 14.8K | 3.2% | 5 | | Oct 2025 | Buildkite | 6.6K | 1.4% | 6 | | Oct 2025 | Travis CI | 4.4K | 0.96% | 7 | | Oct 2025 | CircleCI | 140 | 0.03% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | Jenkins | 246K | 53.8% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | GitHub Actions | 90.5K | 19.8% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Argo CD | 82.7K | 18.1% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | TeamCity | 14.8K | 3.2% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | GitLab CI | 12.1K | 2.6% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | Buildkite | 6.6K | 1.4% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | Travis CI | 4.4K | 0.96% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | CircleCI | 90 | 0.02% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | Jenkins | 246K | 56.1% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | GitHub Actions | 90.5K | 20.6% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | Argo CD | 67.6K | 15.4% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | GitLab CI | 12.1K | 2.8% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | TeamCity | 12.1K | 2.8% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Buildkite | 6.6K | 1.5% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | Travis CI | 3.6K | 0.82% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | CircleCI | 110 | 0.03% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | Jenkins | 246K | 54.1% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | GitHub Actions | 90.5K | 19.9% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Argo CD | 82.7K | 18.2% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | GitLab CI | 12.1K | 2.7% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | TeamCity | 12.1K | 2.7% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Buildkite | 6.6K | 1.5% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | Travis CI | 4.4K | 0.97% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | CircleCI | 110 | 0.02% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | Jenkins | 246K | 53.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | GitHub Actions | 90.5K | 19.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | Argo CD | 82.7K | 17.9% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Buildkite | 14.8K | 3.2% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | GitLab CI | 12.1K | 2.6% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | TeamCity | 12.1K | 2.6% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | Travis CI | 3.6K | 0.78% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | CircleCI | 90 | 0.02% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | Jenkins | 246K | 48.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | GitHub Actions | 135K | 26.7% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Argo CD | 82.7K | 16.4% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | TeamCity | 14.8K | 2.9% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | GitLab CI | 12.1K | 2.4% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Buildkite | 9.9K | 2% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | Travis CI | 4.4K | 0.87% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | CircleCI | 90 | 0.02% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | Jenkins | 246K | 51.9% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | GitHub Actions | 110K | 23.2% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Argo CD | 82.7K | 17.4% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | TeamCity | 12.1K | 2.6% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | Buildkite | 9.9K | 2.1% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | GitLab CI | 9.9K | 2.1% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | Travis CI | 3.6K | 0.76% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | CircleCI | 90 | 0.02% | 8 | | May 2026 | Jenkins | 246K | 51.7% | 1 | | May 2026 | GitHub Actions | 110K | 23.1% | 2 | | May 2026 | Argo CD | 82.7K | 17.4% | 3 | | May 2026 | Buildkite | 12.1K | 2.5% | 4 | | May 2026 | TeamCity | 12.1K | 2.5% | 5 | | May 2026 | GitLab CI | 9.9K | 2.1% | 6 | | May 2026 | Travis CI | 2.9K | 0.61% | 7 | | May 2026 | CircleCI | 50 | 0.01% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | Jenkins | 201K | 49.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | GitHub Actions | 90.5K | 22.2% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | Argo CD | 82.7K | 20.3% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | TeamCity | 12.1K | 3% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | GitLab CI | 9.9K | 2.4% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Buildkite | 8.1K | 2% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | Travis CI | 2.9K | 0.71% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | CircleCI | 70 | 0.02% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | Jenkins | 201K | 50.8% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | GitHub Actions | 90.5K | 22.9% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | Argo CD | 71.7K | 18.1% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | TeamCity | 12.1K | 3.1% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | Buildkite | 9.9K | 2.5% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | GitLab CI | 8.1K | 2% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | Travis CI | 2.4K | 0.61% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | CircleCI | 70 | 0.02% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | Jenkins | 201K | 47.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | GitHub Actions | 110K | 26.2% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | Argo CD | 71.7K | 17.1% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | TeamCity | 14.8K | 3.5% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | Buildkite | 12.1K | 2.9% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | GitLab CI | 8.1K | 1.9% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | Travis CI | 2.4K | 0.57% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | CircleCI | 90 | 0.02% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | Jenkins | 201K | 50.8% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | GitHub Actions | 90.5K | 22.9% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | Argo CD | 71.7K | 18.1% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | TeamCity | 12.1K | 3.1% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | Buildkite | 9.9K | 2.5% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | GitLab CI | 8.1K | 2% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | Travis CI | 2.4K | 0.61% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | CircleCI | 50 | 0.01% | 8 | ## What is being compared - **Argo CD**: Measured on the search terms “argo cd” and “argocd”, summed into one figure. - **Buildkite**: Measured on the search term “buildkite”. - **CircleCI**: Measured on the search term “ci cd circleci”. - **GitHub Actions**: Measured on the search term “github actions”. - **GitLab CI**: Measured on the search term “gitlab ci”. - **Jenkins**: Measured on the search term “jenkins”. - **TeamCity**: Measured on the search term “teamcity”. - **Travis CI**: Measured on the search term “travisci”. - [Argo CD](/demand/global-en/brands/argo) - [Buildkite](/demand/global-en/brands/buildkite) - [CircleCI](/demand/global-en/brands/circleci) - [GitHub Actions](/demand/global-en/brands/github-actions) - [GitLab CI](/demand/global-en/brands/gitlab-ci) - [Jenkins](/demand/global-en/brands/jenkins) - [TeamCity](/demand/global-en/brands/teamcity) - [Travis CI](/demand/global-en/brands/travis-ci) ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which brand is most popular in search among CI/CD tools worldwide? In September 2026, Jenkins was the most searched among CI/CD tools worldwide, with an estimated 201K branded searches, 50.8% of all searches for the eight we track. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "CI/CD tools: Which are searched most?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/ci-cd-tools This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/ci-cd-tools. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.