# Azure Pipelines alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 221 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Azure Pipelines holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/azure-pipelines/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- GitHub Actions: 119
- GitLab CI/CD: 49
- Azure DevOps: 7
- CircleCI: 6
- GitHub: 3
- Buildkite: 1

## CI/CD platforms

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Azure Pipelines (Azure Pipelines is #7 of 10 at 0%).

- GitHub Actions: first choice in 68 of those 77
- GitLab CI/CD: first choice in 8 of those 77
- CircleCI: first choice in 3 of those 77

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Azure Pipelines (Azure Pipelines is #4 of 13 at 0%).

- GitHub Actions: first choice in 41 of those 74
- GitLab CI/CD: first choice in 17 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Azure Pipelines (Azure Pipelines is #7 of 12 at 2%).

- GitLab CI/CD: first choice in 24 of those 70
- GitHub Actions: first choice in 10 of those 70
- Azure DevOps: first choice in 7 of those 70
- CircleCI: first choice in 3 of those 70
- GitHub: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Buildkite: first choice in 1 of those 70
- CloudBees CI: first choice in 1 of those 70
- GitHub Actions on GitHub Enterprise Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 70

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