# Buildkite alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 212 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Buildkite 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/buildkite/alternatives

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

- GitHub Actions: 111
- GitLab CI/CD: 54
- Azure DevOps: 6
- CircleCI: 6
- GitHub: 3
- Azure Pipelines: 1

## CI/CD platforms

**Small business**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Buildkite (Buildkite is #5 of 10 at 0%).

- GitHub Actions: first choice in 61 of those 69
- GitLab CI/CD: first choice in 8 of those 69
- CircleCI: first choice in 3 of those 69

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Buildkite (Buildkite is #5 of 13 at 0%).

- GitHub Actions: first choice in 40 of those 74
- GitLab CI/CD: first choice in 17 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Buildkite (Buildkite is #6 of 12 at 2%).

- GitLab CI/CD: first choice in 29 of those 69
- GitHub Actions: first choice in 10 of those 69
- Azure DevOps: first choice in 6 of those 69
- CircleCI: first choice in 3 of those 69
- GitHub: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Azure Pipelines: first choice in 1 of those 69
- GitHub Actions on GitHub Enterprise Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Jenkins: first choice in 1 of those 69

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