Blacksmith Pricing
Plans and cost breakdown for 2026
Free Tier Available
3,000 free min/month, then $0.004/min (Ubuntu x64)
by Blacksmith · CI/CD
Is Blacksmith Worth It?
What You Get
- + Adopted by changing a single runs-on line
- + Per-minute pricing with no seat fees
- + Docker layer caching and faster cache downloads
- + Console surfaces slow and failing jobs
- + Free tier needs no credit card
What to Watch Out For
- - GitHub Actions only
- - Docker caching and sticky disks cost extra per GB
- - Savings figures assume a 2x speedup that varies by workload
- - Enterprise pricing is not published
CI/CD Pricing Comparison
| Tool | Pricing Model | Starting Price | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksmith (this tool) | Freemium | 3,000 free min/month, then $0.004/min (Ubuntu x64) | Blacksmith |
| Argo CD | Free | Open source - free to use | Argo Project (CNCF) |
| Aviator | Freemium | Free for teams under 15 developers; paid plans from $12/active developer/month with volume discounts | Aviator Technologies |
| Axolo | Freemium | Free plan (up to 50 PR channels/month); Standard $8.30/seat/month, Business $13.30/seat/month, Enterprise custom (50-seat minimum) | Axolo |
| Azure DevOps Pipelines | Freemium | Free (1 parallel job, 1,800 min/month); $40/month per additional parallel job | Microsoft |
| Bitbucket Pipelines | Freemium | Free (50 build minutes/month); Premium from $6.60/user/month | Atlassian |
| Buildkite | Freemium | Free for unlimited public repositories, $15/user/month for private | Buildkite |
| CircleCI | Freemium | Free (30,000 credits/month, 5 users) | CircleCI |
| CloudBees | Enterprise | Custom enterprise pricing; CloudBees Unify is the current platform | CloudBees |
| Codefresh | Enterprise | Contact sales — pricing now handled through Octopus Deploy | Octopus Deploy (formerly Codefresh) |
| Concourse | Open Source | Free and open source (Apache 2.0) | Concourse CI (VMware-originated, community maintained) |
Pricing FAQ
How much does Blacksmith cost?
Blacksmith uses a freemium pricing model. Plans start at 3,000 free min/month, then $0.004/min (Ubuntu x64).
Does Blacksmith have a free plan?
Yes, Blacksmith offers a free tier with limited features. Paid plans start at 3,000 free min/month, then $0.004/min (Ubuntu x64).
Is Blacksmith worth the price?
Blacksmith offers adopted by changing a single runs-on line and per-minute pricing with no seat fees. However, consider that github actions only. Compare with alternatives to find the best value for your needs.
What are cheaper alternatives to Blacksmith?
Check our alternatives page for Blacksmith to find more affordable options in the CI/CD category.
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