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Depot vs Fluent CI

Fluent CI focuses on TypeScript-based CI pipelines, while Depot offers a full stack including container builds, cache and registry.
DepotBuild Docker containers 40x fasterFluent CIWrite your CI/CD Pipelines in Typescript! No YAML

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What it is
Depot:Depot provides remote, fast Docker container builds, CI, caching, registry and sandbox services for scalable software delivery.
Fluent CI:Fluent CI lets you write CI/CD pipelines in TypeScript instead of YAML.
Best for
Depot:Fast, scalable container builds and CI
Fluent CI:TypeScript-based CI pipelines
Who it’s for
Depot:Engineering teams needing high-throughput builds and CI for AI-scale workloads.
Fluent CI:Developers who prefer a real programming language for CI/CD pipelines.
Pricing
Depot:Freemium
Fluent CI:Open source
Plans
Depot:Developer $20 per month · Startup $200 per month
Fluent CI:—
Open source
Depot:—
Fluent CI:Yes, 122 GitHub stars
Works with
Depot:GitHub Actions, GitHub, CI providers, AWS
Fluent CI:Deno, Gleam, Rescript, Rust, Bun, Cloudflare, Terraform, Android
DevHunt upvotes
Depot:22
Fluent CI:158
Launched on DevHunt
Depot:Mar 2024
Fluent CI:Jan 2024

Depot features

  • 40x Faster Container Builds. Remote builds on native Intel & Arm hardware with zero-emulation, delivering up to 40× speedup.
  • 10x Faster CI Engine. Programmable CI with unlimited concurrency and per-second billing.
  • Shared Persistent Cache. Fast, shared cache across builds backed by NVMe storage.
  • Depot Registry. High-throughput container registry with private, authenticated access.
  • Agent Sandboxes. Ephemeral, isolated environments for agents and humans with fine-grained RBAC.
  • Security & Governance. SSO/SAML, audit logging, SOC 2 Type II compliance, and role-based access control.
  • Multi-Platform Support. Builds for both Intel and Arm platforms, including macOS and Windows runners.
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Fluent CI features

  • TypeScript pipelines. Define build, test, and deploy steps using TypeScript code.
  • Self-hosted. Run Fluent CI locally or on any server you control.
  • FluentCI Studio. Graphical UI to explore and edit pipelines across projects.
  • Plugin SDK. Write custom CI plugins with IDE auto-completion and type checking.
  • 170+ extensions. Ready-made pipelines for many languages and services.
  • Dagger & Deno core. Built on Dagger for portable pipelines and Deno for secure execution.
  • Registry of pre-built pipelines. Browse and reuse community pipelines for common stacks.
  • CI provider integration. Develop locally then push pipelines to any CI provider.
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