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Depot vs Fluent CI
Short answer: Pick Depot if you want fast, scalable container builds and CI; pick Fluent CI if you want TypeScript-based CI pipelines. Depot has a free plan, paid from $20/month; Fluent CI is free and open source.
Which to pick
Pick Depot if you want…
- Fast, scalable container builds and CI
- Integrations with GitHub Actions, GitHub or CI providers (on Depot's list, not Fluent CI's)
Pick Fluent CI if you want…
- TypeScript-based CI pipelines
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Deno, Gleam or Rescript (on Fluent CI's list, not Depot's)
Side by side
- 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
- Starting price
- Depot:$20/month (Developer)
- Fluent CI:Free
- Free plan or trial
- Depot:Free trial
- Fluent CI:Free to use
- 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
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.
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.
Depot vs Fluent CI FAQ
What is the difference between Depot and Fluent CI?+
Fluent CI focuses on TypeScript-based CI pipelines, while Depot offers a full stack including container builds, cache and registry.
Should I use Depot or Fluent CI?+
Pick Depot if you want fast, scalable container builds and CI or integrations with GitHub Actions, GitHub or CI providers (on Depot's list, not Fluent CI's). Pick Fluent CI if you want TypeScript-based CI pipelines, a free, open-source tool or integrations with Deno, Gleam or Rescript (on Fluent CI's list, not Depot's).
Is Depot or Fluent CI free?+
Depot has a free plan; paid plans start at $20/month (Developer). Fluent CI is free and open source.
Which is cheaper, Depot or Fluent CI?+
Fluent CI is free, so it costs less. Depot starts at $20/month (Developer).
Is Depot or Fluent CI open source?+
Fluent CI is open source (fluentci-io/fluentci on GitHub, MPL-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Depot.
Do Depot and Fluent CI integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Depot lists GitHub Actions, GitHub, CI providers and AWS; Fluent CI lists Deno, Gleam, Rescript, Rust and 10 more.
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