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GitHub Actions vs honest-ci
GitHub Actions is the CI platform; honest-ci is a specific action that adds test-integrity checks.
GitHub ActionsCI/CD and automation built into GitHub
honest-ciCatch the pull request that passes by changing its testsWhich to pick
Pick GitHub Actions if you want…
- Integrated CI/CD on GitHub
- General CI/CD automation
- Integrations with Node.js, Ruby or PHP (on GitHub Actions' list, not honest-ci's)
Pick honest-ci if you want…
- Detecting test changes that hide failures
- Integrations with GitHub Actions, JavaScript or TypeScript (on honest-ci's list, not GitHub Actions')
Side by side
- What it is
- GitHub Actions:GitHub Actions automates CI/CD and other workflows directly from GitHub repositories.
- honest-ci:honest-ci is a GitHub Action that flags pull requests that pass by deleting, skipping, or altering tests.
- Best for
- GitHub Actions:Integrated CI/CD on GitHub
- honest-ci:Detecting test changes that hide failures
- Who it’s for
- GitHub Actions:Developers and teams using GitHub who need build, test, and deployment automation.
- honest-ci:teams using GitHub that want to guard test integrity in PRs
- Pricing
- GitHub Actions:Freemium
- honest-ci:Freemium
- Plans
- GitHub Actions:Free $0
- honest-ci:Free $0 · Small team $49/mo, billed yearly · Team $149/mo, billed yearly · Larger team $15/person/mo, billed yearly
- Works with
- GitHub Actions:Node.js, Python, Java, Ruby, PHP, Go, Rust, .NET
- honest-ci:GitHub Actions, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Go
GitHub Actions features
- Hosted runners. Run jobs on Linux, macOS, Windows, ARM, GPU, or containers using GitHub-provided VMs.
- Matrix builds. Execute the same workflow across multiple OSes and runtime versions in parallel.
- Secret store. Store encrypted secrets at repository, environment, or organization level.
- Multi-container testing. Add docker-compose to workflows to test services together.
- Event-driven triggers. Start workflows on any GitHub event, from pushes to issue comments.
- Actions Marketplace. Discover and reuse community-built actions for common tasks.
honest-ci features
- Detect deleted tests. Flags PRs where a test file or case disappears without replacement.
- Skip/focus markers. Identifies new skip, xfail, todo or focus markers added to tests.
- Assertion count check. Alerts when a test file loses more assertions than it gains.
- Changed expectations. Catches literal expected-value changes in tests alongside code edits.
- Coverage threshold monitoring. Blocks PRs that lower or remove coverage thresholds or ignore tests.
- Sensitive path rules. Holds PRs that modify configured sensitive paths or exceed size limits.
GitHub Actions vs honest-ci FAQ
Is GitHub Actions or honest-ci free?+
GitHub Actions has a free plan and paid plans. honest-ci has a free plan and paid plans.
Do GitHub Actions and honest-ci integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Python, Java and Go. GitHub Actions also lists Node.js, Ruby, PHP, Rust and 3 more; honest-ci also lists GitHub Actions, JavaScript and TypeScript.
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