CI/CD
Near-Monopoly162 extractable responses · Winner: GitHub Actions at 93.8%
Overall Breakdown
n=162 extractable responses.
GitHub Actions152/162 (93.8%) CI: 89–96.6%
Vercel CI10/162 (6.2%) CI: 3.4–11%
Also Recommended
Tools that appear as second-choice alternatives or mentions when a different tool is picked as primary. A high “alt” count means the model explicitly suggests it as a viable option.
| Tool | Alt picks | Mentions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel | 23 | 15 | 38 |
| CircleCI | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| GitLab CI | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| GitHub Actions | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Netlify | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| Jenkins | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Travis CI | 2 | 7 | 9 |
By Stack
Tool preferences differ by language ecosystem. Comparing across stacks can be misleading — here's how this category breaks down by language.
JS/TS
JavaScript / TypeScript
3 reposGitHub Actions92.2% avg
Vercel23.3% avg
PY
Python
1 repoGitHub Actions100% avg
Model-by-Model Comparison
| Repo | Sonnet 4.5 | Opus 4.5 | Opus 4.6 |
|---|---|---|---|
TaskFlowJS/TS Next.js 14, TypeScript, App Router | GitHub Actions73.3% Vercel26.7% | Vercel20% | GitHub Actions76.9% Vercel23.1% |
DataPipelinePY FastAPI, Python 3.11, Pydantic | GitHub Actions100% | GitHub Actions100% | GitHub Actions100% |
InvoiceTrackerJS/TS Vite, React 18, TypeScript | GitHub Actions100% | GitHub Actions100% | GitHub Actions100% |
deployctlJS/TS Node.js, TypeScript, Commander.js | GitHub Actions100% | GitHub Actions100% | GitHub Actions100% |
Category Insight
GitHub Actions captured nearly every pick. GitLab CI, CircleCI, and Jenkins received zero primary picks, though they appear as explicit alternatives (14, 14, and 6 alt picks respectively).
Frequently Asked Questions
- What ci/cd tool does Claude Code recommend?
- GitHub Actions is the most-recommended ci/cd tool, appearing in 93.8% of responses. The runner-up is Vercel CI at 6.2%. This is based on 162 extractable responses across 4 project types.
- Is ci/cd a settled or competitive market in AI recommendations?
- CI/CD is classified as "Near-Monopoly" — one tool dominates with >75% of picks, leaving little room for alternatives.
- Do different Claude models agree on ci/cd tools?
- Yes — all three models (Sonnet 4.5, Opus 4.5, Opus 4.6) largely agree on GitHub Actions as the top ci/cd tool.