Actual CircleCI Pricing 2026

See what 160 teams actually pay for CircleCI, from real contracts tracked in SpendHound

Published on:
May 5, 2026
Last updated on:
October 29, 2026

How much does CircleCI cost in 2026?

Based on spend data from actual CircleCI customers, average SMB pricing for CircleCI is $20756 per year.

SpendHound collects de-identified spend data from 1,300+ companies across thousands of software vendors. This is from 160 CircleCI customers reflecting actual pricing, not published rates or estimates.

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SMB Pricing

(50-1,000 employees)

$20756

per year

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How much is CircleCI pricing changing in 2026?

Among contributing SpendHound companies, SMB CircleCI pricing increased by 18.14% year-over-year.

The CI/CD and DevOps category overall continues to grow as companies invest in operational efficiency tools. However, finance teams are pushing back on CircleCI license costs, scrutinizing whether the per-user cost justifies the value across the organization.

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18.14%

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Is CircleCI cheaper compared to alternatives?

Evaluating CircleCI alternatives? Whether you’re comparing CircleCI vs. GitLab, CircleCI vs. JFrog, or considering another CircleCI competitor, actual customer spend data shows clear differences in how these tools are priced in practice.

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GitLab vs. CircleCI pricing

SMB pricing for GitLab averages $23616 per year.

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SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$23616 per year

$20756 per year

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SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

GitLab

$23616 per year

CircleCI

$20756 per year

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+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

GitLab

$308099 per year

CircleCI

$4908 per year

Delta

+0%

*based on annual average spend

JFrog vs. CircleCI pricing

SMB pricing for JFrog averages $33415 per year.

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SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$33415 per year

$20756 per year

+0%

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

JFrog

$33415 per year

CircleCI

$20756 per year

Delta

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

JFrog

$227443 per year

CircleCI

$4908 per year

Delta

+0%

*based on annual average spend

Perforce vs. CircleCI pricing

SMB pricing for Perforce averages $16004 per year.

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SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$16004 per year

$20756 per year

+0%

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

Perforce

$16004 per year

CircleCI

$20756 per year

Delta

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

Perforce

$226125 per year

CircleCI

$4908 per year

Delta

+0%

*based on annual average spend

Harness vs. CircleCI pricing

SMB pricing for Harness averages $9985 per year.

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SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$9985 per year

$20756 per year

+0%

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

Harness

$9985 per year

CircleCI

$20756 per year

Delta

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

Harness

$472567 per year

CircleCI

$4908 per year

Delta

+0%

*based on annual average spend

Redgate vs. CircleCI pricing

SMB pricing for Redgate averages $6421 per year.

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SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

$6421 per year

$20756 per year

+0%

SMB Pricing*

(50-1,000 employees)

Redgate

$6421 per year

CircleCI

$20756 per year

Delta

+0%

Enterprise Pricing*

(1,000+ employees)

Redgate

$31460 per year

CircleCI

$4908 per year

Delta

+0%

*based on annual average spend

Who uses CircleCI vs. competitors?

Want to see how CircleCI stacks up against other CI/CD and DevOps tools? SpendHound shows you adoption trends in real time, based on actual spend data from 1,300+ contributing companies.

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Perforce

Perforce delivers enterprise DevOps and software-development platforms: high-performance version control (Helix Core), ALM, code-quality/security, testing, CI/CD and digital asset management.

Harness

Harness provides an enterprise SaaS platform to automate software delivery and engineering: CI/CD & GitOps, feature management, cloud cost control, supply‑chain security and developer insights.

Redgate

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