Jenkins
Umami
| Feature | Jenkins | Umami |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free only | Free / from $9/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.2 / 5 | 4.5 / 5 |
| Best For | enterprise-teams, on-premise-deployments, complex-pipelines, legacy-systems | indie-developers, privacy-focused-sites, bloggers, small-businesses |
| Founded | 2011 | 2020 |
| Pipeline As Code | ✓ | ✗ |
| Plugins | ✓ | ✗ |
| Distributed Builds | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pipeline Visualization | ✓ | ✗ |
| Scm Integration | ✓ | ✗ |
| Artifact Management | ✓ | ✗ |
| Notifications | ✓ | ✗ |
| Page Views | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom Events | ✗ | ✓ |
| Realtime Dashboard | ✗ | ✓ |
| Utm Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Multi Site | ✗ | ✓ |
| Api | ✗ | ✓ |
| Teams | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Jenkins Pros
- Completely free and open source
- Extremely extensible with 1,800+ plugins
- Mature and battle-tested over many years
- Supports any programming language and platform
✗ Jenkins Cons
- Dated UI feels old compared to modern CI tools
- Requires significant maintenance and administration
- Groovy-based Jenkinsfiles have steep learning curve
✓ Umami Pros
- Completely open-source and self-hostable for free
- Beautiful, clean dashboard interface
- No cookies required (GDPR/CCPA compliant by default)
- Lightweight script (under 2KB) does not slow sites
✗ Umami Cons
- Limited advanced analytics features
- No conversion funnel or cohort analysis
- Self-hosting requires database management
The Verdict
Jenkins is built for enterprise teams and on premise deployments, with a focus on pipeline-as-code and plugins. Umami targets indie developers and privacy focused sites and leads with page-views and custom-events.
Jenkins uses custom enterprise pricing, while Umami starts at $9/mo — a tangible advantage for teams with a fixed budget.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Bottom line: Umami has a slight overall edge — but if completely free and open source matters most to you, Jenkins may still be the right call.