Travis CI
Travis CI automates software testing and deployment through CI/CD pipelines.
What Travis CI is
Travis CI automates software testing and deployment through CI/CD pipelines. Teams configure builds in a readable .travis.yml file, then use a build matrix to run unit and integration tests across environments in parallel. By default, branch and pull request changes trigger pipelines, and passing builds can be deployed automatically. Travis CI supports more than 30 languages with preconfigured environments, integrates with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, and names more than 40 CD providers. Build security features include encrypted sensitive data, HashiCorp Vault access, and isolated environments that are disposed of after each run; traffic is encrypted with SSL/TLS. The homepage describes GDPR compliance. Travis CI offers hosted use and self-hosted runners. Its Enterprise version can run on customer infrastructure or a private cloud and integrates with GitHub Enterprise.
Good
- Automates tests and deployments on branch or pull request changes
- Build matrices run tests across environments in parallel
- Supports more than 30 languages
- Offers hosted and self-hosted runners
Watch out
- Free trials are currently unavailable
- Fixed-price plans limit concurrent jobs
Who it suits
Travis CI suits teams automating test and deployment workflows across supported languages and environments. Organizations needing to run builds on their own infrastructure can consider its Enterprise deployment.
Verdict
Travis CI brings build configuration, testing, and deployment into automated pipelines, with both hosted and self-hosted options. Check the plan's job limits and pricing against your build needs.
Plans and prices
From Travis CI's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free Plan | Free | 10,000 credits · Unlimited unique users · Private and open-source repositories · Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD |
| 1 concurrent job Plan | $69 a month | Adjustable credits amount · Unlimited unique users · Private and open-source repositories · Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD · Starting at $69 / month |
| 2 concurrent jobs Plan | $129 a month | Adjustable credits amount · Unlimited unique users · Private and open-source repositories · Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD · Starting at $129 / month |
| 5 concurrent jobs Plan | $249 a month | Adjustable credits amount · Unlimited unique users · Private and open-source repositories · Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD · Starting at $249 / month |
| 1 concurrent annual job Plan | $759 a year | Adjustable credits amount · Unlimited unique users · Private and open-source repositories · Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD · Starting at $759 / year |
| 2 concurrent annual jobs Plan | $1,419 a year | Adjustable credits amount · Unlimited unique users · Private and open-source repositories · Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD · Starting at $1419 / year |
| 5 concurrent annual jobs Plan | $2,739 a year | Adjustable credits amount · Unlimited unique users · Private and open-source repositories · Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD · Starting at $2739 / year |
The facts
Each one read from Travis CI's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Build matrix
- A build matrix runs unit and integration tests across combinations of environments, and supports parallel builds.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- The Travis CI homepage describes GDPR compliance as part of its security commitments.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- Build pipelines are configured in a human-readable .travis.yml file.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Enterprise deployment
- Travis CI Enterprise is an on-premises version that can run on a customer's infrastructure or private cloud and integrates with GitHub Enterprise.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Enterprise limits
- The billing documentation says fixed-price plans limit concurrent jobs according to the plan, while usage-based plans have very high job limits.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product page names GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket integrations and says it supports more than 40 CD providers.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Language support
- Travis CI supports more than 30 languages with preconfigured environments.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Travis CI is a CI/CD service for automating software testing and deployment.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security features
- The product page describes HashiCorp Vault access, encrypted sensitive data, and clean VMs and isolated containers for builds.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security practices
- The security statement says tests run in isolated virtualized environments that are disposed of after each run, and traffic is encrypted with SSL/TLS.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Travis CI describes its customer support as engineering-driven and says its experts help with technical questions and Enterprise.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Triggers and deployment
- By default, Travis CI runs pipelines for branch or pull request changes and can automatically deploy passing builds.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2011checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free trial availability
- The billing documentation says free trial plans are currently unavailable.checked 4 Oct 2026
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