Travis CI
Travis CI is a hosted continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform that automates the building, testing, and deployment of software projects, primarily those hosted on version control systems such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Assembla.[1][2] It enables developers to configure pipelines using a simple YAML file named .travis.yml in their repository root, which defines the steps for running builds in isolated virtual machines or containers, supporting over 30 programming languages including Ruby, Java, Node.js, Python, PHP, and Go, as well as multiple operating systems and architectures up to 64 GiB VMs.[1][2] Key features include parallel job execution, build matrices for testing across combinations of environments, continuous analysis for code quality, staged workflows, and seamless integration with deployment targets like Heroku and Docker registries.[2]
Founded in 2011 in Berlin, Germany, by a team of open-source enthusiasts, Travis CI quickly gained popularity for its minimalist approach and ease of use, particularly among early-career developers and open-source projects.[3] By 2025, it serves over 700,000 developers at 300,000 organizations, processing the equivalent of 2.5 million build minutes daily—roughly 151 years of compute time per month—and emphasizes flexibility, transparency, and reliability in an era of advancing AI and DevSecOps practices.[3] In 2019, the company was acquired by Idera, Inc., which has supported its evolution into a robust tool for both public and private repositories, with approachable pricing tiers starting from free for open-source projects.[3][2]
Introduction and History
Overview
Travis CI is a hosted continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) service designed to automate the build, test, and deployment processes for software projects.[4] It enables developers to streamline their workflows by automatically triggering builds and tests in response to code changes, ensuring reliability and speed in software development cycles.[4]
The platform's primary use cases involve seamless integration with version control systems like GitHub, where it runs automated tests on commits, pull requests, and branches.[4] It supports both open-source and private repositories, making it accessible for individual contributors, teams, and enterprises seeking to maintain code quality without manual intervention.[4]
Key benefits of Travis CI include its straightforward setup, which requires minimal configuration compared to more complex alternatives, allowing users to get started quickly with preconfigured environments.[4] The service offers scalability through parallel job execution across multiple environments and extensibility via plugins, custom scripts, and integrations with tools like Slack and Codecov.[4]
As of 2025, Travis CI functions as proprietary software that incorporates community contributions, prioritizing developer-first tools to support modern, efficient workflows.[4]
Founding and Early Development
Travis CI was founded in 2011 in Berlin, Germany, by a team of developers including Mathias Meyer, Konstantin Haase, Sven Fuchs, Josh Kalderimis, and Fritz Thielemann, with an initial focus on creating an open-source-friendly continuous integration (CI) tool tailored for Ruby projects hosted on GitHub.[5][6] The platform emerged from the need to simplify automated testing in a growing ecosystem of collaborative code repositories, where manual processes often led to delays and errors in build verification.[7] By launching as a free hosted service directly integrated with GitHub, Travis CI enabled developers to trigger builds automatically on code pushes or pull requests, marking a shift toward seamless CI for open-source workflows.[3][8]
In its early days, Travis CI prioritized simplicity and accessibility, introducing core features such as YAML-based configuration files for defining build scripts and email notifications for status updates.[9] These elements allowed users to specify testing environments and scripts without complex setup, fostering rapid adoption among Ruby on Rails developers and the broader open-source community.[8] By 2013, the service had gained significant popularity, processing builds for thousands of GitHub repositories and earning praise for its ease of use in automating tests for projects like Ruby gems and JavaScript libraries.[8] This momentum continued through 2015, as Travis CI became a staple for open-source maintainers seeking reliable, no-cost CI without self-hosting overhead.[10]
Key growth milestones in the mid-2010s included expanding language support from its Ruby origins to encompass JavaScript, Python, Java, and over 20 others, enabling broader applicability across diverse project types.[11] In 2020, the platform added integrations with other version control systems, such as Bitbucket, to accommodate users beyond the GitHub ecosystem and support hybrid workflows in the evolving DevOps landscape.[12] These developments solidified Travis CI's role as a versatile CI solution prior to its shift toward enhanced commercial features following the 2019 acquisition.[13]
Acquisitions and Major Milestones
In January 2019, Travis CI was acquired by Idera, Inc., a company specializing in software productivity tools, and integrated into its portfolio alongside other developer-focused products such as TestRail and Ranorex.[13][14]
Shortly after the acquisition, Travis CI experienced a significant infrastructure outage from March 27 to March 29, 2019, which disrupted thousands of builds and highlighted ongoing operational challenges for users.[15] In November 2020, the company announced the shutdown of the travis-ci.org domain, originally effective December 31, 2020, but ultimately occurring in June 2021, ending the unlimited free tier for open-source projects and requiring all users to migrate to travis-ci.com.[16][17][18]
Following the acquisition and domain migration, Travis CI shifted its emphasis toward enterprise-grade offerings, including premium virtual machines for faster build execution and enhanced security integrations such as build isolation and SSL/TLS encryption for traffic.[19][2][20]
In March 2025, Travis CI announced the end of support for macOS builds effective March 31, 2025.[21] In June 2025, Travis CI launched a redesigned website and developer portal, featuring updated branding, improved navigation, and a focus on modern developer workflows.[22] As of May 2025, the company continued to publish blog updates on CI/CD best practices, covering topics like pipeline optimization and security measures.[23] No major outages have been reported for Travis CI since 2020, reflecting stabilized infrastructure operations.[24][25]
Configuration and Setup
The .travis.yml File
The .travis.yml file serves as the primary configuration mechanism for Travis CI builds, stored in YAML format at the root of a repository to define the build environment, dependencies, and execution phases.[9] This file enables developers to customize builds declaratively, ensuring reproducibility across commits and integrations.[26]
At the root level, key directives establish the build environment. The language key specifies the primary programming language or runtime, such as node_js for JavaScript projects or ruby for Ruby applications, which automatically sets up corresponding tools and defaults.[27] The dist key selects the operating system distribution, like focal for Ubuntu 20.04, influencing available packages and compatibility.[28] The sudo key, now deprecated, formerly controlled elevated privileges; modern configurations rely on container-based or virtual machine defaults without it.[29]
Essential build phases are defined through script directives that outline sequential steps. The install phase handles dependency setup, such as running npm install for Node.js packages.[9] The before_script phase prepares the environment immediately before testing, for instance, by exporting variables or compiling code.[9] The core script phase executes the main build or test commands, like npm test to run unit tests.[9] Finally, the after_script phase performs cleanup or post-build actions, such as generating reports, regardless of the build outcome.[9] Additional phases like before_install for initial setup and conditional ones (after_success, after_failure) extend flexibility.[9]
A simple configuration for a Node.js project might look like this:
yaml
language: node_js
node_js:
- "14"
- "16"
install: npm install
script: npm test
after_script:
- echo "Build completed"
language: node_js
node_js:
- "14"
- "16"
install: npm install
script: npm test
after_script:
- echo "Build completed"
This setup tests across Node.js versions 14 and 16, leveraging a basic matrix for parallelization.[9]
Best practices include committing the .travis.yml file to version control in the repository root for collaborative maintenance and automatic detection by Travis CI.[9] For multi-job setups, use the jobs.include directive or build config imports to modularize configurations, avoiding monolithic files while promoting reuse across projects.[30]
Job Matrices and Stages
Job matrices in Travis CI enable the parallel execution of multiple jobs by defining variations in the build configuration, allowing for efficient testing across different environments or parameters. The matrix key in the .travis.yml file specifies arrays of values for keys such as language versions or environment variables, which expand into a Cartesian product of jobs that run concurrently.[31] For instance, testing a Node.js application against multiple versions can be configured as follows:
yaml
matrix:
include:
- node_js: 14
env: TEST_SUITE=unit
- node_js: 16
env: TEST_SUITE=integration
- os: [linux](/page/Linux)
node_js: 18
env: TEST_SUITE=e2e
matrix:
include:
- node_js: 14
env: TEST_SUITE=unit
- node_js: 16
env: TEST_SUITE=integration
- os: [linux](/page/Linux)
node_js: 18
env: TEST_SUITE=e2e
This setup generates three parallel jobs, each tailored to a specific combination, optimizing resource use and reducing build times by distributing workload across Travis CI's infrastructure.[31] Up to 200 such jobs can run in parallel per build, subject to plan limits.[31]
To manage matrix behavior, Travis CI provides options like allow_failures and fast_finish under the jobs key. The allow_failures directive permits specified jobs—identified by their matrix parameters—to fail without marking the overall build as failed, useful for experimental configurations.[31] For example:
yaml
jobs:
allow_failures:
- env: EXPERIMENTAL=true
jobs:
allow_failures:
- env: EXPERIMENTAL=true
Meanwhile, fast_finish: true enables early termination of the build once all non-allowable jobs succeed, even if allowable ones are still running or fail, thereby accelerating feedback loops.[31]
The stages directive extends matrix capabilities into multi-step pipelines by grouping jobs into sequential phases, where jobs within a stage run in parallel but stages execute one after another only if the previous stage completes successfully.[32] Stages are defined via the stages top-level key to set order and the stage key under jobs.include to assign jobs, with defaults like a single test stage if unspecified.[32] Conditional execution is handled by the if clause in stage definitions or job inclusions, enabling dependencies such as deploying only after testing passes on specific branches. A typical configuration for a test-then-deploy pipeline might look like:
yaml
stages:
- name: test
if: branch = develop
- name: deploy
if: branch = main
jobs:
include:
- stage: test
script: npm test
matrix:
include:
- node_js: 14
- node_js: 16
- stage: deploy
script: npm run deploy
if: type = push AND branch = main
stages:
- name: test
if: branch = develop
- name: deploy
if: branch = main
jobs:
include:
- stage: test
script: npm test
matrix:
include:
- node_js: 14
- node_js: 16
- stage: deploy
script: npm run deploy
if: type = push AND branch = main
Here, test jobs run in parallel across Node.js versions; if all succeed, the deploy job proceeds.[32]
Integration with deploy providers, such as Heroku or GitHub Releases, leverages matrices and stages to trigger automatic deployments based on job outcomes, ensuring releases occur only from successful configurations.[33] The deploy key can be placed under jobs.include within a stage, conditioned on matrix variables or branch states via the on subsection—for example, deploying from the latest Ruby version job in a deploy stage.[33] Multiple providers can be listed under deploy for parallel or sequential actions, with failures in prior stages halting deployment to maintain pipeline integrity.[33]
Supported Environments
Architectures and Operating Systems
Travis CI supports multiple hardware architectures to enable testing and building across diverse platforms, with amd64 serving as the default for all projects. Additional architectures include arm64 (ARMv8), arm64-graviton2 (ARMv8 on AWS Graviton2 processors), ppc64le (IBM Power), and s390x (IBM Z), allowing users to target specific CPU types for compatibility and performance validation.[34][35]
Availability of these architectures varies by subscription plan: amd64 and arm64-graviton2 are accessible to both open source and commercial users, while arm64, ppc64le, and s390x are restricted to open source projects. Commercial users seeking arm64 support must use the arm64-graviton2 variant, which runs on AWS infrastructure.[34]
For operating systems, Linux environments are the primary focus, based on Ubuntu distributions such as Noble (24.04), Jammy (22.04), Focal (20.04), Bionic (18.04), and Xenial (16.04). These provide a stable foundation for most builds, with options for container-based (LXD) virtualization—default for arm64, ppc64le, and s390x—or full virtual machines (VMs), which offer sudo access and are standard for amd64.[35][36]
macOS support, previously available for versions including Monterey (12.x) via VM infrastructure, was discontinued on March 31, 2025, due to the end-of-life of underlying hardware providers. Windows environments utilize Server 2019 (version 1809) in a full VM setup, featuring an NTFS file system, PowerShell, and Chocolatey package management, but lacking GUI or multimedia components.[21][37]
Users select architectures and operating systems in the .travis.yml file using the 'arch' key (e.g., arch: arm64) for CPU types and the 'os' key (e.g., os: linux or os: windows) for the base system, which expands the build matrix accordingly. The defaults are amd64 architecture on Linux if unspecified.[38][34]
Limitations include plan-based restrictions, such as the unavailability of ppc64le and s390x for commercial projects, and higher resource costs for certain architectures like s390x in enterprise scenarios, particularly for private repositories emulating IBM Z hardware. Beta features for multi-architecture builds may also face concurrency limits and Linux-only compatibility.[34][39]
Travis CI supports over 30 programming languages out of the box, enabling automatic detection and configuration through the language key in the .travis.yml file.[40] This includes popular runtimes such as Python (versions 2.7, 3.4 through 3.14, with support for development releases and PyPy, managed via pyenv where applicable), Node.js (versions 14 through 25, including LTS releases, selectable via nvm), Java (OpenJDK 8 through recent releases via Adoptium/Bellsoft, plus Semeru JDK up to 22), Ruby (2.7 through 3.3 via RVM), and Go (1.20 and later, including 1.25, with support for any tagged release from the official Go downloads).[41][42][43][44][45] Other supported languages encompass C/C++, PHP, Perl, Rust, Scala, Elixir, Dart, and R, among others, with version matrices expandable for testing across multiple releases.[40]
The build environments come pre-equipped with essential tools and services to facilitate development workflows across these languages. Version control is handled by Git (version 2.34+ in recent Ubuntu images; 2.51+ in Noble as of 2025), while containerization is supported via Docker (pre-installed in Ubuntu 18.04 and later environments; 28+ in Noble).[46] Databases such as MySQL (8.0 default on recent images, 5.7 on older), PostgreSQL (up to 16 via APT, including 12), and MongoDB (4.4 and later) are available but require activation through the services key in .travis.yml; similarly, Redis (6.0) and other caches can be enabled this way.[47] Package managers are pre-installed per language, including pip (23.0+) for Python, npm (10.0+) for Node.js, Maven (3.9+) and Gradle (8.0+; 9+ in Noble) for Java, Bundler (2.4+) for Ruby, and go mod for Go, streamlining dependency resolution without additional setup.[41][42][43][44][45]
For projects requiring additional dependencies or frameworks not covered by defaults, Travis CI allows custom installations during the install phase of the build lifecycle. This phase executes commands before the script phase, enabling the addition of libraries or tools tailored to specific needs; for instance, in a React application, developers can run npm ci to install dependencies efficiently.[9] Similarly, for a Spring Boot project, the install phase can invoke ./mvnw install to compile and package the application using Maven.[43] These custom steps integrate seamlessly with the selected build environment, such as Ubuntu or macOS images detailed in the supported architectures.[36]
As of 2025, Travis CI maintains alignment with the latest stable releases across runtimes, with Python 3.12 support introduced in late 2023 via updates to pyenv in Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04 environments.[48][46] Node.js 22 was added in 2024, and Go 1.25 in 2025, via updates to the Noble Numbat image, ensuring compatibility with contemporary development standards without disrupting legacy support.[46]
Operation and Workflow
Integration Triggers
Travis CI integrates with several version control systems (VCS) to enable automated build initiation, primarily through account linking and authorization mechanisms. The primary integration is with GitHub, utilizing OAuth for secure access to repositories, where users sign in via GitHub and grant permissions to select specific repositories for monitoring.[1] Similar OAuth-based linking is supported for GitLab and Bitbucket (including Atlassian Bitbucket), allowing users to connect accounts and activate repositories through the Travis CI dashboard.[9] For Perforce and Apache Subversion (SVN), integrations are available via dedicated setup processes requiring server configuration.[49]
Builds in Travis CI are triggered automatically by various events from the connected VCS. Pushes to monitored branches initiate builds immediately upon commit, using the configuration from the pushed branch's .travis.yml file.[1] Pull requests trigger builds when opened or updated with new commits, constructing a temporary merge commit between the source and target branches to test compatibility, with status updates reflected in the VCS interface.[50] Cron schedules provide periodic triggers for maintenance builds, configured via the Travis CI web interface by selecting a branch and interval (daily, weekly, or monthly), without direct specification in .travis.yml.[51] Additionally, builds can be initiated manually or programmatically through API calls, sending a POST request to the /repo/{slug|id}/requests endpoint with an authentication token.[52]
To control triggers, Travis CI allows branch and tag filtering directly in the .travis.yml file using the branches key. This supports safelisting specific branches for builds (e.g., only master and stable) or blocklisting exclusions (e.g., skipping legacy branches), with regex patterns for flexible matching like /^v\d+\.\d+/ to include version tags.[9]
The webhook mechanism underpins real-time triggering, where Travis CI receives event notifications from the VCS provider—such as GitHub's webhook payloads for pushes and pull requests—to detect changes and start builds without polling.[50] This ensures low-latency responses, with similar webhook handling for other supported VCS like GitLab and Bitbucket.
Following changes in late 2020, open-source repositories on Travis CI transitioned from unlimited free builds to a limited free tier, with many projects requiring paid plans to maintain full trigger functionality and concurrency, as public builds were placed on a trial model to address abuse.[53] Eligible open-source users can apply for exemptions or limited free access, but standard triggers like pushes and pull requests often necessitate subscription upgrades for reliable operation.[54]
Build Execution and Optimization
In Travis CI, the build process follows a structured lifecycle consisting of sequential phases executed on a virtual machine (VM) for each job. The process begins with the clone phase, where Travis CI provisions a fresh VM and clones the specified Git repository branch into a directory named $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR. This is followed by the install phase, which includes an optional before_install step for preliminary setup and the main install step to handle dependencies, such as running mvn install for Java projects or bundle install for Ruby; this phase can be skipped or customized via the .travis.yml file. Next comes the script phase, encompassing a before_script for additional preparations and the core script execution, where the primary build and test commands run—failure here (non-zero exit code) marks the job as failed, though execution may continue unless configured otherwise. Finally, the post-script phase runs after_script commands unconditionally, with optional after_success or after_failure hooks based on the outcome; these phases execute sequentially, and the build halts on non-zero exits in early stages, with a default timeout of 10 minutes of inactivity (no log output) per job, extending to a maximum of 50 minutes for public repositories or 120 minutes for private ones.[55][9]
To optimize build times, Travis CI employs caching mechanisms that store directories across builds, reducing the need to re-download or recompile dependencies. Caches are fetched before the install phase and uploaded after the script phase but before after_success or after_failure, with one cache per branch and language configuration (e.g., specific Ruby or JDK versions). Global caches target common directories like $HOME/.npm for Node.js (or node_modules/) and $HOME/.m2 for Maven, while custom caches can include user-specified paths such as ~/.rvm/ or project-specific folders via the cache: directories: directive in .travis.yml; for example, cache: - bundler - npm enables caching for Ruby gems and npm packages. The cache directive allows enabling, disabling (e.g., cache: false), or selectively controlling caches, which expire after 45 days and significantly accelerate repeated builds by reusing artifacts like compiled dependencies.[56]
Parallelism enhances efficiency by distributing workloads across multiple jobs, with Travis CI supporting configurable concurrency limits based on subscription plans—the open-source free plan allows limited concurrency (typically 1-5 jobs) with 10,000 credits monthly, while paid plans offer scalable concurrency starting from 1 job ($69/month) or 80 jobs ($15/month for usage-based), up to 300 or more via upgrades to run tests simultaneously on separate VMs. Optimization occurs through the build matrix, where jobs are generated from variable combinations (e.g., different environments or test suites) and exclusions (e.g., exclude: - env: TEST_SUITE=units) prevent unnecessary runs, allowing parallel execution within stages; for instance, splitting unit and integration tests across jobs can reduce total build time by fully utilizing available concurrency. As of February 2024, GPU support is available for Linux builds to enhance compute-intensive tasks. Note that macOS builds will end support on April 1, 2025.[57][58][9][59][21]
For handling outputs, Travis CI facilitates artifact uploads and deployments post-build to preserve files beyond the ephemeral VM lifecycle. Artifacts, such as binaries or reports, can be automatically uploaded to Amazon S3 after the after_script phase by enabling the addons: artifacts: true configuration and providing AWS credentials via secure environment variables (ARTIFACTS_KEY, ARTIFACTS_SECRET, ARTIFACTS_BUCKET), with customizable paths (e.g., addons: artifacts: paths: - bin/) and target structures like /${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG}/${TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER}; this excludes pull request builds by default. Deployments extend this via the deploy provider in .travis.yml, supporting targets like S3 (e.g., deploy: provider: s3 bucket: my-bucket access_key_id: $AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID), Heroku, or others, with options for conditional triggers (e.g., on specific branches) and encryption of sensitive keys using the Travis CLI to generate secure placeholders, ensuring secure transfer of build outputs.[60][33]
Notifications and Reporting
Travis CI provides notifications to inform users about build outcomes, such as success, failure, or changes in status, through various channels configured in the .travis.yml file under the notifications key.[61] Supported channels include email, which defaults to notifying the committer and author on broken or fixed builds but can be customized with options like on_success: change or specific recipients; Slack, using secure: account:token#channel for room-specific alerts with templates and pull request toggles; IRC, directing messages to channels like chat.freenode.net#my-channel with notice options; webhooks, sending JSON payloads via POST to custom URLs such as http://your-domain.com/notifications.[61] These notifications can be conditioned using if clauses or triggered on events like on_failure: always, excluding pull requests by default for channels like email and IRC to prevent spam.[61] (Note: HipChat integration is listed in documentation but non-functional since the service discontinued in 2021.)
Build status visibility is enhanced through embeddable badges that display the latest build result for a repository's default branch, such as the master branch, in formats like Markdown: .[62] For private repositories, badges include a security token to restrict access, ensuring they are not publicly viewable without authentication.[62] Additionally, the Travis CI API V3 enables programmatic access to build history via endpoints like GET /repo/{owner}/{repo}/builds, which returns paginated lists of builds sorted by number or timestamp, and logs through GET /job/{job.id}/log in text or JSON formats for detailed output review.[63][64]
The Travis CI dashboard offers reporting features for workflow oversight, including visual timelines of job execution across stages and builds, allowing users to track progress from queued to completed states.[55] Failure diagnostics are facilitated by accessing job logs directly in the interface, which highlight errors, non-zero exit codes, or dependency issues, often with annotations for common problems like upstream changes.[65] Coverage reporting integrates seamlessly with tools like Codecov, where users run coverage tools during builds and upload reports via bash uploaders in the .travis.yml script phase, enabling dashboard badges and pull request comments on coverage metrics.[66]
Security measures in notifications and reporting emphasize scoped credentials and secret protection; for instance, tokens for Slack or IRC are encrypted using travis encrypt before inclusion in YAML, limiting exposure to authorized builds only.[61] Post-build log scans automatically detect and obfuscate potential secrets using tools like Trivy and detect-secrets, with results visible to administrators for seven days to prevent leaks in shared logs or notifications.[67] Credentials are further secured by rotating tokens regularly and using integrations like HashiCorp Vault for just-in-time access, avoiding hardcoding in configurations.[67]
Company and Business Model
Corporate Background
Travis CI GmbH was founded in 2011 in Berlin, Germany, where it maintains its headquarters.[3][5] In January 2019, the company was acquired by Idera, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of software productivity tools headquartered in Austin, Texas.[68][69] This acquisition integrated Travis CI into Idera's portfolio of B2B software brands focused on database administration, application development, and test management.[70]
As of July 2024, Travis CI employs between 11 and 50 people, including engineering leads who oversee the platform's core development.[71] The team operates in a remote-friendly environment, supporting users across European and U.S. time zones to align with its Berlin base and American parent company.[72] Community involvement is a key aspect of operations, with open-source components hosted on GitHub, where Travis CI maintains 277 repositories to facilitate contributions from developers worldwide.[73]
Travis CI's ecosystem emphasizes seamless integrations with leading technology providers, including AWS for continuous deployment workflows and HashiCorp for secure secret management through Vault.[74][75] The company sustains an active developer blog, publishing resources on CI/CD practices and DevOps trends as recently as May 2025.[23]
Pricing and Commercial Evolution
Travis CI provided unlimited free builds for open-source projects through its travis-ci.org platform until its shutdown on December 31, 2020, after which all users migrated to the paid travis-ci.com service.[53] This marked the end of the unlimited free tier due to issues like service abuse, transitioning the platform to a fully paid model centered on a credits-based billing system.[53] Under this system, introduced in November 2020, builds consume credits proportional to execution time and infrastructure: 10 credits per minute for Linux and FreeBSD jobs, 20 credits per minute for Windows, and higher rates for premium virtual machines or specialized setups like GPU instances.[57]
As of 2025, Travis CI's pricing revolves around Free, Usage-Based, Unlimited, and Server plans tailored for varying team sizes and needs. The Free Plan provides 10,000 Linux build credits with unlimited unique users and supports private and open-source repositories across Windows, Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD, with no credit card required. Open-source projects can request additional complimentary credits via support on a case-by-case basis.[76] The Usage-Based plan offers 35,000 Linux build credits monthly for $15 (or 420,000 credits annually for $165, equivalent to $13.75 monthly), supporting up to 80 concurrent jobs and including premium virtual machines for faster performance.[19] The Unlimited plan provides boundless credits with scalable concurrency from 1 to 300 jobs, starting at $78 monthly or $72 on an annual basis (billed as 11 months' worth for 12), also encompassing premium VMs and unlimited collaborators and repositories.[19] For on-premise deployments, the Server plan costs $34 monthly and includes private cloud support, integration with tools like Perforce and Subversion, and premium customer assistance.[19]
All plans incorporate premium virtual machines to enhance build speeds and reliability, with support escalating from standard email responses in entry-level options to dedicated premium assistance in higher tiers.[19] Volume discounts apply for organizations with 20 or more users, requiring contact with sales for customized quotes.[19]
This commercial evolution has refocused Travis CI on enterprise customers, prioritizing flexible, usage-driven pricing that allows teams to scale without overprovisioning while maintaining cost control through auto-refill options and annual commitments.[57]