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What is Shippable

Shippable is a CI/CD platform that automates building, testing, and deploying software from source control to target environments. It is used by development and DevOps teams to define pipelines as code, run jobs in containerized build environments, and integrate with common developer tooling. The product emphasizes Docker-based workflows and supports deploying to container platforms and cloud infrastructure through configurable pipeline steps.

pros

Pipeline-as-code workflows

Shippable uses configuration files to define build and deployment workflows, which supports versioning and code review alongside application changes. This approach helps teams standardize pipeline behavior across repositories and environments. It also enables repeatable automation without relying solely on UI-driven pipeline definitions.

Containerized build execution

Build and test jobs run in Docker-based environments, which improves consistency between developer machines and CI runners. Teams can pin images and dependencies to reduce drift across builds. This model fits well for microservices and polyglot stacks where isolated toolchains are needed per project.

Broad integration surface

Shippable integrates with common source control systems and can connect to external tools for notifications, artifact handling, and deployment targets. This makes it usable in heterogeneous DevOps toolchains rather than requiring a single end-to-end platform. It can be positioned as a CI/CD layer that orchestrates existing infrastructure and services.

cons

Unclear current product status

Publicly available information about Shippable’s current roadmap, support model, and active development is limited compared with many modern CI/CD suites. For buyers, this can increase vendor-risk concerns around long-term maintenance and security updates. Organizations may need to validate availability of support, SLAs, and release cadence during procurement.

Less focus on progressive delivery

Compared with platforms that emphasize feature flags, experimentation, and advanced release governance, Shippable is more centered on build-and-deploy automation. Teams seeking native capabilities for progressive delivery (e.g., flag management, targeted rollouts, and experimentation analytics) may need additional products. This can add integration and operational overhead.

Operational overhead for runners

Container-based CI often requires teams to manage runner capacity, images, caching, and credentials carefully to keep pipelines fast and secure. If self-hosted execution is used, infrastructure management and scaling become an internal responsibility. This can be heavier than fully managed CI/CD services for teams without dedicated DevOps capacity.

Plan & Pricing

Plan Price Key features & notes
Free (JFrog Free subscription) $0 Includes JFrog Pipelines as part of the JFrog Platform free subscription: free quota of 2,000 CI/CD (build) minutes per month; includes limited storage/transfer (e.g., 2GB storage, 10GB transfer as noted by JFrog). Card verification required to activate Pipelines per JFrog policy..
Pro (JFrog Platform - Pro) $150 / month (starting) Platform Pro (SaaS) starting price shown as $150/month; includes 25 GB base consumption (storage+transfer), Artifactory, unlimited Docker Hub pulls and out-of-the-box CI/CD integration (Pipelines available subject to region)..
Enterprise X $950 / month (starting) Enterprise-tier SaaS plan with higher base consumption (125 GB) and enterprise features (99.9% uptime option, SLA, 24/7 support)..
Enterprise + / Custom Custom pricing Custom/enterprise+ pricing: contact sales / request a quote.

Notes: Shippable is no longer marketed as a standalone product on its old domain; JFrog integrated Shippable technology into JFrog Pipelines and the JFrog Platform — pricing & plans for the former Shippable CI/CD capabilities are now shown on JFrog's official pages (Pipelines product page and JFrog pricing).

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JFrog Ltd.
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
2008
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