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Case Study: How GoCo cut CI costs 38% and halved pipeline duration on Semaphore

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Key facts · TL;DR
Company
GoCo
Industry
HR Software
Challenge
High CI costs and slow pipelines on CircleCI
Headline result
GoCo reduced CI costs 38% ($250k to $155k/yr) and doubled pipeline speed after moving from CircleCI to Semaphore

Key results

-38%
CI costs
$250k to $155k per year
2x
Faster pipeline duration
34:20 to 16:23
49%
Build pass rate
up from 21%

The challenge

GoCo, an HR and benefits software company based in Texas, ran its CI on CircleCI with high annual costs, long pipeline durations, and a low build pass rate.

The solution

GoCo migrated its CI/CD to Semaphore to reduce cost and improve build speed and reliability.

“I believe we're roughly 40% less cost at Semaphore than we were at CircleCI. So faster and less cost.”

JW
Jason Wang
Co-founder & CTO, GoCo

The results, in context

GoCo reported CI costs falling 38% (from $250k to $155k per year), pipeline duration halving from 34:20 to 16:23, and build pass rate rising from 21% to 49%. Figures are quoted from Semaphore's published GoCo story and dated September 9, 2024.

Products used

Semaphore CI/CD pipelines