The Fastest Way to Run GitHub Actions

The fastest way to run your GitHub Actions

A dead simple, drop-in replacement that costs 75% less than GitHub runners:

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2x fasterhardware

We run your GitHub Actions on bare metal gaming CPUs with the highest single-core performance.

4x fastercache downloads

We co-locate your cache artifacts in the same data center where your jobs are running.

40x fasterDocker Builds

We persist your Docker layers across CI runs on our blazing-fast NVMe drives.

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GitHub Actions, but actually observable

We fill the gap GitHub left: quickly seeing what's happening in your CI pipeline when something goes wrong.

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Fix failing and slow jobs

You’ll be able to spot misconfigurations and fix performance regressions.

Debug flaky tests and bugs

You’ll be able to run a global search across all your CI logs.

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Optimize slow Docker Builds

You’ll be able to monitor your cached steps ratio.

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"Blacksmith was the clear choice for our CI. It delivered faster builds, lower costs, a great dashboard, and greater reliability than any other provider we tested, with responsive support when we needed it." — Hammad Bashir, CTO

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Ashby slashes GitHub Actions costs by 75% and doubles deployment frequency

"Blacksmith was such a low-effort way for us to instantly benefit from fast CI, allowing us to ship faster. We love Blacksmith." — Hahnbee Lee, Co-founder

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VEED deploys 2x faster while cutting GitHub Actions costs by 70%

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Blacksmith cuts the time it takes to merge code in half

Nobody wants to review a PR that's still waiting for builds and tests to pass.

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Provision microVMs instantly

We work hard so you never have to see "Waiting for a runner to pick up this job" again.

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Absurdly fast CI

We cut your build, test, and deploy time in half, so you get feedback on your PRs right away.

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75% more cost-efficient

We built faster CI in a way that doesn't break your bank. We aren't even asking you to spend more.

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8m 38s

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Deploying with Blacksmith versus the rest

Our product comes with batteries included and costs less than GitHub, and far less than what self-hosted really costs you.

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Performance

Highest single-core performance

Instant provisioning

Unlimited concurrency

co-located dependency caching

Managed Docker pull caching

Managed Docker layer cache

Cost

Compute costs

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Storage costs

Low

Operational costs

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Not just trusted by the best — backed by them too

Including angels like Kelsey Hightower, Spencer Kimball, and NFL athlete Kelvin Beachum of the Arizona Cardinals.

Y Combinator

Google Ventures

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Jobs processed monthly

6K+

Happy developers

600+

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