The choice between Jenkins and GitHub Actions for Indian startups depends on several factors, including team size, infrastructure maturity, and compliance needs. Jenkins is a self-hosted, open-source automation server that runs workflows as pipelines, defined either in the UI or via a Jenkinsfile. Its core strength lies in extreme flexibility through plugins and on-premise control. Jenkins uses a master-agent architecture, where the master node schedules jobs and manages the UI, while agent nodes execute the actual build steps. This allows for horizontal scaling, but also means that the team is responsible for securing, patching, and monitoring every piece.…