Blacksmith
High-performance bare metal runners for GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines
Recommended for
- Solo / Indie
- Idea-Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
- Series A
- Scaleup
- Late-Stage
- Public / Enterprise
Blacksmith replaces GitHub Actions runners with bare metal hardware to accelerate CI/CD workflows, cutting cache download and Docker image build times by up to 80%. The platform delivers real-time observability for debugging pipelines, identifying performance bottlenecks, and resolving failing tests across Ubuntu, ARM, Windows, and macOS environments. Unlike GitHub’s native runners, Blacksmith offers cost-effective pricing with predictable performance, eliminating the variability of shared cloud resources. DevOps teams use it to standardize runner environments, reduce build times, and improve pipeline reliability without infrastructure overhead. Designed for engineering and development teams, Blacksmith integrates seamlessly into existing GitHub Actions workflows while supporting advanced testing and monitoring requirements.
SSIE
Stage Fit Recommendations
Following data shows why Blacksmith is recommended for listed teams. The Fit Score represents the percentage fit of Blacksmith to each company stages, as calculated by the SSIE.
Stage
Fit Score
Fit Reasons
Solo / Indie
$0–$2,000 MRR
51- Free tier available, no upfront cost
- Entry pricing sized for this stage
- Open-source codebase, independently reviewable
- Multiple support channels (chat, email)
Idea-Stage
$0
51- Pre-built third-party integrations
- Data encryption at rest and in transit
Pre-Seed
$0–$10k MRR
59- GDPR - baseline compliance certification
Seed
$10k–$100k MRR
65- SOC 2 - core enterprise certification
- VPAT (accessibility) - core enterprise certification
- ISO/IEC 27001 - core enterprise certification
- Single sign-on (SSO) via SAML 2.0
- Published uptime SLA with availability guarantees
- Regular third-party penetration testing
- Public trust center for security posture
Series A
$100k–$500k MRR
69- HIPAA - regulated-industry certification
Scaleup
$500k–$2M+ MRR
67- SOC 2 - core enterprise certification
Late-Stage
$2M+ MRR
66- SOC 2 - core enterprise certification
Public / Enterprise
$100M+ ARR
66- SOC 2 - core enterprise certification
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