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runnerhut vs BuildJet
A managed performance-runner service for GitHub Actions that shut down on 31 March 2026. Its migration guidance pointed customers back to GitHub-hosted runners.
What BuildJet does well
- Pioneered the one-line drop-in positioning the whole category now uses
- buildjet/cache@v4 was a clean, interoperable drop-in for actions/cache
Where we differ
- No longer operating — runners stopped on 31 March 2026
- Customers were directed back to GitHub-hosted runners, not to a faster option
- Any remaining buildjet-* labels in your workflows are now hard failures
| BuildJet | runnerhut | |
|---|---|---|
| Service status | Shut down 2026-03-31 | Operating |
| Drop-in runs-on | Discontinued | Yes |
| Cache action | buildjet/cache@v4 (discontinued) | actions/cache compatible |
| arm64 | Discontinued | Yes |
| Migration path | Back to GitHub-hosted | One-line swap |
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