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Centralized Power: How TeamCity’s Architecture Solves Jenkins’ Scaling Problem

Jenkins’ controller‑agent model hits performance limits as organizations add pipelines, agents, and plugins, often forcing multi‑controller deployments that increase operational overhead. The article contrasts this with TeamCity’s server‑agent architecture, where a single server centralizes configuration while agents scale horizontally. TeamCity adds built‑in elasticity, cloud‑hosted agents, visual build chains, and intelligent agent matching, reducing the need for extensive plugin ecosystems. The net result is a CI/CD platform that scales more predictably with lower maintenance effort.