Comparison

Buildkite vs Woodpecker CI

On the evidence we track, Buildkite leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Buildkite65
Woodpecker CI58
Score
vioscaleAI score
Buildkite65 / 100medium · 72%
Woodpecker CI58 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tier
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Model
Buildkitefreemium
Woodpecker CIopen_source
Price level
Buildkitelow
Woodpecker CIfree
Transparent
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Integrations
Count
Buildkite25
Woodpecker CI–
Security
Certifications
Woodpecker CI–
Disclosure policy
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI–
Gdpr
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI–
Scorecard
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CI6.3
Soc2
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI–
Reliability
Sla pct
Buildkite99.95
Woodpecker CI–
Status page
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CI4
Github stars
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CI7,999
Activity
Commits last 30d
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CI100
Release
Cadence days
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CI28
History
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CI20 items
License
Spdx
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CIApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CIGo
Market
Availability
Woodpecker CI–
Content
Faq
Buildkite7 items
Woodpecker CI5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ci/cd tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Hosting
BuildkiteCloud + self-hosted
Woodpecker CISelf-hosted only
Self-hosted runners
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Core
Config-as-code pipelines
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Matrix / parallel builds
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI-
Build
Container-native builds
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Performance
Build caching
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI-
Security
Secrets management
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Delivery
Deployment environments & approvals
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Ecosystem
Reusable actions / marketplace
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Buildkite

Leader

A continuous integration and deployment platform that automates software workflows with support for both cloud-hosted and self-managed build agents, test execution, and artifact management.

Independently observed

Woodpecker CI

A system for automating build, test, and deployment pipelines, designed to be intuitive while allowing teams to extend its functionality to meet specific needs

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Buildkite

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free tier with 30-day all-access trial. Pro plan per active user/month. Enterprise with custom pricing. Metered usage for hosted agents ($0.004/Linux vCPU-min, $0.02-$0.24/Mac vCPU-min).

  • FreeFree
    • Up to 2,000 Linux vCPU minutes/month
    • Up to 250k test executions/month
    • Dynamic pipelines
    • Community support
    • 1 workflow
  • ProPer active user/month (amount not specified in source)
    • 4,000 Linux vCPU minutes/month included
    • 1M test executions/month
    • macOS agents access
    • Priority email support
    • 250k/month test history
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Full Buildkite platform access
    • 99.95% platform uptime SLA
    • Buildkite-hosted agents with remote Docker builders
    • Private container registry
    • Custom storage and retention policies
    • +8 more
as of verify ↗

Woodpecker CI

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI✓
CLI
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI✗
Self-hosted
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Hybrid
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Buildkite

Leader
48 total
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Enterprise
  • Bitbucket Server
  • AWS ECR
  • AWS S3
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • AWS IAM
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
  • NPM
  • PyPI
  • RubyGems
  • Maven
  • Apt
  • RPM
  • Helm
  • Alpine
  • Jest
  • Mocha
  • Cypress
  • Playwright
  • +24 more
Independently observed

Woodpecker CI

Not documented yet.

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