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Comparison

Buildkite vs Woodpecker CI

No clear leader: Woodpecker CI (59.9) and Buildkite (59.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Buildkite full profile →Woodpecker CI full profile →
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Buildkite59
Woodpecker CI60
Score
Vioscale score
Buildkite59 / 100medium · 73%
Woodpecker CI60 / 100low · 43%
Pricing
Free tier
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Model
Buildkitefreemium
Woodpecker CIopen_source
Price level
Buildkitemid
Woodpecker CIfree
Transparent
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Integrations
Count
Buildkite35
Woodpecker CI–
Security
Disclosure policy
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI–
Gdpr
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI–
Scorecard
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CI6.1
Soc2
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Buildkite✓
Woodpecker CI–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CI4
Github stars
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CI7,753
Activity
Commits last 30d
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CI100
Release
Cadence days
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CI23
History
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CI20 items
License
Spdx
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CIApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Buildkite–
Woodpecker CIGo
Market
Availability
BuildkiteAvailable worldwide · HQ AU
Woodpecker CI–

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

A CI/CD platform providing flexible pipeline orchestration, automated test optimization, and supply chain security. Supports cloud-hosted and self-managed agents with built-in test analytics, package registries, and integrations across development tools.

Independently observed

Woodpecker CI

An open source continuous integration and deployment platform that uses Docker containers to execute pipeline steps on self-hosted distributed agents. It supports multiple workflows, dynamic scaling, and extensibility through a plugin ecosystem.

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

from $30/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free tier available. Pro from $30/user/month. Enterprise custom pricing.

  • PersonalFree
    • 3 concurrent jobs
    • 1 user
    • 90-day build retention
    • 250 managed tests
    • 50k test executions/month
    • +1 more
  • Pro$30/active user/month
    • Unlimited concurrent jobs
    • Unlimited users
    • All Linux and Mac M4 agent sizes
    • Cache volumes
    • Git mirror volumes
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • SCIM/SAML/ADFS
    • Audit logs
    • Build exports
    • Pipeline templates
    • Premium support SLA
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✓

Integrations

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

Buildkite

35 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
  • +11 more
Independently observed

Woodpecker CI

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.