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Comparison

CircleCI vs Woodpecker CI

On the evidence we track, CircleCI leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

CircleCI full profile →Woodpecker CI full profile →
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★CircleCI76
Woodpecker CI58
Score
vioscaleAI score
CircleCI76 / 100medium · 74%
Woodpecker CI58 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tier
CircleCI✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Model
CircleCIfreemium
Woodpecker CIopen_source
Price level
CircleCImid
Woodpecker CIfree
Starting price
CircleCI$15
Woodpecker CI–
Transparent
CircleCI✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Integrations
Count
CircleCI15
Woodpecker CI–
Security
Disclosure policy
CircleCI✓
Woodpecker CI–
Fedramp
CircleCI✓
Woodpecker CI–
Gdpr
CircleCI✓
Woodpecker CI–
Iso27001
CircleCI✓
Woodpecker CI–
Pci
CircleCI✓
Woodpecker CI–
Scorecard
CircleCI–
Woodpecker CI6.3
Soc2
CircleCI✓
Woodpecker CI–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
CircleCI✓
Woodpecker CI–
Adoption
Dependent repos
CircleCI–
Woodpecker CI4
Github stars
CircleCI–
Woodpecker CI7,999
Stackoverflow questions
CircleCI8,600
Woodpecker CI–
Activity
Commits last 30d
CircleCI–
Woodpecker CI100
Release
Cadence days
CircleCI–
Woodpecker CI28
History
CircleCI–
Woodpecker CI20 items
License
Spdx
CircleCI–
Woodpecker CIApache-2.0
Language
Primary
CircleCI–
Woodpecker CIGo
Market
Availability
CircleCIAvailable worldwide · Popular in US
Woodpecker CI–
Content
Faq
CircleCI8 items
Woodpecker CI5 items
Hosting
Model
CircleCIcloud
Woodpecker CI–

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

CircleCI

Leader

A continuous integration and deployment service that automates software testing, building, and deployment across multiple compute environments, with intelligent workflow orchestration and parallel execution capabilities.

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.

CircleCI

Leader
from $15/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free plan with 30k monthly credits. Performance plan starts at $15/month with usage-based pricing for additional credits.

  • FreeFree
    • 30,000 free credits/month
    • Docker, Windows, Linux, Arm, macOS environments
    • Self-hosted runners
    • Docker layer caching
    • Deploys
    • +3 more
  • Performance$15/month + $0.60 per 1,000 additional credits
    • 30,000 free credits/month included
    • All compute environments including GPU
    • Docker layer caching
    • Deploys
    • Single sign-on (SSO)
    • +4 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
CircleCI✓
Woodpecker CI✓
CLI
CircleCI✓
Woodpecker CI✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CircleCI✓
Woodpecker CI✗
Self-hosted
CircleCI✓
Woodpecker CI✓

Integrations

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

CircleCI

Leader
18 total
  • AWS
  • AWS ECS
  • AWS ECR
  • AWS EKS
  • AWS S3
  • AWS Lambda
  • GitHub
  • Docker
  • Heroku
  • Netlify
  • OpenID Connect
  • Vault
  • GCP
  • Stripe
  • MCP
  • Firebase Distribution
  • Fastlane
  • Rollbar
Independently observed

Woodpecker CI

Not documented yet.

Still deciding?

CircleCI or Woodpecker CI: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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