Comparison

CircleCI vs Woodpecker CI

On the evidence we track, CircleCI leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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CircleCI70
Woodpecker CI60
Score
Vioscale score
CircleCI70 / 100medium · 73%
Woodpecker CI60 / 100low · 43%
Pricing
Free tier
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI
Model
CircleCIfreemium
Woodpecker CIopen_source
Price level
CircleCIlow
Woodpecker CIfree
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 CI6.1
Soc2
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI
Reliability
Status page
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI
Adoption
Dependent repos
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI4
Github stars
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI7,753
Stackoverflow questions
CircleCI8,600
Woodpecker CI
Activity
Commits last 30d
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI100
Release
Cadence days
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI23
History
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI20 items
License
Spdx
CircleCI
Woodpecker CIApache-2.0
Language
Primary
CircleCI
Woodpecker CIGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
CircleCI8 items
Woodpecker CI
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

CircleCI is a CI/CD platform that automates code testing, validation, and deployment across various environments and platforms. It executes builds in isolated containers, integrates with version control systems, and provides intelligence to help development teams ship quality software faster.

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.

CircleCI

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Usage-based credit system with prepaid discounts. Pricing scales based on active users and build volume.

  • FreeFree
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
macOS
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI
Windows
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI
Linux
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI
CLI
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI
Self-hosted
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI
On-premise
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI
Hybrid
CircleCI
Woodpecker CI

Integrations

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

CircleCI

Leader
15 total
  • AWS
  • AWS ECS
  • AWS ECR
  • AWS EKS
  • AWS S3
  • AWS Lambda
  • GitHub
  • Docker
  • Heroku
  • Netlify
  • OpenID Connect
  • Vault
  • GCP
  • Stripe
  • MCP
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.