Comparison

Concourse CI vs Woodpecker CI

On the evidence we track, Woodpecker CI leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Concourse CI full profile →Woodpecker CI full profile →

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Concourse CI53

★Woodpecker CI60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Concourse CI	Woodpecker CILeader
Vioscale score	53 / 100low · 38%	60 / 100low · 43%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.8	6.1
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fconcourse%2Fconcourse&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fwoodpecker-ci%2Fwoodpecker&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	22	4
Github starsadoption.github_stars	7,893	7,753
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	47	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	20	23
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	Go

Score

Vioscale score

Concourse CI53 / 100low · 38%

Woodpecker CI60 / 100low · 43%

Pricing

Free tier

Concourse CI–

Woodpecker CI✓

Model

Concourse CIcommercial

Woodpecker CIopen_source

Price level

Concourse CI–

Woodpecker CIfree

Transparent

Concourse CI–

Woodpecker CI✓

Integrations

Count

Concourse CI4

Woodpecker CI–

Security

Scorecard

Concourse CI5.8

Woodpecker CI6.1

Vulnerabilities

Concourse CICount: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fconcourse%2Fconcourse&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH

Woodpecker CICount: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fwoodpecker-ci%2Fwoodpecker&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH

Adoption

Dependent repos

Concourse CI22

Woodpecker CI4

Github stars

Concourse CI7,893

Woodpecker CI7,753

Activity

Commits last 30d

Concourse CI47

Woodpecker CI100

Release

Cadence days

Concourse CI20

Woodpecker CI23

History

Concourse CI20 items

Woodpecker CI20 items

License

Spdx

Concourse CIApache-2.0

Woodpecker CIApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Concourse CIGo

Woodpecker CIGo

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for CI/CD Tools
Capability	Concourse CI	Woodpecker CI
Deployment
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Self-hosted only
Self-hosted runners	✓	✓
Core
Config-as-code pipelines	✓	✓
Matrix / parallel builds	-	-
Build
Container-native builds	✓	✓
Performance
Build caching	-	-
Security
Secrets management	-	-
Delivery
Deployment environments & approvals	-	-
Ecosystem
Reusable actions / marketplace	-	✓

Deployment

Hosting

Concourse CISelf-hosted only

Woodpecker CISelf-hosted only

Self-hosted runners

Concourse CI✓

Woodpecker CI✓

Core

Config-as-code pipelines

Concourse CI✓

Woodpecker CI✓

Matrix / parallel builds

Concourse CI-

Woodpecker CI-

Build

Container-native builds

Concourse CI✓

Woodpecker CI✓

Performance

Build caching

Concourse CI-

Woodpecker CI-

Security

Secrets management

Concourse CI-

Woodpecker CI-

Delivery

Deployment environments & approvals

Concourse CI-

Woodpecker CI-

Ecosystem

Reusable actions / marketplace

Concourse CI-

Woodpecker CI✓

What each one is

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

Concourse CI

Not documented yet.

Woodpecker CI

Leader

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.

Concourse CI

Pricing not documented yet.

Woodpecker CI

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of 2026-08-16verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Concourse CI	Woodpecker CI
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Concourse CI✓

Woodpecker CI✓

Linux

Concourse CI✓

Woodpecker CI✗

CLI

Concourse CI✓

Woodpecker CI✗

Deployment

Self-hosted

Concourse CI✓

Woodpecker CI✓

Integrations

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

Concourse CI

4 total

Open Policy Agent
GitHub
Git
Docker

Independently observed

Woodpecker CI

Leader

Not documented yet.

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