Comparison

Concourse CI vs Woodpecker CI

On the evidence we track, Woodpecker CI leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Concourse CI53
★Woodpecker CI58
Score
vioscaleAI score
Concourse CI53 / 100medium · 50%
Woodpecker CI58 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tier
Concourse CI✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Model
Concourse CIopen_source
Woodpecker CIopen_source
Price level
Concourse CIfree
Woodpecker CIfree
Transparent
Concourse CI–
Woodpecker CI✓
Integrations
Count
Concourse CI4
Woodpecker CI–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Concourse CI22
Woodpecker CI4
Github stars
Concourse CI7,916
Woodpecker CI7,999
Activity
Commits last 30d
Concourse CI55
Woodpecker CI100
Release
Cadence days
Concourse CI20
Woodpecker CI28
History
Concourse CI20 items
Woodpecker CI20 items
License
Spdx
Concourse CIApache-2.0
Woodpecker CIApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Concourse CIGo
Woodpecker CIGo
Content
Faq
Concourse CI4 items
Woodpecker CI5 items

Capabilities

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

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

An open-source Go-based system that executes containerized automation tasks, commonly used for continuous integration and delivery pipelines at any scale.

Independently observed

Woodpecker CI

Leader

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.

Concourse CI

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Woodpecker CI

Leader
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
Concourse CI✓
Woodpecker CI✓
CLI
Concourse CI✓
Woodpecker CI✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Concourse CI✓
Woodpecker CI✗
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.

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Concourse CI 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.