Comparison

Dagger vs Woodpecker CI

No clear leader: Woodpecker CI (58.3) and Dagger (53.8) 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.

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Dagger54
Woodpecker CI58
Score
vioscaleAI score
Dagger54 / 100medium · 67%
Woodpecker CI58 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tier
Dagger✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Model
Daggerfreemium
Woodpecker CIopen_source
Price level
Daggermid
Woodpecker CIfree
Starting price
Dagger$50
Woodpecker CI–
Transparent
Dagger✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Integrations
Count
Dagger6
Woodpecker CI–
Reliability
Status page
Dagger✓
Woodpecker CI–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dagger17
Woodpecker CI4
Github stars
Dagger16,339
Woodpecker CI7,999
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dagger100
Woodpecker CI100
Release
Cadence days
Dagger–
Woodpecker CI28
History
Dagger20 items
Woodpecker CI20 items
License
Spdx
Woodpecker CIApache-2.0
Language
Primary
DaggerGo
Woodpecker CIGo
Market
Availability
Woodpecker CI–
Content
Faq
Dagger7 items
Woodpecker CI5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Dagger

A platform for automating software delivery that enables teams to define build, test, and deployment workflows as code in multiple programming languages. Pipelines execute consistently across local machines, CI systems, and cloud infrastructure with built-in caching, tracing, and container orchestration.

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.

Dagger

from $50/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Free for individuals. $50/month for teams (up to 10 users, 2-week free trial).

  • IndividualFree
    • Pipeline visualization
    • Local and cloud execution
  • Team$50/month for up to 10 users, 2-week free trial
    • Centralized control plane
    • Pipeline telemetry and visualization
    • Distributed cache orchestration
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
Dagger✗
Woodpecker CI✓
macOS
Dagger✓
Woodpecker CI✗
Windows
Dagger✓
Woodpecker CI✗
Linux
Dagger✓
Woodpecker CI✗
CLI
Dagger✓
Woodpecker CI✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Dagger✓
Woodpecker CI✗
Self-hosted
Dagger✓
Woodpecker CI✓

Integrations

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

Dagger

10 total
  • Docker
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • GitHub
  • Kubernetes
  • Terragrunt
  • Istio
  • Jaeger
  • Honeycomb
  • OpenTelemetry
  • GitLab
Independently observed

Woodpecker CI

Not documented yet.

Still deciding?

Dagger 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.