Comparison

Earthly 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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Earthly42
★Woodpecker CI58
Score
vioscaleAI score
Earthly42 / 100medium · 50%
Woodpecker CI58 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tier
Earthly–
Woodpecker CI✓
Model
Earthlycommercial
Woodpecker CIopen_source
Price level
Earthlyunknown
Woodpecker CIfree
Transparent
Earthly–
Woodpecker CI✓
Integrations
Count
Earthly6
Woodpecker CI–
Reliability
Status page
Earthly✓
Woodpecker CI–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Earthly–
Woodpecker CI4
Github stars
Earthly–
Woodpecker CI7,999
Activity
Commits last 30d
Earthly–
Woodpecker CI100
Release
Cadence days
Earthly–
Woodpecker CI28
History
Earthly–
Woodpecker CI20 items
License
Spdx
Earthly–
Woodpecker CIApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Earthly–
Woodpecker CIGo
Content
Faq
Earthly5 items
Woodpecker CI5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Earthly

A compliance and governance system that verifies code repositories meet organizational standards for security, reliability, quality, and compliance. It runs guardrails as code on every pull request and in AI coding workflows, integrating with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and GitHub Actions to provide real-time feedback and continuous audit trails.

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.

Earthly

Quote-based
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
Earthly✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Earthly✓
Woodpecker CI✗
Self-hosted
Earthly✗
Woodpecker CI✓

Integrations

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

Earthly

10 total
  • GitHub
  • Claude
  • OpenAPI
  • Swagger
  • GitHub Actions
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • Codex
  • Dependabot
  • Renovate
Independently observed

Woodpecker CI

Leader

Not documented yet.

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