Comparison

GitHub Actions vs Woodpecker CI

On the evidence we track, GitHub Actions leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★GitHub Actions72

Woodpecker CI60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	GitHub ActionsLeader	Woodpecker CI
Vioscale score	72 / 100medium · 74%	60 / 100low · 43%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	17	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.1
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	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
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	4
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	7,753
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	42,000	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	23
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	-
Hosting
Modelhosting.model	cloud	-

Score

Vioscale score

GitHub Actions72 / 100medium · 74%

Woodpecker CI60 / 100low · 43%

Pricing

Free tier

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI✓

Model

GitHub Actionsfreemium

Woodpecker CIopen_source

Price level

GitHub Actionslow

Woodpecker CIfree

Transparent

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI✓

Integrations

Count

GitHub Actions17

Woodpecker CI–

Security

Disclosure policy

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI–

Gdpr

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI–

Iso27001

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI–

Scorecard

GitHub Actions–

Woodpecker CI6.1

Soc2

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI–

Vulnerabilities

GitHub Actions–

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

Reliability

Status page

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI–

Adoption

Dependent repos

GitHub Actions–

Woodpecker CI4

Github stars

GitHub Actions–

Woodpecker CI7,753

Stackoverflow questions

GitHub Actions42,000

Woodpecker CI–

Activity

Commits last 30d

GitHub Actions–

Woodpecker CI100

Release

Cadence days

GitHub Actions–

Woodpecker CI23

History

GitHub Actions–

Woodpecker CI20 items

License

Spdx

GitHub Actions–

Woodpecker CIApache-2.0

Language

Primary

GitHub Actions–

Woodpecker CIGo

Market

Availability

GitHub ActionsAvailable worldwide

Woodpecker CI–

Content

Faq

GitHub Actions7 items

Woodpecker CI–

Hosting

Model

GitHub Actionscloud

Woodpecker CI–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for CI/CD Tools
Capability	GitHub Actions	Woodpecker CI
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	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

GitHub ActionsCloud + self-hosted

Woodpecker CISelf-hosted only

Self-hosted runners

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI✓

Core

Config-as-code pipelines

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI✓

Matrix / parallel builds

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI-

Build

Container-native builds

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI✓

Performance

Build caching

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI-

Security

Secrets management

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI-

Delivery

Deployment environments & approvals

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI-

Ecosystem

Reusable actions / marketplace

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI✓

What each one is

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

GitHub Actions

Leader

GitHub Actions enables developers to automatically build, test, and deploy code from their repositories. It supports parallel matrix builds across multiple environments, integrates with thousands of community-contributed actions, and can be extended with custom workflows written in declarative YAML.

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.

GitHub Actions

Leader

from $4/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free tier available. Paid plans from $4/user/month.

FreeFree
- Unlimited public/private repositories
- Dependabot security and version updates
- 2,000 CI/CD minutes/month
- 500MB Packages storage
- Issues & Projects
- +1 more
Team$4/user/month
- Everything in Free
- GitHub Codespaces access
- Repository rules and branch protection
- Multiple reviewers in pull requests
- Draft pull requests
- +7 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Team
- Advanced security and compliance features
- Flexible deployment options

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Woodpecker CI

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	GitHub Actions	Woodpecker CI
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI✓

CLI

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI✗

Self-hosted

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI✓

On-premise

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI✗

Hybrid

GitHub Actions✓

Woodpecker CI✗

Integrations

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

GitHub Actions

Leader

17 total

Jira
npm
Docker
GitHub Packages
GitHub Pages
CodeQL
Slack
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud
Kubernetes
TruffleHog
Prowler
Gosec
Super-Linter
Claude
OpenCommit

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.