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Comparison

GitLab CI/CD vs Woodpecker CI

No clear leader: Woodpecker CI (59.9) and GitLab CI/CD (58.8) 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.

GitLab CI/CD full profile →Woodpecker CI full profile →
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GitLab CI/CD59
Woodpecker CI60
Score
Vioscale score
GitLab CI/CD59 / 100medium · 66%
Woodpecker CI60 / 100low · 43%
Pricing
Free tier
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Model
GitLab CI/CDcommercial
Woodpecker CIopen_source
Price level
GitLab CI/CDmid
Woodpecker CIfree
Transparent
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Integrations
Count
GitLab CI/CD4
Woodpecker CI–
Security
Disclosure policy
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI–
Fedramp
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI–
Gdpr
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI–
Iso27001
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI–
Pci
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI–
Scorecard
GitLab CI/CD2.2
Woodpecker CI6.1
Soc2
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI–
Adoption
Dependent repos
GitLab CI/CD0
Woodpecker CI4
Github stars
GitLab CI/CD24,539
Woodpecker CI7,753
Activity
Commits last 30d
GitLab CI/CD100
Woodpecker CI100
Release
Cadence days
GitLab CI/CD–
Woodpecker CI23
History
GitLab CI/CD–
Woodpecker CI20 items
License
Spdx
GitLab CI/CD–
Woodpecker CIApache-2.0
Language
Primary
GitLab CI/CDRuby
Woodpecker CIGo
Market
Availability
GitLab CI/CDAvailable worldwide
Woodpecker CI–

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

GitLab CI/CD

GitLab's CI/CD system is a core component of its broader DevSecOps platform. It automates the entire pipeline from code commit to production deployment, with integrated security testing (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning) and compliance controls built directly into each build.

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.

GitLab CI/CD

from $29/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $0 (free tier) to $29/user/mo (Premium, annual billing). Custom pricing for Ultimate and Dedicated. GitLab Flex allows one annual commitment with flexible reallocation across plans.

  • FreeFree
    • Source code management
    • CI/CD pipelines
    • Basic security scanning
    • GitLab Duo Agent Platform access
    • 400 compute minutes/month
    • +1 more
  • Premium$29/user/mo when billed annually
    • Everything in Free
    • Advanced CI/CD
    • GitLab Duo Agent Platform
    • 10,000 compute minutes/month
    • 500 GiB storage
    • +2 more
  • UltimateContact sales
    • Everything in Premium
    • 50,000 compute minutes/month
    • Advanced compliance and audit controls
    • Enterprise Agile Planning
    • GitLab Duo Agent Platform
    • +1 more
  • GitLab DedicatedContact sales
    • Everything in Ultimate
    • Single-tenant deployment
    • Data residency in chosen region
    • Complete data isolation
    • Bring Your Own Encryption
    • +2 more
  • GitLab Dedicated for Public SectorContact sales
    • Everything in Dedicated
    • FedRAMP compliance (moderate impact)
    • GovRAMP authorization
    • AWS GovCloud deployment
    • 50,000 compute minutes/month
    • +1 more
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
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI✓
CLI
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI✗
Self-hosted
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI✓
On-premise
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI✗
Hybrid
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI✗

Integrations

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

GitLab CI/CD

4 total
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Google Cloud Marketplace
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud Platform
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.