Comparison

GitLab CI/CD vs Woodpecker CI

No clear leader: GitLab CI/CD (59.8) and Woodpecker CI (58.3) 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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GitLab CI/CD60
Woodpecker CI58
Score
vioscaleAI score
GitLab CI/CD60 / 100medium · 66%
Woodpecker CI58 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tier
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Model
GitLab CI/CDfreemium
Woodpecker CIopen_source
Price level
GitLab CI/CDlow
Woodpecker CIfree
Transparent
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Integrations
Count
GitLab CI/CD14
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 CI6.3
Soc2
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI–
Trust center
Woodpecker CI–
Reliability
Status page
GitLab CI/CD✓
Woodpecker CI–
Adoption
Dependent repos
GitLab CI/CD0
Woodpecker CI4
Github stars
GitLab CI/CD24,549
Woodpecker CI7,999
Activity
Commits last 30d
GitLab CI/CD100
Woodpecker CI100
Release
Cadence days
GitLab CI/CD–
Woodpecker CI28
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
Woodpecker CI–
Content
Faq
GitLab CI/CD6 items
Woodpecker CI5 items

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

An integrated platform combining source control, continuous integration/deployment, and built-in security scanning to automate the entire software delivery lifecycle with support for both cloud and self-hosted deployments.

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.

GitLab CI/CD

SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Premium and Ultimate tiers available with expanded features.

  • FreeFree
    • Source Code Management
    • CI/CD
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✗
Air-gapped
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

21 total
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Google Cloud Marketplace
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • LDAP
  • OAuth
  • Jenkins
  • Jira
  • Slack
  • SAML
  • Anchore
  • Prisma Cloud
  • Checkmarx
  • CodeSecure
  • Fortify
  • Venafi
  • Veracode
  • Akismet
  • reCAPTCHA
Independently observed

Woodpecker CI

Not documented yet.

Still deciding?

GitLab CI/CD 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.