Comparison

Jenkins vs Woodpecker CI

No clear leader: Woodpecker CI (56.5) and Jenkins (55.1) 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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Jenkins55
Woodpecker CI57
Score
Vioscale score
Jenkins55 / 100high · 75%updating
Woodpecker CI57 / 100low · 43%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Jenkins
Woodpecker CI
Model
Jenkinscommercial
Woodpecker CIopen_source
Price level
Jenkinsfree
Woodpecker CIfree
Transparent
Jenkins
Woodpecker CI
Integrations
Count
Jenkins1
Woodpecker CI
Reliability
Status page
Jenkins
Woodpecker CI
Adoption
Dependent repos
Jenkins0
Woodpecker CI4
Github stars
Jenkins26,498
Woodpecker CI7,753
Activity
Commits last 30d
Jenkins81
Woodpecker CI100
Release
Cadence days
Jenkins5
Woodpecker CI23
History
Jenkins20 items
Woodpecker CI20 items
License
Spdx
JenkinsMIT
Woodpecker CIApache-2.0
Language
Primary
JenkinsJava
Woodpecker CIGo
Market
Availability
Woodpecker CI

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Jenkins

A self-contained Java application that automates building, testing, and deployment workflows. Extensible through hundreds of community-maintained plugins and supports distributing work across multiple machines.

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.

Jenkins

Open sourceFree tier
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
Jenkins
Woodpecker CI
macOS
Jenkins
Woodpecker CI
Windows
Jenkins
Woodpecker CI
Linux
Jenkins
Woodpecker CI
CLI
Jenkins
Woodpecker CI
Deployment
Self-hosted
Jenkins
Woodpecker CI

Integrations

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

Jenkins

1 total
  • Subversion
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.