Comparison

Jenkins vs Woodpecker CI

No clear leader: Woodpecker CI (58.3) and Jenkins (54.6) 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 CI58
Score
vioscaleAI score
Jenkins55 / 100high · 75%
Woodpecker CI58 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tier
Jenkins✓
Woodpecker CI✓
Model
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
Jenkins26,648
Woodpecker CI7,999
Activity
Commits last 30d
Jenkins100
Woodpecker CI100
Release
Cadence days
Jenkins5
Woodpecker CI28
History
Jenkins20 items
Woodpecker CI20 items
License
Spdx
JenkinsMIT
Woodpecker CIApache-2.0
Language
Primary
JenkinsJava
Woodpecker CIGo
Market
Availability
Woodpecker CI–
Content
Faq
Jenkins6 items
Woodpecker CI5 items

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

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.

Jenkins

Open source
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✗
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.

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Jenkins or Woodpecker CI: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.