Comparison

Semaphore CI vs Woodpecker CI

On the evidence we track, Semaphore CI leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Semaphore CI68
Woodpecker CI60
Score
Vioscale score
Semaphore CI68 / 100medium · 62%
Woodpecker CI60 / 100low · 43%
Pricing
Free tier
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI
Model
Semaphore CIfreemium
Woodpecker CIopen_source
Price level
Semaphore CIlow
Woodpecker CIfree
Transparent
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI
Integrations
Count
Semaphore CI2
Woodpecker CI
Security
Iso27001
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI
Pci
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI
Scorecard
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI6.1
Soc2
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI
Reliability
Status page
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI
Adoption
Dependent repos
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI4
Github stars
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI7,753
Activity
Commits last 30d
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI100
Release
Cadence days
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI23
History
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI20 items
License
Spdx
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CIApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CIGo

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Semaphore CI

Leader

Semaphore is a metered-pricing CI/CD platform offering cloud, hybrid, and self-hosted deployment options. Separates compute costs from support services, with transparent per-minute pricing starting at $0.0025/min for self-hosted.

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.

Semaphore CI

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free Community Edition (self-hosted, open source). Paid Semaphore Cloud and Enterprise Edition available.

  • Community EditionFree
  • Semaphore Cloud-
  • Enterprise EditionContact sales
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
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI
CLI
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI
Self-hosted
Semaphore CI
Woodpecker CI

Integrations

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

Semaphore CI

Leader
2 total
  • GitHub
  • Flowdock
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.