# Concourse CI vs Woodpecker CI

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Woodpecker CI

| Attribute | Concourse CI | Woodpecker CI |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 53 (38% (low)) | 59.9 (43% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 47 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 22 | 4 |
| adoption.github_stars | 7,893 | 7,753 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | - | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"hosting":"self","marketplace":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Open Policy Agent"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"Docker"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Go | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://woodpecker-ci.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:34:09.060Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 20 | 23 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.3.0","date":"2026-08-13T02:49:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.5","date":"2026-08-03T16:39:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.4","date":"2026-06-16T15:21:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.3","date":"2026-05-27T14:45:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.2","date":"2026-05-24T15:33:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.1","date":"2026-05-12T21:00:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.2.0","date":"2026-05-07T20:41:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.1.1","date":"2026-03-17T20:40:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.1.0","date":"2026-03-04T15:38:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.0.2","date":"2026-02-19T21:50:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.0.1","date":"2026-01-29T16:32:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v8.0.0","date":"2026-01-15T14:39:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.14.3","date":"2025-11-12T23:10:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.14.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.14.2","date":"2025-10-07T00:57:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.14.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.14.1","date":"2025-08-18T23:44:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.14.0","date":"2025-08-12T13:32:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.13.2","date":"2025-05-23T17:04:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.13.1","date":"2025-04-09T15:28:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.13.0","date":"2025-04-03T14:31:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/concourse/concourse/releases/tag/v7.12.1","date":"2025-01-23T21:41:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.12.1"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.18.0","date":"2026-08-24T09:38:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.17.0","date":"2026-07-31T14:08:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.16.0","date":"2026-06-27T11:45:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.15.0","date":"2026-05-28T10:40:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.14.1","date":"2026-05-12T11:09:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.14.0","date":"2026-05-01T09:28:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.14.0-rc.2","date":"2026-04-27T12:52:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.14.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.14.0-rc.1","date":"2026-04-15T10:18:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.14.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.14.0-rc.0","date":"2026-04-01T13:00:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.14.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.13.0","date":"2026-01-14T12:26:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.12.0","date":"2025-11-18T17:26:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.11.0","date":"2025-10-19T16:18:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.11.0-rc.0","date":"2025-10-02T06:17:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.11.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.10.0","date":"2025-09-28T20:18:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.9.0","date":"2025-08-20T20:54:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.8.0","date":"2025-07-05T07:43:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.7.0","date":"2025-06-06T16:53:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.6.0","date":"2025-05-07T11:48:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.5.2","date":"2025-04-15T20:13:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.5.1","date":"2025-04-04T09:24:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.1"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":5,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fconcourse%2Fconcourse&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"count":3,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fwoodpecker-ci%2Fwoodpecker&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (CI/CD Tools)

| Capability | Concourse CI | Woodpecker CI |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Self-hosted only |
| Self-hosted runners | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Core** |  |  |
| Config-as-code pipelines | ✓ | ✓ |
| Matrix / parallel builds | - | - |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Container-native builds | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Build caching | - | - |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Secrets management | - | - |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Deployment environments & approvals | - | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Reusable actions / marketplace | - | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:08:22.034Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*