# GoCD vs Woodpecker CI

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Woodpecker CI

| Attribute | GoCD | Woodpecker CI |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 49.6 (50% (medium)) | 59.9 (43% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 41 | 4 |
| adoption.github_stars | 7,430 | 7,753 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A self-hosted server for building and automating complex deployment pipelines with built-in workflow visualization, multi-stage orchestration, and detailed change tracking across the deployment lifecycle. | 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":"both","marketplace":true,"matrix_builds":true,"container_native":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"hosting":"self","marketplace":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"Atlassian Stash"},{"name":"Gerrit"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Java | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","description":"Apache License 2.0, sponsored by Thoughtworks Inc."}],"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.gocd.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T13:10:50.372Z"}` | `{"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 | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 90 | 23 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/26.1.0","date":"2026-07-06T16:28:17Z","type":"stable","version":"26.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/25.4.0","date":"2025-12-31T16:45:27Z","type":"stable","version":"25.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/25.3.0","date":"2025-08-01T16:48:10Z","type":"stable","version":"25.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/25.2.0","date":"2025-04-27T16:58:32Z","type":"stable","version":"25.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/25.1.0","date":"2025-01-26T17:19:10Z","type":"stable","version":"25.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/24.5.0","date":"2024-12-20T08:41:36Z","type":"stable","version":"24.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/24.4.0","date":"2024-11-03T12:49:40Z","type":"stable","version":"24.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/24.3.0","date":"2024-08-04T13:34:32Z","type":"stable","version":"24.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/24.2.0","date":"2024-06-23T12:17:38Z","type":"stable","version":"24.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/24.1.0","date":"2024-05-12T12:15:13Z","type":"stable","version":"24.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/23.5.0","date":"2023-12-30T11:59:40Z","type":"stable","version":"23.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/23.4.0","date":"2023-11-02T03:25:39Z","type":"stable","version":"23.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/23.3.0","date":"2023-07-29T04:05:22Z","type":"stable","version":"23.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/23.2.0","date":"2023-07-22T07:18:37Z","type":"stable","version":"23.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/23.1.0","date":"2023-03-11T04:43:36Z","type":"stable","version":"23.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/22.3.0","date":"2022-11-05T08:16:02Z","type":"stable","version":"22.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/22.2.0","date":"2022-08-13T06:46:50Z","type":"stable","version":"22.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/22.1.0","date":"2022-03-22T14:28:00Z","type":"stable","version":"22.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/21.4.0","date":"2021-12-31T14:09:45Z","type":"stable","version":"21.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/21.3.0","date":"2021-10-26T14:34:50Z","type":"stable","version":"21.3.0"}]` | `[{"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 | 3.9 | 6.1 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=cd.go.plugin%3Ago-plugin-api&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"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 | GoCD | Woodpecker CI |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | 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 2026-09-01T15:14:36.575Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*