Woodpecker CI
An approachable CI/CD engine with deep customization capabilities
- Also known as
- woodpecker-ci
What is 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
Woodpecker CI pricing
We don't have Woodpecker CI's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Free and open source
What Woodpecker CI does
The capabilities that matter for ci/cd tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Hosting
- Self-hosted only
- Self-hosted runners
- ✓
- Config-as-code pipelines
- ✓
- Matrix / parallel builds
- -
- Container-native builds
- ✓
- Build caching
- -
- Secrets management
- ✓
- Deployment environments & approvals
- ✓
- Reusable actions / marketplace
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Self-hosted
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 3 (1 in the last 12 months), max severity HIGH sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Woodpecker CI FAQ
Common questions about Woodpecker CI, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under CI/CD Tools.
Source: https://woodpecker-ci.org
Is Woodpecker CI free to use?
Woodpecker CI is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://woodpecker-ci.org
What platforms does Woodpecker CI support?
We have confirmed browser-based access to Woodpecker CI. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.
Source: https://woodpecker-ci.org
Can Woodpecker CI be self-hosted?
Yes. Woodpecker CI can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://woodpecker-ci.org
Is Woodpecker CI open source?
Yes. Woodpecker CI is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Woodpecker CI alternatives
Other ci/cd tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- CircleCIAutomated testing and deployment platform for continuous software deliverymedium · 74%
- GitHub Actionsmedium · 71%
- BuildkiteBuild, test, and deploy automation platformmedium · 72%
- Turborepolow · 36%
- Argo CDA declarative, version-controlled continuous delivery system for Kubernetes with a comprehensive user interfacelow · 49%
- SemaphoreContinuous integration and deployment platformmedium · 70%
Compare Woodpecker CI
Side by side against other ci/cd tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Woodpecker CI, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 81 | 0.09 | 7.1 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 63 | 0.11 | 6.8 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 84 | 0.07 | 5.7 | ✓ |
| Security score | 63 | 0.08 | 5.1 | ✓ |
| Stars | 74 | 0.03 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 12 | 0.07 | 0.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.18 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.15 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 67% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Hosting: self · Marketplace: Yes · Yaml pipelines: Yes · Container native: Yes · Secrets management: Yes · Deploy environments: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
Security
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