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Actions Up vs Ratchet: catalog facts
Actions Up	Ratchet
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under Apache-2.0.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Finds updates across workflows and composite actions Can pin action references to commit SHAs	Supports six CI/CD workflow systems Can pin and update upstream version references
Focused on GitHub Actions workflows	Command-line interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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