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Drone vs Buildbot: catalog facts
Drone	Buildbot
Free Open-source edition under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Buildbot is free and open source under the GPL-2.0 license.
Windows, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Pipelines defined in a readable file kept in the repository Every step runs in an isolated container	Runs jobs across distributed workers and platforms Supports parallel builds and flexible version control integration
Now owned by Harness, so its long-term direction depends on that company Requires Docker and a server you run yourself	Requires configuring and operating a master and worker machines Workflows are defined through Python configuration scripts
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-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 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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