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Drone vs Concourse CI: catalog facts
Drone	Concourse CI
Free Open-source edition under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Pipelines defined in a readable file kept in the repository Every step runs in an isolated container	Pipelines are fully defined in code Container-based tasks for reproducible builds
Now owned by Harness, so its long-term direction depends on that company Requires Docker and a server you run yourself	Requires running your own web node, workers and PostgreSQL Its resource and job model takes time to learn
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	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 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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