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GoCD vs Drone: catalog facts
GoCD	Drone
Free Free and open source.	Free Open-source edition under the Apache 2.0 licence.
macOS, Self-hosted	Windows, Linux, Self-hosted
Value stream map visualises the whole delivery path Strong modelling of complex pipelines and dependencies	Pipelines defined in a readable file kept in the repository Every step runs in an isolated container
Requires running and maintaining your own server and agents The agent alone does nothing without a GoCD server	Now owned by Harness, so its long-term direction depends on that company Requires Docker and a server you run yourself
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	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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