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GoCD vs Woodpecker CI: catalog facts
GoCDWoodpecker CI
Free

Free and open source.

Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

macOS, Self-hosted Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Value stream map visualises the whole delivery path
  • Strong modelling of complex pipelines and dependencies
  • Small server plus agents, so it runs comfortably next to a self-hosted Git server
  • Pipelines are ordinary containers, so no plugin language to learn
  • Requires running and maintaining your own server and agents
  • The agent alone does nothing without a GoCD server
  • Fewer ready-made plugins than the large hosted CI services
  • Pipeline syntax has changed between major versions
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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