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Jenkins vs Woodpecker CI: catalog facts
JenkinsWoodpecker CI
Free

Free and open source with no paid tier.

Free

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

Web, Self-hosted Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Hundreds of plugins for build, test and deployment tools
  • Runs entirely on your own servers
  • 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
  • Setup and plugin maintenance take ongoing effort
  • Configuration can grow complex on larger installations
  • Fewer ready-made plugins than the large hosted CI services
  • Pipeline syntax has changed between major versions
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
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

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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