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TeamCity vs Drone: catalog facts
TeamCity	Drone
Paid Proprietary commercial software with a free trial.	Free Open-source edition under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, Self-hosted	Windows, Linux, Self-hosted
Self-hostable CI/CD server you run yourself Backed by JetBrains alongside its IDEs	Pipelines defined in a readable file kept in the repository Every step runs in an isolated container
Proprietary and commercially licensed Aimed at teams rather than individual hobby projects	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
Closed source	Open source
License: Proprietary	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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