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Tekton vs Woodpecker CI: catalog facts
TektonWoodpecker CI
Free

Free and open source.

Free

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

Self-hosted, Command line Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Pipelines defined as Kubernetes resources
  • Works across cloud providers and on-premise clusters
  • 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 a Kubernetes cluster
  • A framework to build CI/CD on, not a ready-made hosted service
  • 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: Apache-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
No account 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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