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Woodpecker CI vs Dagger: catalog facts
Woodpecker CI	Dagger
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Freemium The engine is open source; an optional Dagger cloud service runs pipelines for you.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Command line
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	Same pipeline runs locally and in CI Automatic caching and end-to-end tracing
Fewer ready-made plugins than the large hosted CI services Pipeline syntax has changed between major versions	Requires rewriting existing CI scripts Some features depend on the Dagger cloud service
Self-hosted, Web application	Downloadable app, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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