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Woodpecker CI vs GitHub: catalog facts
Woodpecker CI	GitHub
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Freemium Free to start, with paid plans and paid features such as Copilot.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Web
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	Repositories, issues, code review and CI in one place GitHub Actions for automated builds and tests
Fewer ready-made plugins than the large hosted CI services Pipeline syntax has changed between major versions	Proprietary hosted service, not self-hostable in this form Many advanced features sit behind paid plans
Self-hosted, Web application	Web application, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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