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Woodpecker CI vs GoCD: catalog facts
Woodpecker CI	GoCD
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	macOS, Self-hosted
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	Value stream map visualises the whole delivery path Strong modelling of complex pipelines and dependencies
Fewer ready-made plugins than the large hosted CI services Pipeline syntax has changed between major versions	Requires running and maintaining your own server and agents The agent alone does nothing without a GoCD server
Self-hosted, Web application	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open 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	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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