Woodpecker CI

7.0easy start · #20 of 55
in Continuous Integration Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on api, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows.

Woodpecker CI is ranked #20 of 55 in continuous integration software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

Woodpecker CI plans and pricing

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Woodpecker CI Free Free; Woodpecker says it will always be free. Open-source CI/CD engine · self-hosted installation woodpecker-ci.org · 7 Oct 2026

Compared on continuous integration software

Free plan: Yes
Hosted option: No
Self-hosted runners: Yes
Pull request checks: Yes
Pipeline configuration: yaml
Artifact or dependency cache: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Woodpecker is a CI/CD engine with extensibility.
Price: The project says Woodpecker is open source and free, and will always be totally free.
Pipeline execution: Woodpecker runs pipeline steps in Docker containers, and plugins can extend pipeline features.
Workflows: A project can have multiple workflows that depend on one another.
Forge integrations: The forge documentation lists GitHub, Gitea, Forgejo, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Bitbucket Datacenter, with some feature support differing by forge.
Extensions: External HTTP extensions can modify or generate pipeline configuration and provide registry credentials or secrets.
Secret handling: Woodpecker supports repository, organization, and global secrets, and warns that externally sourced secrets may be exposed in pipeline logs.
Extension security: Woodpecker signs HTTP requests to extensions, which may receive private information and return configurations that can be executed.
Deployment: The Docker Compose guide shows a server and agent deployment, persistent server data, and shared-secret authentication between the server and agents.
Platform support: The supported-platforms page lists Windows, macOS, and Linux builds for selected components and architectures; backend availability varies by operating system.
Local backend limitation: The local backend runs pipeline commands on the agent host without isolation and is recommended only for trusted private setups.
Project history: Woodpecker was forked from Drone 0.8 in 2019 and was originally forked by @laszlocph.
Support channels: The project lists Matrix, Mastodon, and Bluesky as community links.
Pipeline events: Supported forges can trigger pipelines on events such as pushes, tags, and pull requests; release events are not supported for Bitbucket or Bitbucket Datacenter.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Continuous Integration Software in 2026#20 of 55
Best Game Build Automation Software in 2026#23 of 43

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Sources

woodpecker-ci.org· checked 7 Oct 2026
woodpecker-ci.org/docs/next/administration/configuration/· checked 7 Oct 2026
woodpecker-ci.org/docs/usage/extensions· checked 7 Oct 2026
woodpecker-ci.org/docs/usage/secrets· checked 7 Oct 2026
woodpecker-ci.org/docs/administration/installation/docker· checked 7 Oct 2026
woodpecker-ci.org/docs/next/administration/installation/s· checked 7 Oct 2026
woodpecker-ci.org/docs/administration/configuration/backe· checked 7 Oct 2026
woodpecker-ci.org/about· checked 7 Oct 2026
woodpecker-ci.org/docs/administration/configuration/forge· checked 7 Oct 2026
woodpecker-ci.org/docs/administration/installation/suppor· checked 7 Oct 2026
woodpecker-ci.org/docs/administration/configuration/serve· checked 7 Oct 2026
woodpecker-ci.org/docs/administration/getting-started· checked 7 Oct 2026