No. 35 of 52 ·Continuous Integration Software

Woodpecker CI

Web · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

One barScore 5.3

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely4 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedThinly documented

Woodpecker CI is ranked #35 of 52 in continuous integration software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows.

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.
Founded: 2019

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Continuous Integration Software in 2026#35 of 52
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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