Woodpecker CI vs Gitea

Detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool for your needs

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Woodpecker CI

Open-source CI/CD engine

4.3
Editorial Rating
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Gitea

Painless self-hosted Git service — lightweight GitHub alternative

4.4
Editorial Rating

Quick Comparison

Rating

4.3
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4.4

Starting Price

Free
vs
Free

Pricing Model

free
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free
Feature
Woodpecker CI
Gitea
Container-native pipelines
Multi-platform
Git forge integration
Plugin system
Matrix builds
Cron scheduling
Git hosting
Issue tracking
CI/CD Actions
Package registry
Code review
Low resource usage

Woodpecker CI Pros

  • Completely free and open-source
  • Simple YAML configuration
  • Lightweight resource usage
  • Good Git forge support
  • Active community
  • Easy Docker deployment

Woodpecker CI Cons

  • Smaller ecosystem than GitHub Actions
  • Fewer plugins than Jenkins
  • Less documentation
  • No hosted option
  • Limited enterprise features
  • Fewer integrations

Gitea Pros

  • Extremely lightweight — runs on a Raspberry Pi
  • GitHub-compatible CI/CD Actions
  • Easy single-binary install
  • Active community

Gitea Cons

  • Smaller ecosystem than GitHub/GitLab
  • Fewer built-in DevOps features
  • No cloud-hosted option from Gitea team

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