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 RatingG
Gitea
Painless self-hosted Git service — lightweight GitHub alternative
4.4
Editorial RatingQuick Comparison
Rating
4.3
vs4.4
Starting Price
Free
vsFree
Pricing Model
free
vsfree
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