github-act-runner
CI/CD
v0.13.0
github-act-runner is a reverse-engineered, GitHub Actions compatible self-hosted runner that uses nektos/act (and later actions-oss/act-cli) to run workflow…7mo agoMITNo DockerModerate
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About these actions/runner (official GitHub Actions runner) alternatives
1 open-source, self-hosted alternatives to actions/runner (official GitHub Actions runner) are listed here, ranked by popularity, maintenance and documentation.
- Highest rated
- github-act-runner (397 GitHub stars, MIT license, written in Go)
- Recently updated
- github-act-runner v0.13.0 on 2026-03-21
actions/runner (official GitHub Actions runner) alternatives compared
| Project | License | Language | Stars | Docker | Setup | Latest release | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| github-act-runner | MIT | Go | 397 | — | Moderate | v0.13.0 | 48 |