# windmill vs woodpecker-ci

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | windmill | woodpecker-ci |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 ✓ | 73/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 32 in Workflow Automation | #5 of 28 in CI/CD |
| GitHub stars | 18 307 ✓ | 8 065 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +287 ✓ | +157 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 161 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | v1.851.0 · 28 Oct 2026 | v3.20.0 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Rust | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

windmill scores 77/100 against 73/100 for woodpecker-ci, so it is the safer default.

windmill ships more often: 161 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for woodpecker-ci.

## Details

- [windmill](https://selfhost.directory/project/windmill) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/windmill.md)
- [woodpecker-ci](https://selfhost.directory/project/woodpecker-ci) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/woodpecker-ci.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/windmill-vs-woodpecker-ci