CircleCI Inc.CI/CD

European Alternatives to CircleCI

CircleCI is a US-based continuous integration and delivery platform. All build logs, source code accessed during CI runs, test results, and deployment secrets are processed on US infrastructure. In January 2023, CircleCI suffered a major security breach exposing customer secrets and credentials.

1 EU alternative · avg. privacy score 92 · 1 free

Why switch from CircleCI?

  • January 2023 security breach exposed customer secrets and environment variables
  • All build logs and source code processed on US servers during CI runs
  • Secrets and API keys stored on US-controlled infrastructure
  • US CLOUD Act applies to all pipeline data and secrets

1 European Alternative

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Woodpecker CI

Lightweight open-source CI/CD pipeline from Europe. Self-hostable, no telemetry, simple YAML config.

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#1Woodpecker CI🇩🇪

Lightweight open-source CI/CD pipeline from Europe. Self-hostable, no telemetry, simple YAML config.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Woodpecker CI is a lightweight open-source CI/CD system that integrates with Gitea, GitHub, and GitLab. Self-host it on EU servers for complete control. Forgejo (Germany) includes Forgejo Actions for CI/CD built-in. Both keep all build data on your infrastructure.