TL;DR - Drone
- Drone is an open-source continuous integration platform built on container technology
- It runs pipelines in isolated Docker containers with simple YAML configuration
- Free and open-source, cloud version from $25/month
Pricing: Free plan available
Best for: Growing teams
Score: 80/100
Pricing Plans
Most Popular
Open Source
Free
Self-hosted
- Container-native CI
- Pipeline as YAML
- GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket
Enterprise
Free
Enterprise
- Paid support
- Enterprise features
About Drone
Drone is container-native CI/CD that treats pipelines as code. Every step runs in a container, pipelines are YAML files, and the architecture scales horizontally.
The configuration is simple and powerful. Self-hosting is straightforward. The pipeline model is clean.
Development teams wanting container-native CI/CD without vendor complexity choose Drone for pipelines that run anywhere.
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Drone FAQ
Drone Cloud is free for public repos. Self-hosted is free for open source. Enterprise pricing for commercial use.
Drone is a container-native CI/CD platform. Pipelines as code in YAML. Lightweight and easy to self-host.
Drone is simpler and container-native. Jenkins is more feature-rich but complex. Drone for modern stacks; Jenkins for enterprise legacy.
Harness acquired Drone. It continues as open source project and integrates with Harness CI. Still actively maintained.