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Drone CIVerified

Drone is a container-native CI/CD platform that automates software build, test, and release workflows using Docker containers, now part of Harness.

Pricing

Free (open source)

Founded

2014

Team size

11-50 employees

Headquarters

Remote (Open Source)

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Integrates with

GitHubGitHub EnterpriseGitLabBitbucketDocker+5

About Drone CI

Drone is a self-service continuous integration and delivery platform built on container technology. Every pipeline step runs in an isolated Docker container, ensuring consistent and reproducible builds.

Configuration is a simple YAML file committed to the repository. Drone supports multi-platform builds, multi-pipeline definitions, and a rich plugin ecosystem with reusable container-based plugins.

The platform scales efficiently with its runner architecture supporting Docker, Kubernetes, exec, and SSH runners. It supports both cloud and on-premises deployment models.

Now part of Harness, Drone continues as an open-source project while Harness CI extends its capabilities with hosted builds, test intelligence, and enterprise features.

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