# Drone CI: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/drone-ci

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [CI/CD platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/ci-cd-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 10 | 14% | 7 |

## What the models said for it

- "Self-Hosted Open-Source Options (e.g., Jenkins, Woodpecker CI, or Drone) – Best for ultra-low budgets." (Grok 4.20, CI/CD)
- "Drone CI or Woodpecker CI *(Best Lightweight Self-Hosted Alternatives)*" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CI/CD)
- "consider air-gapped or open-source options like Drone or Woodpecker" (Grok 4.20, CI/CD)

## And against it

- "put the operational burden entirely on you" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, CI/CD)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Drone CI, from 9 of the 13 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- blog.jetbrains.com: 4
- devopsness.com: 3
- agentdeals.dev: 2
- cicdcalculator.com: 2
- frontdeskreview.com: 2
- intersog.co.il: 2
- linkedin.com: 2
- opsmatters.com: 2
- qameta.io: 2
- reddit.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://devopsness.com/blog/best-cicd-platforms: 3
- https://cicdcalculator.com/free-ci-cd-platforms: 2
- https://intersog.co.il/blog/best-tools-for-automating-ci-cd-pipelines-in-devops: 2
- https://opsmatters.com/posts/ci-cd-platforms-build-speed-costs: 2
- https://qameta.io/blog/ci-cd-tools-comparison: 2
- https://siit.io/blog/best-ci-cd-tools: 2
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-ci-cd-tools: 2
- https://toolradar.com/best/ci-cd: 2

## In its own words

What Drone CI's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: A self-service Continuous Integration platform for busy development teams. (https://drone.io/)
- For: busy development teams (https://drone.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Try free cloud offering (https://drone.io/)

## What it publishes

Every page drone.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1040 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.