Appveyor vs AWS CodePipeline: What are the differences?

Appveyor: Continuous Integration and Deployment service for busy Windows developers. AppVeyor aims to give powerful Continuous Integration and Deployment tools to every .NET developer without the hassle of setting up and maintaining their own build server; AWS CodePipeline: Continuous delivery service for fast and reliable application updates. CodePipeline builds, tests, and deploys your code every time there is a code change, based on the release process models you define.

Appveyor belongs to "Continuous Integration" category of the tech stack, while AWS CodePipeline can be primarily classified under "Continuous Deployment".

Some of the features offered by Appveyor are:

• Scriptless, repetitive, one-click deployment of build artifacts to multiple environments
• YAML configuration
• Backed by Windows Azure platform

On the other hand, AWS CodePipeline provides the following key features:

• Workflow Modeling
• AWS Integrations
• Pre-Built Plugins

"Github integration" is the top reason why over 18 developers like Appveyor, while over 3 developers mention "Simple to set up" as the leading cause for choosing AWS CodePipeline.

Volta Industries, ChromaDex, and PouchNATION are some of the popular companies that use AWS CodePipeline, whereas Appveyor is used by Exceptionless, Oconics, and Snipcart. AWS CodePipeline has a broader approval, being mentioned in 30 company stacks & 15 developers stacks; compared to Appveyor, which is listed in 19 company stacks and 16 developer stacks.