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Appveyor vs Octopus Deploy: 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; Octopus Deploy: Automated deployment for .NET. Octopus works with your build server to enable reliable, secure, automated releases of ASP.NET applications and Windows Services into test, staging and production environments, whether they are in the cloud or on-premises.
Appveyor can be classified as a tool in the "Continuous Integration" category, while Octopus Deploy is grouped under "Deployment as a Service".
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, Octopus Deploy provides the following key features:
- Deploy on-premises or to the cloud, securely
- Built for .NET developers
- Configuration and scripting
"Github integration" is the top reason why over 18 developers like Appveyor, while over 26 developers mention "Powerful" as the leading cause for choosing Octopus Deploy.
Starbucks, Olo, and Huddle are some of the popular companies that use Octopus Deploy, whereas Appveyor is used by Snipcart, Exceptionless, and Poq. Octopus Deploy has a broader approval, being mentioned in 47 company stacks & 15 developers stacks; compared to Appveyor, which is listed in 19 company stacks and 16 developer stacks.
Pros of Appveyor
- Github integration20
- Simple, reliable & powerful18
- Hosted12
- YML-based configuration11
- Nuget support10
- Windows support6
- Free for open source4
- Automatic deployment4
- Great product, responsive people, free for open-source3
- Easy PowerShell support2
- Easy handling of secret keys2
- Remote Desktop into Build Worker1
- Advanced build workers available1
Pros of Octopus Deploy
- Powerful30
- Simplicity25
- Easy to learn20
- .Net oriented17
- Easy to manage releases and rollback14
- Allows multitenancy8
- Nice interface4
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Cons of Appveyor
- Complex user interface1
- Poor documentation1
Cons of Octopus Deploy
- Poor UI4
- Config & variables not versioned (e.g. in git)2
- Management of Config2
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