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Appveyor vs Shippable: 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; Shippable: Shippable is a SaaS platform that lets you easily add Continuous Integration/Deployment to your Github & Bitbucket repos. Shippable is a SaaS platform that lets you easily add Continuous Integration/Deployment to your Github and BitBucket repositories. It is lightweight, super simple to setup, and runs your builds and tests faster than any other service.
Appveyor and Shippable belong to "Continuous Integration" category of the tech stack.
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, Shippable provides the following key features:
- 1-Click Setup
- Docker Containers
- Responsive UI
"Github integration" is the primary reason why developers consider Appveyor over the competitors, whereas "Free private repositories" was stated as the key factor in picking Shippable.
Trustpilot, Snipcart, and Exceptionless are some of the popular companies that use Appveyor, whereas Shippable is used by esa, Reviewable, and Algorithmia. Appveyor has a broader approval, being mentioned in 19 company stacks & 16 developers stacks; compared to Shippable, which is listed in 24 company stacks and 4 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 Shippable
- Free private repositories18
- Built on docker16
- Continuous deployment14
- Bitbucket integration13
- Fastest continuous integration and deployment12
- Team permissions11
- Flexible Configuration9
- Matrix builds8
- Finer GitHub Scope8
- Intelligent Notifications6
- Awesome experience4
- Easy Setup4
- Fast3
- Custom docker containers1
- 2x faster than other CI/CD platforms1
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Cons of Appveyor
- Complex user interface1
- Poor documentation1