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AWS CodeBuild vs Go.CD: What are the differences?
What is AWS CodeBuild? Build and test code with continuous scaling. AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed build service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces software packages that are ready to deploy. With CodeBuild, you don’t need to provision, manage, and scale your own build servers.
What is Go.CD? Open source continuous delivery tool allows for advanced workflow modeling and dependencies management. GoCD is an open source continuous delivery server created by ThoughtWorks. GoCD offers business a first-class build and deployment engine for complete control and visibility.
AWS CodeBuild and Go.CD can be categorized as "Continuous Integration" tools.
Some of the features offered by AWS CodeBuild are:
- Fully Managed Build Service
- Continuous Scaling
- Enables Continuous Integration
On the other hand, Go.CD provides the following key features:
- Model complex workflows with dependency management and parallel execution
- Easy to pass once-built binaries between stages
- Visibility into your end-to-end workflow. Track a change from commit to deploy at a glance
"Pay per minute" is the top reason why over 4 developers like AWS CodeBuild, while over 29 developers mention "Open source" as the leading cause for choosing Go.CD.
Go.CD is an open source tool with 5.02K GitHub stars and 791 GitHub forks. Here's a link to Go.CD's open source repository on GitHub.
According to the StackShare community, Go.CD has a broader approval, being mentioned in 28 company stacks & 8 developers stacks; compared to AWS CodeBuild, which is listed in 21 company stacks and 14 developer stacks.
I'm open to anything. just want something that break less and doesn't need me to pay for it, and can be hosted on Docker. our scripting language is powershell core. so it's better to support it. also we are building dotnet core in our pipeline, so if they have anything related that helps with the CI would be nice.
Google cloud build can help you. It is hosted on cloud and also provide reasonable free quota.
Pros of AWS CodeBuild
- Pay per minute7
- Parameter Store integration for passing secrets5
- Integrated with AWS4
- Streaming logs to Amazon CloudWatch3
- Bit bucket integration3
- GitHub Webhooks support2
- AWS Config and Config rule integration for compliance2
- VPC PrivateLinks to invoke service without internet2
- Windows/.NET support1
- Jenkins plugin integration1
- Ondemand scaling of build jobs1
- Scheduled builds with CloudWatch Events integration1
- Local build debug support1
- Native support for accessing Amazon VPC resources1
- Docker based build environment1
- Support for bringing custom Docker images1
- Fully managed (no installation/updates, servers to mai1
- PCI, SOC, ISO, HIPAA compliant1
- Full API/SDKs/CLI support1
- YAML based configuration1
- Great support (forums, premium support, SO, GitHub)1
- Perpetual free tier option (100 mins/month)1
- GitHub Enterprise support1
Pros of GoCD
- Open source32
- Pipeline dependencies27
- Pipeline structures25
- Can run jobs in parallel22
- Very flexible20
- Plugin architecture15
- Environments can keep config secure13
- Great UI12
- Good user roles and permissions10
- Supports many material dependencies9
- Fan-in, Fan-out7
- Designed for cd not just ci6
- Empowers product people to make delivery decisions4
- Flexible & easy deployment2
- Pass around artifacts2
- Build once1
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Cons of AWS CodeBuild
- Poor branch support2
Cons of GoCD
- Lack of plugins2
- Horrible ui2
- No support1
