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CumulusCI vs GitHub Actions: What are the differences?
CumulusCI: Python framework for building portable automation for Salesforce projects. CumulusCI was built to solve common challenges faced during the development and release of Salesforce managed package projects; GitHub Actions: Automate your workflow from idea to production. It makes it easy to automate all your software workflows, now with world-class CI/CD. Build, test, and deploy your code right from GitHub. Make code reviews, branch management, and issue triaging work the way you want.
CumulusCI and GitHub Actions can be primarily classified as "Continuous Integration" tools.
Some of the features offered by CumulusCI are:
- Build sophisticated orgs with automatic installation of dependencies
- Load and capture sample datasets to make your orgs feel real
- Apply transformations to existing metadata to tailor orgs to your specific requirements
On the other hand, GitHub Actions provides the following key features:
- Multiple workflow files support
- Free and open source
- Workflow run interface
Pros of CumulusCI
Pros of GitHub Actions
- Integration with GitHub8
- Free5
- Easy to duplicate a workflow3
- Ready actions in Marketplace3
- Configs stored in .github2
- Docker Support2
- Read actions in Marketplace2
- Active Development Roadmap1
- Fast1
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Cons of CumulusCI
Cons of GitHub Actions
- Lacking [skip ci]5
- Lacking allow failure4
- Lacking job specific badges3
- No ssh login to servers2
- No Deployment Projects1
- No manual launch1