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Go.CD vs Rancher: What are the differences?
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; Rancher: Open Source Platform for Running a Private Container Service. Rancher is an open source container management platform that includes full distributions of Kubernetes, Apache Mesos and Docker Swarm, and makes it simple to operate container clusters on any cloud or infrastructure platform.
Go.CD and Rancher are primarily classified as "Continuous Integration" and "Container" tools respectively.
Some of the features offered by Go.CD are:
- 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
On the other hand, Rancher provides the following key features:
- Manage Hosts, Deploy Containers, Monitor Resources
- User Management & Collaboration
- Native Docker APIs & Tools
"Open source" is the top reason why over 29 developers like Go.CD, while over 89 developers mention "Easy to use" as the leading cause for choosing Rancher.
Go.CD and Rancher are both open source tools. It seems that Rancher with 11.9K GitHub stars and 1.34K forks on GitHub has more adoption than Go.CD with 5.02K GitHub stars and 791 GitHub forks.
According to the StackShare community, Rancher has a broader approval, being mentioned in 89 company stacks & 35 developers stacks; compared to Go.CD, which is listed in 28 company stacks and 8 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 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
Pros of Rancher
- Easy to use103
- Open source and totally free79
- Multi-host docker-compose support63
- Load balancing and health check included58
- Simple58
- Rolling upgrades, green/blue upgrades feature44
- Dns and service discovery out-of-the-box42
- Only requires docker37
- Multitenant and permission management34
- Easy to use and feature rich29
- Cross cloud compatible11
- Does everything needed for a docker infrastructure11
- Simple and powerful8
- Next-gen platform8
- Very Docker-friendly7
- Support Kubernetes and Swarm6
- Application catalogs with stack templates (wizards)6
- Supports Apache Mesos, Docker Swarm, and Kubernetes6
- Rolling and blue/green upgrades deployments6
- High Availability service: keeps your app up 24/76
- Easy to use service catalog5
- Very intuitive UI4
- IaaS-vendor independent, supports hybrid/multi-cloud4
- Awesome support4
- Scalable3
- Requires less infrastructure requirements2
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Cons of GoCD
- Lack of plugins2
- Horrible ui2
- No support1
Cons of Rancher
- Hosting Rancher can be complicated10
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