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Appveyor vs Snap CI: What are the differences?
What is 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.
What is Snap CI? Build, test, and deploy software faster with Snap's continuous integration and deployment tool. Snap CI is a cloud-based continuous integration & continuous deployment tool with powerful deployment pipelines. Integrates seamlessly with GitHub and provides fast feedback so you can deploy with ease.
Appveyor and Snap CI can be categorized as "Continuous Integration" tools.
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, Snap CI provides the following key features:
- Deployment Options - Heroku, AWS
- System Libraries - Your build runs on a RedHat 6-compatible system with commonly required libraries
- Customization Options - In addition to all that we support out of the box, we offer you the chance to customize your build extensively.
"Github integration" is the primary reason why developers consider Appveyor over the competitors, whereas "Github integration" was stated as the key factor in picking Snap CI.
According to the StackShare community, Appveyor has a broader approval, being mentioned in 19 company stacks & 16 developers stacks; compared to Snap CI, which is listed in 7 company stacks and 3 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 Snap CI
- Github integration14
- Easy setup13
- Multi-stage pipelines11
- Continuous deployment10
- Easy ui9
- Great customer support9
- Automatic branch tracking8
- Automated and manual deploys7
- Console debugging5
- Pull request integration5
- Continuous delivery4
- Free for open-source3
- Better PR support2
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Cons of Appveyor
- Complex user interface1
- Poor documentation1