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AWS CodeBuild vs CloudBees comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS CodeBuild
Ranking in Build Automation
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
CloudBees
Ranking in Build Automation
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (11th), Value Stream Management Software (2nd), DevSecOps (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of AWS CodeBuild is 1.2%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CloudBees is 1.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation
 

Featured Reviews

Munisaiteja Narravula - PeerSpot reviewer
Automated task handling with reliable logging but requires accurate environment setup
One of the main challenges is that if the environment is not set up properly, it will result in issues such as image errors. It's crucial to have accurate environment configurations to avoid such problems. During the build stage, we often face time issues that cause delays, which can be troublesome.
YashBrahmani - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers a clear visualization and overview of workflows and helpful in managing CI/CD processes
Improvement in the sense that they can do better in terms of management of logs and stuff like that because the console logs are very extensive, and that causes a lot of storage issues. That is one of the things which is there. Also, with respect to the traditional platform and the modern platform, many things have upgraded, and it has quite improved. But when we talk about the performance of the agents, it’s still very crucial because it’s not up to par. It takes a lot of time to provision the agent and to finish the build because of the SSH connection and the JNLP connection. Due to that, sometimes the agent doesn’t get provisioned. Those are some of the blockers that meet up the time in terms of administering the instance.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution provides good integrations."
"The initial setup of CodeBuild is easy."
"The tool is used to build and test code. I find its biggest advantages are elasticity and reliability. We can easily assign as many computing resources as needed to build our code, which is much simpler than traditional methods that require server upgrades. It's a serverless tool, so it's very flexible and elastic."
"The integration is a good feature."
"CodeBuild supports various platforms and coding."
"A valuable feature is the support for third-party repositories such as Bitbucket, GitLab, or GitHub."
"The integration is a good feature."
"AWS CodeBuild reduces wait time and optimizes workflows."
"The security audit product offered by CloudBees is particularly beneficial in automating audit processes, which reduces the time developers spend on audits."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that its GUI is quite simple."
"CloudBees updates its features frequently, so if we need something like SSL login, they enable it."
"The most valuable features are Java features, microservice communication, payment validation, Jenkins Sonar, management master to CloudBees, Blue Ocean, JobConfig, and support."
"CloudBees is the Jenkins tool for building and deploying. There's open-source Jenkins, which is free and can be used by any organization, but it offers a different architecture for Jenkins. If your organization is larger, you might choose the architecture. This way, you can have different masters for different applications, and different teams can manage their masters separately. However, a single person can still control all the masters, whoever manages it for the organization."
"It’s a very good tool for auditing your project pipelines as well."
"The most beneficial aspect is that CloudBees integrates with everything, like version one, GitHub, and PDM."
"CloudBees assists by automating tasks, previously done manually, in the pipeline setup."
 

Cons

"We had integration issues with a tool called Octopus Deploy while using CodeBuild. AWS support helped us resolve it, however, it could be better."
"The front-end interface and the management are somewhat challenging, and there's a lot of space for improvement."
"For improvement, I'd suggest more build instance-type options. There's a big jump from 15 gigabytes of RAM to 150, and I'd like something in between as the larger option is too expensive for our needs."
"One of the main challenges is that if the environment is not set up properly, it will result in issues such as image errors."
"There is no persistent storage or preservation of workspace between the builds."
"Multiple clients have faced issues with pricing. After migrating from Azure to EC2, they were unexpectedly charged 100,000 rupees because the pricing details were not clearly visible."
"There have been times when CodeBuild has shown some instability, like bugs or breakdowns."
"The deployment fails sometimes."
"If you're logged in and working for about thirty minutes and then go idle for five to ten minutes, Jenkins will prompt you to re-authenticate."
"I think a preview of the errors would be good just at the point where the error occurs."
"The problem with CloudBees is that when you merge it, the pipelines would randomly fail multiple times."
"It could improve the document upload process."
"To use the tool, you need to be familiar with the tool itself and with how it will be incorporated into the culture."
"There are connection issues with CloudBees, specifically between Sybase and CloudBees. W"
"There could be improvements in the ease of use."
"Sometimes, there are performance issues, however, they may be due to our organization's configuration."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay a monthly licensing fee."
"AWS CodeBuild is free. We only pay for our code's compute resources during the build process. For example, if our code takes ten minutes to build, we only pay for those ten minutes of computing time. CodeDeploy and CodePipeline are free because they're serverless and don't require computing resources. CodeCommit has minimal costs for storing code."
"Despite the cost, it is worth the investment."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Media Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
24%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Legal Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS CodeBuild?
It works seamlessly with AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR).
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS CodeBuild?
Issues with pricing have been mentioned, especially for new clients who might not realize the cost implications initially, such as leaving servers on for too long and incurring unexpectedly high bi...
What needs improvement with AWS CodeBuild?
There is room for improvement in making AWS CodeBuild available on Windows servers in the Mumbai region. Multiple clients have faced issues with pricing. After migrating from Azure ( /products/micr...
What needs improvement with CloudBees?
There are connection issues with CloudBees, specifically between Sybase and CloudBees. We often encounter connection problems, and there are issues with the pipelines.
What is your primary use case for CloudBees?
We use CloudBees for deploying the code in higher environments, such as QA, C2, staging, and production.
What advice do you have for others considering CloudBees?
I would recommend CloudBees to others because building jobs is much easier than with other solutions.
 

Comparisons

 

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Sample Customers

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