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AWS CodeBuild vs Codefresh comparison

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Categories and Ranking

AWS CodeBuild
Ranking in Build Automation
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Codefresh
Ranking in Build Automation
15th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of AWS CodeBuild is 2.3%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Codefresh is 0.9%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS CodeBuild2.3%
Codefresh0.9%
Other96.8%
Build Automation
 

Featured Reviews

SomdipRoy - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at Skillnetinc
Has enabled automated deployments through continuous integration and supports multi-environment delivery
My recommendation for AWS CodeBuild to make it better for the next release would be something within AWS CodeBuild which can support the repository functions as well. It may not be as powerful as GitHub Actions, but it provides a very competitive price compared to GitHub Actions. GitHub Actions, if you want to use the YML CI/CD pipeline, gives a free tier of around three thousand hours per month. AWS CodeBuild is a little more expensive than that. However, if it supports the repository function as well along with it, then it will be a complete package. Everything would be in AWS, including the code versioning, code commit to the code infrastructure, to the code database, to the networking, and how the applications are accessed. Everything would be in one place, which would be very helpful. I believe AWS CodeBuild is a bit expensive because GitHub provides around three thousand minutes free, plus it has the free repository function as well. At the enterprise level, it charges maybe around nineteen dollars per user, though I do not remember exactly. In terms of AWS CodeBuild, I believe it is a bit expensive because it is providing only the deployment features. It is not providing the repository. In that comparison, I would say it is a little bit expensive.
US
DevOps Engineer at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
GitOps control plane has transformed deployments and now enables proactive Kubernetes visibility
While using Codefresh, I still don't see many downsides, but I would say the UI performance with large logs is an area for improvement. When a complex pipeline generates a high volume of logs, the user interface can occasionally become sluggish, jittery, or take extra seconds to render. The only downside I would say is the UI experience and its smoothness. Although the visibility into Kubernetes is excellent, I would love to see out-of-the-box cost optimization metrics. Argo CD knows how a pod is performing, its status, and its state. There should be some kind of cost optimization metrics shown on the GitOps application where we could save money or perhaps reduce the resources of a particular pod application. One improvement I would say is a promotion process between environments, from lower to upper environment. Currently, the model with complex promotion logic such as specific concurrency strategies or smart rollbacks when multiple commits hit at once can feel quite manual. I would like to see more automated promotion gates that can handle multi-cluster dependencies without needing as much custom YAML configuration.

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 most important thing is that it's self-contained in an AWS account, and it's all linked to the customer's AWS account."
"The integration with other AWS services has streamlined our workflow."
"AWS CodeBuild reduces wait time and optimizes workflows."
"The initial setup of CodeBuild is easy."
"AWS CodeBuild's support for popular languages and tools has enhanced my productivity; it supports the three most popular stacks that are in the world: the Python stack, the Node.js stack or framework, and the Java framework, along with other technology stacks such as Ruby on Rails."
"It works seamlessly with AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR)."
"CodeBuild supports various platforms and coding, which offers an advantage."
"Codefresh has positively impacted my organization by helping to deliver stories faster, minimizing defects, and deploying code quickly while completing user stories in a shorter time."
"Codefresh has helped save time, reduce errors, and improve collaboration across teams."
"Compared to other general-purpose CI tools such as Jenkins, what really stands out for me is how Codefresh fits into a containerized, Kubernetes-based workflow."
"Codefresh impacts my organization positively by improving security and making the time of releases much shorter and faster than the previous scenario with CI/CD implementations."
"Since switching to Codefresh, our organization has definitely seen approximately a 30 percent reduction in deployment times."
"Before Codefresh, we had to plan the strategy, write the configuration file, and run everything; it used to take two to three days to plan and implement, but now it is a one-time job, so it can be done in ten to fifteen minutes, which has reduced a lot of time and sped up the automation and CI/CD, requiring fewer employees."
"Codefresh has positively impacted my organization; it has been amazing."
 

Cons

"The deployment fails sometimes."
"I believe AWS CodeBuild is a bit expensive because GitHub provides around three thousand minutes free, plus it has the free repository function as well."
"We had integration issues with a tool called Octopus Deploy while using CodeBuild. AWS support helped us resolve it, however, it could be better."
"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."
"The front-end interface and the management are somewhat challenging, and there's a lot of space for improvement."
"One of the main challenges is that if the environment is not set up properly, it will result in issues such as image errors."
"While working on building images for multiple applications within a single script, I encountered an issue where looping functionality was not supported as expected."
"Notifications could be added, or SNS integration could be included so that notifications can be received on every build, whether the build fails or succeeds."
"At this moment, I cannot think of anything about needed improvements for Codefresh."
"While using Codefresh, I still don't see many downsides, but I would say the UI performance with large logs is an area for improvement."
"Codefresh can be improved with more capability inside the GCP ecosystem."
"The challenge that we faced with Codefresh is that it is a complex setup."
"Codefresh could be improved in the troubleshooting experience for more complex pipelines."
"The reason it is not a ten is because our developers who do not have Kubernetes and Docker knowledge cannot use Codefresh easily, and the configuration file we have to write is very complex, requiring prior knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker-based deployments."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Despite the cost, it is worth the investment."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Insurance Company
31%
Outsourcing Company
17%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS CodeBuild?
The cost structure is affordable for most builds except macOS servers. Standard builds can utilize AWS EC2 servers for background operations. However, macOS or iOS builds require physical servers m...
What needs improvement with AWS CodeBuild?
My recommendation for AWS CodeBuild to make it better for the next release would be something within AWS CodeBuild which can support the repository functions as well. It may not be as powerful as G...
What is your primary use case for AWS CodeBuild?
My use of AWS CodeBuild is focused on the CI/CD part, which stands for continuous integration and continuous deployment. Basically, we write the code and then commit it into a repository, which cou...
What needs improvement with Codefresh?
Codefresh can be improved by creating more integration with other tools or providers.
What is your primary use case for Codefresh?
My main use case for Codefresh is continuous integration and delivery. I use Codefresh for continuous integration and delivery in my workflow by using CI/CD pipelines to trigger builds for code and...
What advice do you have for others considering Codefresh?
I would rate Codefresh an eight out of ten because it is mostly positive. Regarding Codefresh's governance and security, I think it is pretty secure. Regarding Codefresh's accuracy and reliability ...
 

Comparisons

 

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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
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