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AWS CodeDeploy vs GitLab comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 7, 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 CodeDeploy
Ranking in Release Automation
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GitLab
Ranking in Release Automation
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (9th), Build Automation (1st), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (7th), Rapid Application Development Software (10th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (4th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (2nd), Fuzz Testing Tools (2nd), DevSecOps (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Release Automation category, the mindshare of AWS CodeDeploy is 1.9%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitLab is 29.7%, down from 35.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Release Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GitLab29.7%
AWS CodeDeploy1.9%
Other68.4%
Release Automation
 

Featured Reviews

Harsh Shrivastava - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters
Automated deployments have reduced downtime and now deliver faster, consistent releases
AWS CodeDeploy offers several valuable features, including deployment to fleets of EC2 servers, on-premises servers deployed to data center infrastructure, AWS Lambda for serverless function updates, and Amazon ECS for containerized applications. The feature I use most frequently is deployment to Amazon EC2 instances, where I deploy backend services to EC2 servers, enabling zero-downtime deployment. AWS CodeDeploy supports rolling updates, blue-green deployments, and canary deployments to minimize or eliminate downtime. Additional standout features include consistent deployments across environments, the ability to deploy to development, staging, and production environments, centralized control, integration with CI/CD pipelines, and automatic rollback. AWS CodeDeploy has positively impacted my organization by significantly reducing deployment times to achieve zero downtime during deployments. Generally, it takes very little time for backend services to be deployed to EC2 instances.
BasilJiji - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Role-based workflows have transformed daily deployments and improve team collaboration
GitLab has role-based access control, so when a team member needs to make a code change, they cannot directly apply it to the environment but must put in a merge request. Once a senior reviews the code and approves it, then it is implemented across the environment, making it safer and allowing everyone to experience the process. The best features GitLab offers are version control and automation, which are the major things that stand out to me. When it comes to access, the login is very smooth, with just one login integrated with our Okta, allowing everyone to log in easily. Deployments become much easier, and that is how GitLab helps. The automation features make my work easier because we use a tool called AWX, which is connected to GitLab. Whenever we run a job on AWX, it directly checks the code and uses it. Since the code is not preserved locally but kept in the cloud, it is safe and nobody can tamper with it. When it comes to safety, that is a major thing. Automation features allow the code to be accessed from any tools we use, so the jobs we run are helping tremendously and doing their work perfectly. For pipeline tasks, we have created a significant amount of pipelines, which are all hosted in GitLab. Running the pipelines has become much easier, and they are doing a perfect job, helping tremendously in our day-to-day activities. GitLab has positively impacted my organization because previously we stored code locally on servers, leading to many risks. Since GitLab came into our environment, our integration and deployments became much easier, helping our work become much smoother. Improvements from GitLab have led to better team collaboration because when several people are working, they can all edit the code and submit it as a merge request, and once approved, it reflects directly to the main branch. Many can work at the same time. When it comes to deployments, deploying has become much faster since we started using GitLab, and even if errors occur, we can spot them easily and troubleshoot, which has helped tremendously.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's just like every other AWS resource I use. It gets the job done."
"I would suggest using AWS CodeDeploy if your applications are on AWS cloud platform, as it integrates well with multiple AWS services and automates scalability and infrastructure management."
"CodeDeploy is very stable. I rate it a 10 for stability."
"The product is easy to use."
"One advantage we have with AWS CodeDeploy is its hassle-free accessibility through IAM roles and permissions, allowing us to give specific permissions while adhering to the least privileges rule of IAM."
"CodeDeploy is quite easy to use within the AWS ecosystem."
"Customer service was very helpful."
"AWS CodeDeploy operates on an on-demand basis. This means that you only pay for the exact duration of the deployment process. Whether it takes one minute, two minutes, or even longer, you're only charged for the time it takes to complete the deployment. You're not locked into paying for dedicated servers."
"GitLab offers a good interface for doing code reviews between two colleagues."
"The most valuable functionality of GitLab, for me, is the DevOps. Besides the normal source control based on Git, I find the Auto DevOps features most important in the solution."
"GitLab's best feature is Actions."
"GitLab is a solution for source code management, container registry, pipelines, testing, and deployment."
"Git hosting has an integration with ACD which is why we liked this solution in the first place."
"The CI/CD pipeline with Helm has significantly improved deployment speed and efficiency."
"The most valuable features of GitLab are the review, patch repo, and plans are in YAML."
"It is very flexible and easy because you can store data on cloud."
 

Cons

"AWS should provide its own templates in the console so that I don't need to go anywhere else to get the template for AWS CodeDeploy or AWS CodeBuild."
"The support and those things are lacking compared to others."
"The documentation could be more detailed, especially for new users."
"An improvement for the end users would be easier implementation, especially regarding local testing tools for deployment."
"An improvement for the end users would be easier implementation, especially regarding local testing tools for deployment."
"Deployment and stability should be improved."
"The documentation could be more detailed, especially for new users."
"I faced some stability issues."
"This solution could be improved by adding modifications such as slack notifications."
"I would like configuration of a YML file to be done via UI rather than a code file."
"I would like to see better integration with project management tools such as Jira."
"Technologies are always changing. Nowadays, new things like serverless computing and workload management have emerged. We have noticed a few gap items for faster service delivery. For example, we do user interface testing in the latest team and automate it using some tools. Recently, we integrated a tool with user interface testing, which can simulate a multi-user environment. So, we would like to see more integration with different platforms."
"The pricing model of GitLab is an issue for me."
"The solution does not have many built-in functions or variables so scripting is required."
"Perhaps the integration could be better."
"The licensing model could be improved to be more accommodating in terms of user numbers and costs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is free with EC2."
"It is costly."
"AWS CodeDeploy has proven to be a cost-effective solution for us, especially considering the benefits we gain from using it. In terms of pricing, AWS is quite affordable, providing excellent value for the features and services it offers."
"Since we are using a dedicated AWS environment, the solution's pricing is fine."
"The product's price is normal."
"It is very expensive. We can't bear it now, and we have to find another solution. We have a yearly subscription in which we can increase the number of licenses, but we have to pay at the end of the year."
"This product is not very expensive but the price can be better."
"The solution's pricing is acceptable."
"The solution's standard license is paid annually. They have changed the pricing model and it used to be better. There is a free version available."
"GitLab is cheap."
"GitLab is an open-source solution."
"The initial setup cost is excellent and you can add the premium features later."
"GitLab is comparatively expensive, but it provides value because it's feature-rich."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
11%
University
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise46
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS CodeDeploy?
The pricing for AWS CodeDeploy has been quite reasonable. It is better compared to peers like Azure, and the licensing cost and setup cost are both quite good for AWS.
What is your primary use case for AWS CodeDeploy?
AWS CodeDeploy is a deployment service that automates application deployments to various compute services. My main use cases include automated application deployments to Amazon EC2 instances, on-pr...
What do you like most about GitLab?
I find the features and version control history to be most valuable for our development workflow. These aspects provide us with a clear view of changes and help us manage requests efficiently.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitLab?
The setup cost was moderate and not very high. For GitLab SaaS, the initial setup cost was minimal, while self-managed GitLab involved infrastructure, VM storage backups, runner configuration, and ...
What needs improvement with GitLab?
A pain point I have encountered with GitLab is that large GitLab-ci.yml files become hard to read and maintain. YAML syntax is strict, and errors are easy to make, while debugging pipeline logic ca...
 

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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
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