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AWS CodeDeploy vs Microsoft Azure DevOps 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
Microsoft Azure DevOps
Ranking in Release Automation
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
137
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (2nd), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Release Automation category, the mindshare of AWS CodeDeploy is 1.9%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure DevOps is 30.9%, down from 38.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Release Automation Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Azure DevOps30.9%
AWS CodeDeploy1.9%
Other67.2%
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.
Bharadwaj Deepak Mohapatra - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at ENTERPRISE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Have built reliable end-to-end pipelines and streamlined cloud provisioning through consistent collaboration practices
I am currently working with open-source tools such as Jenkins for my main CI/CD pipeline, and for enterprise clients, I am using Microsoft Azure DevOps CI/CD pipeline. For other clients, I have also implemented CI/CD YAML pipelines through GitLab CI/CD workflow and GitHub Actions. I am creating the end-to-end CI/CD pipeline from development to deployment and monitoring all of this. Azure Boards is easier than Jira for my understanding because there are very easy points to manage the Agile methodology which we work on. Because it is a GUI, sometimes the process may take a few minutes more than the CLI process since the backend is running the exact CLI, but we are commanding through the GUI. There is definitely a time lag, but it is more secure. Microsoft Azure DevOps pipelines work very seamlessly rather than other CI/CD pipelines, as of my understanding. The downside is that the process may take more time when deploying some clusters, Kubernetes, Azure AKS service, or some vast microservice architecture deployments. There may be a little bit of lag I feel, though I cannot tell very strictly that this is a disadvantage, but sometimes it takes a little more time than other cloud infrastructures. All the major things are done by GUI, which is somewhat a little slow. However, if considering automations, process, monitoring, and provisioning, then it is the best cloud service across all the other service providers. Our implementation is a hybrid cloud. Microsoft Azure DevOps is definitely easily scalable. I have worked on many Kubernetes infrastructures and microservice deployments, and I have seen that replication is very good because it is very easy. The replication process is very straightforward. I definitely advocate for using less code because it is very time-consuming. If using GCP or Amazon Web Service, there is more interaction related to work over the CLI process. In terms of Microsoft Azure DevOps, there are many things done by the GUI, which is the best part.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is easy to use."
"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."
"I can integrate it with other AWS services."
"It's just like every other AWS resource I use. It gets the job done."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"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."
"I appreciate the feature for automating the deployment of code to the server."
"It is very flexible."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"DevOps is easy to use because we can arrange each task in a project and follow up with the testing, development, and business teams. We manage everything through this."
"The tool's most efficient feature is the integration of its services in one place. It is an easy-to-use product that improves productivity. Microsoft Azure DevOps is also user-friendly. Its documentation is clear and can be found on Google."
"Detailed logs allow us to pinpoint the exact cause of any issues, making troubleshooting efficient and accurate."
"I like the fact that there is built-in Power BI. Both are Microsoft tools. So, you can incorporate dashboard capabilities."
"I found the Kanban board to be the most useful for my needs."
"The solution is easy to implement and easy to use."
"The most valuable aspect of Azure DevOps for me is its robust version control functionality, which is critical for our workflow."
 

Cons

"There will always be room for improvement, however, I cannot think of any specific improvements at the moment."
"I faced some stability issues."
"We have faced some issues and bugs along the way when it comes to stability."
"An improvement for the end users would be easier implementation, especially regarding local testing tools for deployment."
"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."
"Deployment and stability should be improved."
"The support and those things are lacking compared to others."
"When converting to DevOps, it was difficult to map."
"The testing environment and different pipelining concepts can be improved."
"Its price can also be reduced. It would be great if they are a little bit more competitive in terms of pricing because many open-source products are currently available in the market."
"We did have some brief performance issues, however, that was due to putting everything on one epic instead of breaking a project up."
"Azure DevOps could be improved with more security plugins, especially for SaaS scanning and vulnerability scans."
"There are some areas that need improvement such as tracking."
"They do very frequent releases, there's a complete change in UI kind of stuff. Sometimes it feels like they change it too often."
"Not all companies use the same methodology which could limit the use of this solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Since we are using a dedicated AWS environment, the solution's pricing is fine."
"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."
"It is costly."
"The product is free with EC2."
"The product's price is normal."
"I am not aware of any licensing subscriptions for the solution."
"I don't know the pricing of DevOps. It would be much cheaper than ALM because ALM came out as a software product initially. Now they are moving into a cloud and subscription model. In that case, Microsoft is coming from Azure and the cloud and DevOps and software as a service, so it would be much cheaper, but the catch would be that they are trying to get money on all the sides, like an operating system, Microsoft Office, or Microsoft Azure DevOps."
"We purchase the solution on an annual basis."
"Microsoft Azure DevOps is an expensive solution."
"We pay a monthly license for Microsoft Azure DevOps."
"It is relatively inexpensive compared to other solutions that necessitate servers and physical hardware."
"The pricing of Azure DevOps falls within the average range and it is fixed."
"As the cost structure is per user, I would recommend paying the cost structure based on the amount of data you use rather than the number of users."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
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 Business42
Midsize Enterprise28
Large Enterprise69
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS CodeDeploy?
Evaluating cost, it is important to note that the services provided by CodeDeploy can be expensive to purchase from other cloud platforms. However, depending on the services, it might be worth the ...
What is your primary use case for AWS CodeDeploy?
My usual use cases for AWS CodeDeploy involve utilizing it as an AWS service, which is a subservice of CodePipeline. AWS CodePipeline is a whole package of services which consists of AWS CodeDeploy...
Which is better - Jira or Microsoft Azure DevOps?
Jira is a great centralized tool for just about everything, from local team management to keeping track of products and work logs. It is easy to implement and navigate, and it is stable and scalabl...
Which is better - TFS or Azure DevOps?
TFS and Azure DevOps are different in many ways. TFS was designed for admins, and only offers incremental improvements. In addition, TFS seems complicated to use and I don’t think it has a very fri...
What do you like most about Microsoft Azure DevOps?
Valuable features for project management and tracking in Azure DevOps include a portal displaying test results, check-in/check-out activity, and developer/tester productivity.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Azure DevOps, VSTS, Visual Studio Team Services, MS Azure DevOps
 

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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
Alaska Airlines, Iberia Airlines, Columbia, Skype
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