AWS CodeDeploy vs Microsoft Azure DevOps comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft are both solutions in the Release Automation category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.8, while Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.2. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 2.0% mindshare in RA, compared to Microsoft’s 31.1% mindshare. Additionally, 81% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

AWS CodeDeploy

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 7, 2025

Microsoft Azure DevOps and AWS CodeDeploy compete in the developer tools space. Azure DevOps appears to have the advantage in comprehensive project management and integrated tools, while AWS CodeDeploy is robust in deployment automation.

Features: Azure DevOps excels with integrated pipeline tools, project management, and version control systems. AWS CodeDeploy offers deployment automation across EC2 instances and Lambda, simplifying complex deployments.

Room for Improvement: Azure DevOps could simplify its initial setup, improve the learning curve for beginners, and better streamline cross-platform integrations. AWS CodeDeploy might enhance documentation, support for non-AWS environments, and reduce complexity in complex scripting processes.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Azure DevOps facilitates smooth deployment with its integrated tools, backed by extensive documentation that some users may find initially complex. AWS CodeDeploy provides reliable, straightforward deployment models, heavily automated to minimize manual intervention, and is supported by responsive customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Azure DevOps offers transparent pricing that appeals to long-term users leveraging its extensive toolset, which minimizes third-party solutions. AWS CodeDeploy, with a pay-as-you-go model, optimizes costs for scalable infrastructures, though the initial setup can present complexity challenges.

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Categories and Ranking

AWS CodeDeploy

Ranking in Release Automation

4th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.6

Number of Reviews

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 January 2026, in the Release Automation category, the mindshare of AWS CodeDeploy is 2.0%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure DevOps is 31.1%, down from 38.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Release Automation Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Azure DevOps	31.1%
AWS CodeDeploy	2.0%
Other	66.9%

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Featured Reviews

Mahadev Metre

DevOps Engineer at Paydoh

YAML configuration and cloud integration simplify tasks and enhance AWS resource flexibility

The features and capabilities of AWS CodeDeploy that I have found most valuable are that it is very user-friendly, and the codebase we can use there, specifically the tech stack, is YAML configuration. YAML is quite user-friendly itself, so if you just understand the basic concepts of YAML, then you're good to go. However, people face some problems with the YAML tech stack, as it is very strict with indentation and the placement of attributes. Overall, it's very strict with indentation and how it interprets our input. For example, in a stage where an environment is defined, there should be two spaces followed by an environment key and value. Knowing YAML is essential before working on AWS CodeDeploy, as the YAML file controls the service. AWS CodeDeploy's integration with other AWS services contributes significantly to scaling, monitoring, and security in my deployment processes by requiring IAM permissions. This is the only gateway for it to obtain permission to perform any tasks or triggers. One advantage we have with AWS CodeDeploy is its hassle-free accessibility through IAM roles and permissions. Being an AWS service, it operates on ARNs, which are identifiers. When we refer to these codes in IAM policies, we can give specific permissions while adhering to the least privileges rule of IAM. This makes it quite good and flexible with AWS resources, unlike third-party options.

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Bharadwaj Deepak Mohapatra

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.

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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 found the default settings of AWS CodeDeploy to be highly beneficial for my deployment workflows. For instance, when deploying a Node.js application, I manually installed the necessary components on my AWS instance, such as the web server required by developers. Then, I created deployment scripts for starting and stopping instances and performing the deployment itself. These scripts were stored alongside my code in GitHub, ensuring they executed seamlessly with the CI/CD pipeline. Since the project wasn't overly complex, I opted for the default settings, which proved to be efficient and straightforward for deployment."

"The product's initial setup phase is easy."

"You can easily integrate AWS CodeDeploy with multiple services."

"CodeDeploy is quite easy to use within the AWS ecosystem."

"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's just like every other AWS resource I use. It gets the job done."

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"The integration of the whole cycle is the main strength of the tool. If I want to control the cycle with other tools on the market, I would have to use several tools. However, this is not the case with Azure DevOps or TFS."

"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."

"Typically the sprints themselves and managing the tasks have essentially eliminated our need for reporting."

"The extensibility of the work item forms and customizations as well as the backend API to query the data, et cetera, and manipulate the data programmatically are all very valuable aspects of the product."

"The CI/CD pipeline setup is more user-friendly. You can manage various stages, and there are over 400+ plugins available for each stage."

"We are able to generate many different types of reports from Azure."

"The most valuable feature is that it's fully integrated, where we have a single place to do everything that we need."

"It is stable. I like Azure a lot. All our guys are Microsoft certified."

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Cons

"An improvement for the end users would be easier implementation, especially regarding local testing tools for deployment."

"Improvements could be made to AWS CodeDeploy in terms of its agent's compatibility across different operating systems. Currently, there are instances where the agent may not work seamlessly with certain integrations, leading to issues with registering protocols on authorized servers."

"An improvement for the end users would be easier implementation, especially regarding local testing tools for deployment."

"Deployment and stability should be improved."

"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."

"I faced some stability issues."

"AWS CodeDeploy doesn't provide multiple plugins like Jenkins, which is a shortcoming where improvements are required."

"The documentation could be more detailed, especially for new users."

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"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."

"The only downside is that the deployment could be a little challenging but it is manageable."

"I would like to see better interoperability with the agile scaling frameworks."

"They have to add more features such as schedules and more flexibility in the platform."

"One thing I would note is that it's hard to know what is included or not in the product. Especially when you begin to try and compare it to other solutions. When you go to a site like VersionOne, they tell you Azure DevOps doesn't have this or that, and when you go to Microsoft, it says VersionOne doesn't have this or that. They could do a better job of laying out exactly what is on offer so customers know going in exactly what they'll get."

"I would like to automate notifications on sprint planning. When we are getting to the end of sprint planning, we would be automatically notified."

"Improving the metrics that are readily available on the dashboard would be very helpful."

"Something that could be improved is the initial setup with the integration of ReadyAPI."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is costly."

"The product is free with EC2."

"The product's price is normal."

"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."

"We have an MPN subscription for Microsoft Azure DevOps, and it's all included."

"There is a license for this solution."

"The solution costs $5 or $10 per user, per month."

"As a Microsoft Partner, you get a discount on the pricing. Licensing costs are around $80 a month for DevOps, but for Azure, it is about $200 a month."

"There is a license for this solution."

"This product could maybe be cheaper. My organization handled licensing, so I'm not aware of which subscription they have."

"Licensing cost per user is approximately $11 to $15. We have about 400 users, but not all are active. We have around 200 to 300 active users."

"It has an annual subscription. It can be cheaper for partners. Many open-source products are available in the market, and it would be great if they can be a little bit more competitive in terms of pricing. A lot of startups are looking for an open-source, free, or cheap solution. If they can accommodate such requirements, it will be good for the product in the long run."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

10%

University

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 Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	4

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	42
Midsize Enterprise	28
Large Enterprise	69

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS CodeDeploy?

Automation of Deployments

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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Overview

AWS CodeDeploy is a service that automates code deployments to any instance, including Amazon EC2 instances and instances running on-premises. AWS CodeDeploy makes it easier for you to rapidly release new features, helps you avoid downtime during deployment, and handles the complexity of updating your applications. You can use AWS CodeDeploy to automate deployments, eliminating the need for error-prone manual operations, and the service scales with your infrastructure so you can easily deploy to one instance or thousands.

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Microsoft Azure DevOps is a cloud service that enables developers to collaborate on code development projects and create and deploy applications quicker than ever before. The service helps unite developers, project managers, and software development experts through a collaborative experience while using the application. For the users' convenience, Azure DevOps offers the user cloud services through Azure DevOps Services or an on-premises service using Azure DevOps Server. In addition, it supports integration with additional services and adding extensions, including the ability for the user to create their own custom extensions.

Azure DevOps provides a variety of unified features that can be accessed through their web browser or IDE client, such as:

Azure Pipelines - Develop and deploy services to support ongoing application integration and delivery. Azure pipelines, which work with almost every project type and most languages, will automatically test code projects in order to make them available to others.
Azure Artifacts - Share packages and integrate package sharing between teams. Packages include NuGet, npm, and Maven, in addition to other private and public sources. Developers can now share and consume packages with other developers from different public registries.
Azure Repos - Offers source control of your code through Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) or Git repositories. Developers can now keep track of any changes that are made in their code over the course of their project.
Azure Test Plans - Offers continuous and manual/exploratory app testing through several tools. Test Suites, or a collection of Test Cases, are grouped together in a container called a Test Plan.
Azure Boards - Provides a suite of Agile tools to track work, support planning, code defects, and general issues while using Kanban and Scrum software. Teams are in need of tools that are flexible and will help them grow. Azure Boards is a service that helps developers manage their software projects.

Benefits of Microsoft Azure DevOps

Microsoft Azure DevOps offers many benefits, including:

A quick setup and easy deployment
An elastic scale
Exceptional security
No-maintenance operations
Effortless collaboration through domains
The ability to create and deploy products faster than traditional software

Reviews from Real Users

Microsoft Azure DevOps stands out among its competitors for a variety of reasons. Two major ones are its ability to forecast how long each task will take and the ability for users to follow the entire development process.

PeerSpot viewers note the effectiveness of this solution. An executive chief operating officer for a cloud provider notes, “We can forecast tasks and the number of hours a task will take and can compare it with how long a task actually takes.”

Carlos H., a product and system director at SPCM, writes, “I think the most usable thing is that you can follow the whole progress of the development process. This makes it very useful for us.”

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