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AWS CodeDeploy vs UrbanCode Deploy 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
UrbanCode Deploy
Ranking in Release Automation
7th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Release Automation category, the mindshare of AWS CodeDeploy is 2.0%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UrbanCode Deploy is 4.1%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Release Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS CodeDeploy2.0%
UrbanCode Deploy4.1%
Other93.9%
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.
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DevOps Engineer at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees
A handy interface that includes buttons or drag-and-drop options for all functionality
Our company uses the solution for standard, blue-green, and complex deployments. We have 250 users throughout our company.  The solution handles complex deployments very efficiently.  The user interface includes buttons or drag-and-drop options for all functionality. It is easy to create component…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"I can integrate it with other AWS services."
"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."
"It's just like every other AWS resource I use. It gets the job done."
"The product is easy to use."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"The biggest feature of AWS CodeDeploy is its scalability."
"You can easily integrate AWS CodeDeploy with multiple services."
"The stability is good. I haven't experienced any issues."
"Getting the deployments automated adds a lot of value."
"Urbancode Deploy allowed our group to go from managing deployment of two enterprise applications to fifteen, over the course of 18 months, with no increase in staffing or increase in system downtime."
"Automated deployment forces the organization to standardize runtimes, development output and handling of platform provisioning."
"This product is excellent for deploying components and running processes related to deployments."
"The most valuable functionality is the ability to define the deployment process, schedule the deployment and automatically execute the deployments to different environments."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to create a deployment process visually and to see that process executing in real time, step by step, with access to log files and with a click of a button."
"It reduced more than 70% of our manual effort when it automated deployment of both UNIX and Windows-based applications using UrbanCode Deploy."
 

Cons

"We have faced some issues and bugs along the way when it comes to stability."
"AWS CodeDeploy's lack of ability to use independently without CodePipeline or CodeBuild makes it unstable."
"There will always be room for improvement, however, I cannot think of any specific improvements at the moment."
"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."
"AWS CodeDeploy doesn't provide multiple plugins like Jenkins, which is a shortcoming where improvements are required."
"I faced some stability issues."
"The documentation could be more detailed, especially for new users."
"This solution could be made more flexible with respect to deploying databases."
"If you really want to scale up, it's going to get a little complicated. You'll have to do some configurations to make it work."
"Sometimes the deployment process reports are faulty."
"I would like to see more reporting for container architecture."
"There have been a lot of broken stoppages in uDeploy 6.1.2, particularly in the upgrade."
"We have encountered scalability issues. We did not scale particularly well."
"I would like to have the agent up and running at all times, as opposed to only while it is in the DevOps pipeline."
"The reporting functionality is limited and it is difficult to retrieve information from the database due to the table structure."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Since we are using a dedicated AWS environment, the solution's pricing is fine."
"The product's price is normal."
"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."
"The product is free with EC2."
"The cost of the solution is high but it offers great ROI."
"The licensing fees for this solution are based on the number of servers that are being deployed and the number of agents that you have."
"Considering COVID-19, the price is too high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
17%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
8%
Financial Services Firm
32%
Insurance Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
Marketing Services Firm
5%
 

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 Business5
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise21
 

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...
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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
As policy, IBM does not release customer names on non-IBM web sites.  However, public DevOps and UrbanCode Deploy case studies can be found here. IBM's UrbanCode Deploy customers span Small-Medium Businesses to Fortune 500 companies across all industries worldwide.
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