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AWS CodePipeline vs GoCD comparison

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Categories and Ranking

AWS CodePipeline
Ranking in Build Automation
12th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GoCD
Ranking in Build Automation
20th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (22nd), Release Automation (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of AWS CodePipeline is 3.6%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GoCD is 3.0%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS CodePipeline3.6%
GoCD3.0%
Other93.4%
Build Automation
 

Featured Reviews

JR
Head of Development at Abyss
Employs advanced deployment strategies and manages CI/CD workflow efficiently
Blue-green deployment has been incredibly beneficial for handling complex deployments in AWS CodePipeline. It allows me to test changes in an isolated environment before deploying them to the entire user base. Additionally, the CI/CD support provided by AWS simplifies the integration process by adding YAML files to projects, enabling AWS to manage the entire CI/CD workflow.
RajeshReddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Dev Ops Engineer at Infosys
The UI is colorful, but the user experience must be improved
We can see all the pipelines with a simple search. The UI is colorful. The user experience is very rich. The product is very easy to learn if we know a bit of the basics. If we have someone to show us how to use it, it is very easy.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"CodePipeline allows integration with any source code and facilitates deployment to EC2 or ECS, which is highly valuable."
"The best thing about AWS CodePipeline is that we don't have to manage agents."
"The integration with other applications is fabulous."
"It helps develop CI/CD implementations with centralized management of code building, deployment, and version control."
"The integrations are good."
"The product is cost-effective and integrates well with the AWS environment."
"Different applications can be enhanced with AWS CodePipeline"
"Code deployment is the best feature."
"It has a user-friendly interface, which for free and open-source tools, the UI is really amazing and simple."
"GoCD's open-source nature is valuable."
"In terms of value added it has more than achieved everything we wanted from it and more."
"The UI is colorful."
"After we switched to GO, each team can set-up their own delivery pipeline and run it themselves."
"Permission separations mean that we can grant limited permissions for each team or team member."
"The most notable aspect is its user interface, which we find to be user-friendly and straightforward for deploying and comprehending pipelines. We have the ability to create multiple pipelines, and in addition to that, the resource consumption is impressive."
 

Cons

"If you're talking about multi-cloud, you can't use it."
"I would appreciate if we don't have to install any agents, even for EC2, to deploy using CodeDeploy into EC2 servers. It would help if AWS allows application deployment without requiring the Fortify agent installation."
"In the next release, I would like to see fewer timeout errors."
"There could be a possibility of deploying tag-based conditions for different environments using the same code base."
"The migration process from one source code to another needs improvement."
"AWS CodePipeline doesn't offer much room for customization."
"While CodePipeline's UI has improved, further enhancements in user experience are necessary to make it more intuitive."
"AWS CodePipeline is quite a simple tool mostly for management and creating automation."
"The tool must be more user-friendly."
"The documentation really should be improved by including real examples and more setup cases."
"GO doesn't come with a lot of out of the box features like other tools, don't expect that you can get it to work by clicking the NEXT button."
"It is difficult to assign different access levels because it relies on separate keys for developer and admin access, which could be simplified."
"User management, Documentation, Advanced GUI functionality."
"The aspect that requires attention is the user management component. When integrating with BitLabs and authenticating through GitLab, there are specific features we desire. One important feature is the ability to import users directly from GitLab, along with their respective designations, and assign appropriate privileges based on that information. Allocating different privileges to users is a time-consuming process for us."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"AWS CodePipeline is quite affordable. I've been running around four pipelines and the cost is around one dollar per month. It rarely exceeds two dollars."
"It is a straightforward approach where you pay for the resources you consume as they offer a subscription-based licensing model."
"The pricing of this solution is dependent upon your needs including how many jobs you daily and how many times the developer will be changing codes and completing deployments."
"I would rate the product's pricing a five out of ten."
"The product is quite expensive compared to other solutions."
"The price of the product depends on how many times you run it. The tool offers a pay-as-you-go model."
"AWS offers free business or enterprise support services."
"AWS charges you based on the number of pipelines you have and how active they are, and I also think that the root account user knows about all the price-related metrics."
"It's an open-source and free tool."
"This is an open-source solution and it is inexpensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

Which AWS solution would you choose - CodeStar or CodePipeline?
Both AWS solutions deliver solid options, with uniquely different features. AWS CodeStar allows for quick development, building, and deployments of apps. It also provides web application and web se...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS CodePipeline?
AWS CodePipeline's pricing is reasonable, and it is not too expensive. I estimated it costs around $5 monthly. On a scale from one to ten, where one is very cheap and ten is very expensive, I w...
What needs improvement with AWS CodePipeline?
The documentation for AWS CodePipeline is lacking and makes it difficult to find information due to its complexity. It would be helpful to have examples in the documentation for different project t...
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Comparisons

 

Also Known As

CodePipeline
Adaptive ALM, Thoughtworks Go
 

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Sample Customers

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