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AWS CodePipeline vs LaunchDarkly comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 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 CodePipeline
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Build Automation (5th)
LaunchDarkly
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Feature Management (3rd), AI Software Development (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

AWS CodePipeline and LaunchDarkly aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. AWS CodePipeline is designed for Build Automation and holds a mindshare of 2.9%, down 5.6% compared to last year.
LaunchDarkly, on the other hand, focuses on Feature Management, holds 17.3% mindshare, up 16.7% since last year.
Build Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS CodePipeline2.9%
Jenkins8.7%
GitLab7.2%
Other81.2%
Build Automation
Feature Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
LaunchDarkly17.3%
Harness21.4%
Optimizely18.9%
Other42.4%
Feature Management
 

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.
reviewer2769948 - PeerSpot reviewer
Staff Software Engineer at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Has increased developer confidence by enabling safe production releases using targeted feature toggles
I wish we were using more targeting in our feature toggles and I wish we were using more feature toggles as well as feature toggle dependencies. Making one feature toggle or one set of feature toggles dependent on another one would allow us to turn them all on or turn them all off at one time. For improvements in LaunchDarkly, managing team members and access to those team members was challenging. We could add team members through Terraform and do it programmatically, and then modify it through the user interface. However, once we started modifying things through the interface, we weren't able to go back to using any configuration programmatically for the team members. It made it challenging to orchestrate team member management. The other aspect I wasn't particularly fond of was when they started adding AI to the interface and deployment interface. It reminded me of old school wizards when installing software and simplified the interface too much, removing some of the engineering control I preferred.

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 tool's recent version helps us to run pipelines in parallel. The integration with other AWS services has greatly impacted our use of AWS CodePipeline. It made tasks such as integrating with Jira and provisioning instances much easier."
"I prefer using CodePipeline and CodeBuild in AWS due to their integration with AWS services, like directly deploying to ECS using Cloud Deploy."
"Different applications can be enhanced with AWS CodePipeline"
"The integration with other applications is fabulous."
"The product is cost-effective and integrates well with the AWS environment."
"AWS CodePipeline's most valuable feature is its seamless integration with other AWS services, making it easier to orchestrate deployment processes."
"The product is a one-stop solution that you can use to integrate, deploy and host your application."
"These features in my current project have helped my team because they allow us to specifically target users to start turning on functionality, we can monitor the behavior and make sure that it's behaving as expected when the feature toggle is turned on, and then we can increase the usage."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The ability to turn off a flag is crucial when a task is not complete, especially if there is an error in a commit."
"From the development side, it allows us to manage multiple things."
"The best feature LaunchDarkly offers is the capability of having a feature flag that we don't have to build in-house."
"It has really helped during the series of product lines and faster deployment and faster development."
"I appreciate that we can release any feature in production and maintain control over it."
"The setup is easy."
 

Cons

"AWS CodePipeline works effectively, and I haven't identified any specific areas needing improvement as it has been quite satisfying in terms of deployment needs."
"The product’s pricing needs improvement."
"CodePipeline is not an option for us at all, as CodePipeline is strictly tied to AWS and we have workloads on Azure and Google."
"The support team’s response time must be improved."
"One downside in AWS is that when you attempt to push a change in, it misses that part, or it could be because some variables are not set correctly."
"If you're talking about multi-cloud, you can't use it."
"The migration process from one source code to another needs improvement."
"If there are many dependancies involved in the setup, it may take a long time."
"Managing team members and access to those team members was challenging. We could add team members through Terraform and do it programmatically, and then modify it through the user interface. However, once we started modifying things through the interface, we weren't able to go back to using any configuration programmatically for the team members."
"We need experience to use it, and the initial setup can be difficult. Also, sometimes it has breakdowns."
"I have used LaunchDarkly for around two and a half years and I haven't faced any issues with it."
"The feature where one feature flag is dependent on another could be explored more for our usage."
"I strongly believe they need to develop a strategy for handling situations where LaunchDarkly goes down."
"Right now, no improvements are needed."
"I don't see any return on investment; I work in the platform team that has to manage the LaunchDarkly infrastructure, and I can't really see any return on investment."
"When the system has an excessive number of feature flags, managing them can become cumbersome."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is manageable."
"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."
"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."
"AWS offers free business or enterprise support services."
"The price of the product depends on how many times you run it. The tool offers a pay-as-you-go model."
"It is a straightforward approach where you pay for the resources you consume as they offer a subscription-based licensing model."
"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."
"Compared to other cloud services, AWS CodePipeline falls a bit more on the pricey side. I see that the price of the product has been increasing for the past few years."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Educational Organization
8%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Construction Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
University
9%
Real Estate/Law Firm
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 Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise5
 

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 would...
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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for LaunchDarkly?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that pricing is great, affordable, and fair.
What needs improvement with LaunchDarkly?
I think LaunchDarkly's customer support can be improved as it is not responsive. I do not have anything else specific to add about needed improvements besides customer support.
What is your primary use case for LaunchDarkly?
My main use case for LaunchDarkly involves dark releases on production and feature flagged features delivered to customers. I use LaunchDarkly to test new releases on staging and sandboxes, and lat...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

CodePipeline
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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
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