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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
Ranking in Build Automation
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
LaunchDarkly
Ranking in Build Automation
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of AWS CodePipeline is 5.1%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of LaunchDarkly is 0.5%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Istiyak Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Streamlined deployment through excellent integration with a straightforward setup
Our primary use case for CodePipeline involves deploying the different services, such as hosting a website on ECS or EC2 and deploying source code on container services or EC2 instances. We configure the source code with remote repositories like GitHub or Bitbucket, build the code, and store images…
James Bayhylle - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides risk-free releases with control access and A/B testing
It allowed us to deploy faster. Despite having a rigorous code review process that slowed things down, once the code was reviewed, LaunchDarkly enabled safe deployments. If there was ever an issue, we could easily roll back a particular release by simply turning off the feature flag. When configuring and setting this up, begin with feature sets that are relatively small in scope. This helps build the necessary skills to leverage the product effectively while maintaining control over the blast radius, thus reducing risk to your customers and application in case of misconfiguration. As you gain more experience with the solution, it's crucial to have a process to manage feature flag sprawl, as mentioned earlier. Implementing a life cycle management system for your feature flags is essential. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten because of its intuitiveness and ease of use.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In AWS, the Cloud DevOps is a managed service from CodeCommit and this has removed the need for a lot of manual steps."
"Code deployment is the best feature."
"AWS CodePipeline has valuable integration features."
"The best thing about AWS CodePipeline is that we don't have to manage agents."
"CodePipeline allows integration with any source code and facilitates deployment to EC2 or ECS, which is highly valuable."
"The integrations are good."
"AWS CodePipeline's most valuable feature is its seamless integration with other AWS services, making it easier to orchestrate deployment processes."
"The most valuable feature of AWS CodePipeline is the flexibility of the configuration."
"I appreciate that we can release any feature in production and maintain control over it."
"From the development side, it allows us to manage multiple things."
"It has really helped during the series of product lines and faster deployment and faster development."
"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."
"I like that it offers the ability to control the flags."
"The setup is easy."
 

Cons

"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 types like Laravel or Django."
"If there are many dependancies involved in the setup, it may take a long time."
"While CodePipeline's UI has improved, further enhancements in user experience are necessary to make it more intuitive."
"The setup time is a bit long."
"From my perspective, some in-built capabilities could be enhanced."
"If you're talking about multi-cloud, you can't use it."
"The support team’s response time must be improved."
"In AWS CodePipeline, we can only use certain tools for which AWS provisions plugins."
"I have used LaunchDarkly for around two and a half years and I haven't faced any issues with it."
"Right now, no improvements are needed."
"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."
"Fetching information about multiple flags in a single action would be beneficial."
"We need experience to use it, and the initial setup can be difficult. Also, sometimes it has breakdowns."
"When the system has an excessive number of feature flags, managing them can become cumbersome."
 

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."
"The product is quite expensive compared to other solutions."
"The pricing is manageable."
"I would rate the product's pricing a five out of ten."
"The price of the product depends on how many times you run it. The tool offers a pay-as-you-go 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."
"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 is a straightforward approach where you pay for the resources you consume as they offer a subscription-based licensing model."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
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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 LaunchDarkly?
We need experience to use it, and the initial setup can be difficult. Also, sometimes it has breakdowns. I would rate LaunchDarkly a seven out of ten.
What is your primary use case for LaunchDarkly?
We use LaunchDarkly for managing feature flags. It helps manage the keys to control what users view on our screens.
 

Comparisons

 

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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
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