Bazel vs TeamCity comparison

Bazel and JetBrains are both solutions in the Build Automation category. Bazel is ranked #19, while JetBrains is ranked #11 with an average rating of 6.8. Bazel holds a 2.8% mindshare in BA, compared to JetBrains’s 7.2% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of JetBrains users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Categories and Ranking

Bazel

Ranking in Build Automation

19th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

TeamCity

Ranking in Build Automation

11th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of Bazel is 2.8%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TeamCity is 7.2%, up from 6.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Almoeeni Fazal

Python Django developer at Cielo WiGle Inc.

Impressive pipeline efficiency with helpful support and a fairly straightforward setup

We use TeamCity for the CI/CD pipeline. It is used for deploying code from the desktop to the production environment. We push our code to GitHub, which then creates a pipeline to a server using AWS, deploying automatically without errors or conflicts in GitHub branches. We also use TeamCity's…

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it_user184734

Systems Administrator at Facebook

Jan 22, 2015

I generally find TeamCity a lot more intuitive than Jenkins.

Moving to TeamCity from Jenkins At work, we’re slowly migrating from Jenkins to TeamCity in the hope of ending some of our recurring problems with continuous integration. My use of Jenkins prior to this job has been almost strictly on a personal basis, although I pretty much only use Travis…

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

21%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

16%

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

17%

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What do you like most about TeamCity?

One of the most beneficial features for us is the flexibility it offers in creating deployment steps tailored to different technologies.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TeamCity?

Compared to new technologies, TeamCity is more expensive and is an older tool compared to tools like GitLab.

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What needs improvement with TeamCity?

TeamCity's user interface could be improved; specifically, the tree structure on the homepage is not clear, making it difficult to search for projects. Moreover, there are some limitations related ...

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Overview

From startup to enterprise, choose the Bazel open source project to build and test your multi-language, multi-platform projects.

Bazel

TeamCity is a Continuous Integration and Deployment server that provides out-of-the-box continuous unit testing, code quality analysis, and early reporting on build problems. A simple installation process lets you deploy TeamCity and start improving your release management practices in a matter of minutes. TeamCity supports Java, .NET and Ruby development and integrates perfectly with major IDEs, version control systems, and issue tracking systems.

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Toyota, Xerox, Apple, MIT, Volkswagen, HP, Twitter, Expedia

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