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CloudBees vs Depot comparison

 

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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

CloudBees
Ranking in Build Automation
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (10th), Value Stream Management Software (2nd), DevSecOps (4th), AI-Augmented Software-Testing Tools (2nd), Feature Management (1st), AI Software Development (10th)
Depot
Ranking in Build Automation
21st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of CloudBees is 3.0%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Depot is 0.5%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CloudBees3.0%
Depot0.5%
Other96.5%
Build Automation
 

Featured Reviews

KishoreKumar4 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Qe Lead at Cognizant
Consistent automation has improved deployments and supports efficient client-facing workflows
Deployment and other processes are feasible for me, making this a smooth process. The integration part is good. We can use multiple things by integrating with CI/CD pipelines, and this is very feasible for us. This allows us to do our work easily. The productivity is very good. CloudBees is a good and efficient tool. We can work in client-facing scenarios, and since clients have provided these types of tools, we are able to work on them effectively.
Esam Sharfeldin - PeerSpot reviewer
Consulting at T2iServices
IAM workflows have streamlined secure access to websites and magazines for new users
I think Depot can be improved by updating an old website I can refer to as Cognitune, where we create and manage aspects such as new managers needing access. Improving this tool to a new version would make us really happy. For now, updating that old tool is the main area for improvement; everything else is acceptable. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Depot a nine. I choose nine out of ten because, in terms of security architecture, it is really good. However, they need improvement with older servers due to storage space issues, which prevents me from giving a perfect score of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most beneficial aspect is that CloudBees integrates with everything, like version one, GitHub, and PDM."
"CloudBees operates seamlessly. Deploying to a cluster is straightforward—just one click, and the job is done."
"Scalability largely depends on how the tool is set up within your infrastructure"
"The security audit product offered by CloudBees is particularly beneficial in automating audit processes, which reduces the time developers spend on audits."
"It can manage multiple Jenkins instances."
"I find the automation feature most valuable. CloudBees is highly scalable and supports both small and large teams. The deployment process is also faster when compared to on-premise."
"CloudBees is the Jenkins tool for building and deploying. There's open-source Jenkins, which is free and can be used by any organization, but it offers a different architecture for Jenkins. If your organization is larger, you might choose the architecture. This way, you can have different masters for different applications, and different teams can manage their masters separately. However, a single person can still control all the masters, whoever manages it for the organization."
"CloudBees assists by automating tasks, previously done manually, in the pipeline setup."
"Depot has positively impacted our organization by ensuring that everything works fully, which makes other clients really happy."
"Depot has positively impacted my organization in an awesome way, and the fact that I can save time gives me the possibility to have more clients during the day, saving at least 20% each day because of Depot."
 

Cons

"The setup is somewhat complicated. You need a cloud architect and engineer to set it up properly. The initial setup will take time, so you need a good engineer and architect to handle it."
"The user interface of CloudBees is good but could be even more intuitive. Improving the user-friendliness of the interface and having simpler setup configurations would greatly benefit new users."
"We've noticed occasional issues with folder permissions changing unexpectedly. Specifically, permissions sometimes shift from the CloudBees user to the root user. This can cause pipeline failures, as pipelines require the correct CloudBees user permissions to execute properly."
"The problem with CloudBees is that when you merge it, the pipelines would randomly fail multiple times."
"I would like to see improved speed and availability."
"I noticed that CloudBees runs too slowly because some applications run more than 50 pipelines."
"Sometimes, there are performance issues, however, they may be due to our organization's configuration."
"A lot of stability issues are there with CloudBees."
"Depot is a useful tool and there is space for improvement, but I can't figure out what can be done, which is why I chose eight out of ten."
"However, they need improvement with older servers due to storage space issues, which prevents me from giving a perfect score of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Construction Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Construction Company
44%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise18
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CloudBees?
For CloudBees, I can suggest that the log is very high, which is very hectic for us when trying to find which error is coming. This creates complexity. If possible, we could sort the logs so we can...
What is your primary use case for CloudBees?
We use CloudBees for deploying the code in higher environments, such as QA, C2, staging, and production.
What advice do you have for others considering CloudBees?
We can upload the JAR file and deploy at the Jenkins level during our deployment. These types of labels and IDs can be deployed using CloudBees. Once we click to start the build, it automatically r...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Depot?
Regarding my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Depot, I have faced many challenges with cost optimization. We need to manage what services we can use and optimize the cost, whi...
What needs improvement with Depot?
There are many things I wish were different or better about Depot. There is a lot to improve in the product's functionality, especially regarding the use cases of Kubernetes. The provider is develo...
What is your primary use case for Depot?
My main use case for Depot is for automation purposes across my whole workflow, so I can use Depot in my day-to-day tasks. Depot is really useful for automation purposes throughout the entire flow.
 

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