Find out in this report how the two Release Automation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Digital.ai Deploy vs. Digital.ai Release Report (Updated: July 2024).

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Digital.ai Deploy vs. Digital.ai Release

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Categories and Ranking

Digital.ai Deploy

Ranking in Release Automation

13th

Average Rating

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Digital.ai Release

Ranking in Release Automation

10th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Build Automation (14th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Release Automation category, the mindshare of Digital.ai Deploy is 0.1%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Digital.ai Release is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Release Automation

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Build Automation

1.5%

Featured Reviews

it_user158721

Sr. Adviseur Bedrijfsvoering ICT (Sr. Business Consultant ICT) at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

Nov 19, 2014

Besides for the flash GUI which is a pain, it includes all of the features we were looking for.

We used an in-house developed scripting solution for the main parts of our deployments and complemented that with error-prone manual steps accompanied by huge hard to maintain deployment manuals. We wanted to implement a Continuous Delivery methodology combined with a DevOps culture and therefor needed to speed up deployments as well as delivering better quality products to our customers. We switched because our scripting solution would not be able to deliver on those key features. Plus, we also are in the process of switching from IBM Websphere application servers on Windows to a new target platform (JBoss EAP on Linux (RHEL)). So in the long run the scripting solution which was targeted on IBM Websphere needed a lot of work, if at all it would survive.

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Satish Jaiswal

DevOps Engineer at LTIMINDTREE

Apr 10, 2024

Facilitates extensive automation, simplifies the creation of documentation and speeds up deployment processes but there is a learning curve

We start by creating documentation for all these tasks. Initially, this includes all the details of the artifacts and the database. Then, the developer updates these details. We perform the deployments using Digital.ai Release. What we do is input the artifact information, and it handles all the deployments in the lower environments, usually within a minute or up to five minutes. This way, we avoid the need to use Jenkins to locate the artifacts and then deploy them, which would take much more time. Here, we simply input all the artifact details once, and later, we only need to update the artifact version for deployment. This significantly reduces our time. Moreover, once the deployment is completed, Digital.ai Release automatically sends an email notification stating that the deployment is complete, and we can begin testing. So, that's how it works efficiently for us.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution's most valuable aspect is that it is vendor-agnostic and it has a file called Manifest, which makes it possible for developers, ops people, and system admins to cooperate."

"This product is an innovative market leader in the field of application deployment."

"The solution creates a manifest file that caps the bridge between the developer and the system admin."

"The orchestration, building the release, and then just executing it and managing that pipeline — the orchestration capabilities are great for that."

"The most valuable feature of Digital.ai Release is its ability to communicate with various deployment systems, such as XLD and batch deployments, as well as integrate with tools, such as Flyway and Bamboo. We use Bamboo as our build orchestrator, and Digital.ai Release also integrates with Jira, another Atlassian solution. These capabilities make it a powerful tool for managing workflow, test automation, and other processes."

"The time is also reduced because the manual work has tremendously decreased. We just have to click one button, and it will create everything for us."

"The solution can apply one template across multiple applications."

Cons

"The solution currently has a bug that causes performance issues. They need to resolve this in a future release."

"While it is a flexible product and provides a means of integrating with virtually anything, the company should make a better effort to keep up with new platform integrations."

"The tool needs to improve on cloud-native GitOps."

"The backfill could be improved, we could automate that. Right now it's subjective — it's up to the lead developer's memory to remember to backfill."

"Digital.ai Release could improve by having a better plugin that works with Guardian that we use for mainframe migrations. If there could be an interface or plugin for Guardian that would be beneficial."

"Currently, we put artifact details manually. What we could improve, in our case, is the deployment instruction base. Developers input all the information, including which artifact and where it needs to be deployed. What Digital.ai could do is automatically go to the deployment instruction page, take those artifact details, and implement them."

"The solution is a little bit expensive."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product’s pricing is acceptable. We get volume discounts."

"Pricing costs are based on annual subscriptions."

"Overall, the price is just too high; especially considering we're in the middle of a pandemic."

"The solution's license includes all features."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

40%

Insurance Company

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

49%

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Digital.ai Deploy?

The solution creates a manifest file that caps the bridge between the developer and the system admin.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Digital.ai Deploy?

The product’s pricing is acceptable. We get volume discounts.

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What needs improvement with Digital.ai Deploy?

The tool needs to improve on cloud-native GitOps.

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What do you like most about Digital.ai Release ?

The time is also reduced because the manual work has tremendously decreased. We just have to click one button, and it will create everything for us.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Digital.ai Release ?

The solution's license includes all features. I have not compared pricing to other tools, but feel the solution is a little expensive.

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What needs improvement with Digital.ai Release ?

There are many areas of improvement. Currently, we put artifact details manually. What we could improve, in our case, is the deployment instruction base. Developers input all the information, inclu...

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Comparisons

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Jenkins vs Digital.ai Release

Compared 52% of the time

Microsoft Azure DevOps vs Digital.ai Release

Compared 25% of the time

GitLab vs Digital.ai Release

Compared 12% of the time

IBM Rational Build Forge vs Digital.ai Release

Compared 11% of the time

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Digital.ai Deploy

July 2024

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July 2024

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Also Known As

Deployit, XLDeploy, XebiaLabs XL Deploy

XL Release, XebiaLabs XL Release

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Overview

Automate and standardize complex, enterprise-scale application deployments to any environment—from mainframes and middleware to containers and the cloud. Speed up deployments with increased reliability. Enable self-service deployment while maintaining governance and control.

Automate, orchestrate, and gain visibility into your release pipelines at scale using Digital.ai Release, a release management tool that is designed for enterprises. Control and track releases, standardize processes, and bake compliance and security into your software release pipelines.

Sample Customers

American Express, Xerox, Fandango, Rabobank, Cable & Wireless, Air France, 3M, GE, Liberty Mutual, EA

3M, GE, John Deere, Deutsche Telekom, Cable & Wireless, Xerox, and Société Générale, Liberty Mutual, EA, Rabobank

Buyer's Guide

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