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AWS CodeBuild vs CloudBees comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

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 CodeBuild
Ranking in Build Automation
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
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)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of AWS CodeBuild is 2.3%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CloudBees is 3.0%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CloudBees3.0%
AWS CodeBuild2.3%
Other94.7%
Build Automation
 

Featured Reviews

SomdipRoy - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at Skillnetinc
Has enabled automated deployments through continuous integration and supports multi-environment delivery
My recommendation for AWS CodeBuild to make it better for the next release would be something within AWS CodeBuild which can support the repository functions as well. It may not be as powerful as GitHub Actions, but it provides a very competitive price compared to GitHub Actions. GitHub Actions, if you want to use the YML CI/CD pipeline, gives a free tier of around three thousand hours per month. AWS CodeBuild is a little more expensive than that. However, if it supports the repository function as well along with it, then it will be a complete package. Everything would be in AWS, including the code versioning, code commit to the code infrastructure, to the code database, to the networking, and how the applications are accessed. Everything would be in one place, which would be very helpful. I believe AWS CodeBuild is a bit expensive because GitHub provides around three thousand minutes free, plus it has the free repository function as well. At the enterprise level, it charges maybe around nineteen dollars per user, though I do not remember exactly. In terms of AWS CodeBuild, I believe it is a bit expensive because it is providing only the deployment features. It is not providing the repository. In that comparison, I would say it is a little bit expensive.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Scalability is a great feature with AWS CodeBuild, because after deploying applications the service automatically scales up and down according to our AWS needs using load balancing, which makes managing applications much easier without significant interruptions."
"A valuable feature is the support for third-party repositories such as Bitbucket, GitLab, or GitHub."
"The tool is used to build and test code. I find its biggest advantages are elasticity and reliability. We can easily assign as many computing resources as needed to build our code, which is much simpler than traditional methods that require server upgrades. It's a serverless tool, so it's very flexible and elastic."
"The most important thing is that it's self-contained in an AWS account, and it's all linked to the customer's AWS account."
"It works seamlessly with AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR)."
"The integration with other AWS services has streamlined our workflow."
"AWS CodeBuild reduces wait time and optimizes workflows."
"The initial setup of CodeBuild is easy."
"It can manage multiple Jenkins instances."
"CloudBees operates seamlessly. Deploying to a cluster is straightforward—just one click, and the job is done."
"One recent product feature that stands out is the pipeline explorer, which is providing significant value for us right now."
"CloudBees updates its features frequently, so if we need something like SSL login, they enable it."
"CloudBees's user interface is very simple and user-friendly."
"Scalability largely depends on how the tool is set up within your infrastructure"
"The customer support is good. You get good representatives from CloudBees to help you and understand your requirements."
"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."
 

Cons

"Multiple clients have faced issues with pricing. After migrating from Azure to EC2, they were unexpectedly charged 100,000 rupees because the pricing details were not clearly visible."
"They can further improve the integration of the Bitbucket for CodeBuild."
"There is no persistent storage or preservation of workspace between the builds."
"Notifications could be added, or SNS integration could be included so that notifications can be received on every build, whether the build fails or succeeds."
"There have been times when CodeBuild has shown some instability, like bugs or breakdowns."
"One of the main challenges is that if the environment is not set up properly, it will result in issues such as image errors."
"The front-end interface and the management are somewhat challenging, and there's a lot of space for improvement."
"The deployment fails sometimes."
"There are connection issues with CloudBees, specifically between Sybase and CloudBees. W"
"The platform could integrate better with other tools and support external tools directly."
"The problem with CloudBees is that when you merge it, the pipelines would randomly fail multiple times."
"Sometimes, there are performance issues, however, they may be due to our organization's configuration."
"A lot of stability issues are there with CloudBees."
"I think a preview of the errors would be good just at the point where the error occurs."
"There could be improvements in the ease of use."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"AWS CodeBuild is free. We only pay for our code's compute resources during the build process. For example, if our code takes ten minutes to build, we only pay for those ten minutes of computing time. CodeDeploy and CodePipeline are free because they're serverless and don't require computing resources. CodeCommit has minimal costs for storing code."
"We pay a monthly licensing fee."
"Despite the cost, it is worth the investment."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Media Company
9%
Healthcare Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Construction Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise18
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS CodeBuild?
The cost structure is affordable for most builds except macOS servers. Standard builds can utilize AWS EC2 servers for background operations. However, macOS or iOS builds require physical servers m...
What needs improvement with AWS CodeBuild?
My recommendation for AWS CodeBuild to make it better for the next release would be something within AWS CodeBuild which can support the repository functions as well. It may not be as powerful as G...
What is your primary use case for AWS CodeBuild?
My use of AWS CodeBuild is focused on the CI/CD part, which stands for continuous integration and continuous deployment. Basically, we write the code and then commit it into a repository, which cou...
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...
 

Comparisons

 

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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
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