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Basis ActiveControl vs GoCD comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Basis ActiveControl
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
17th
Ranking in Release Automation
15th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GoCD
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
18th
Ranking in Release Automation
14th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Build Automation (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites category, the mindshare of Basis ActiveControl is 0.6%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GoCD is 1.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Basis ActiveControl0.6%
GoCD1.5%
Other97.9%
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
 

Featured Reviews

ParthasarathyT - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Publicis Sapient
Centralized governance has improved controlled SAP transports and supports complex global releases
Basis ActiveControl is a SaaS platform and a modern, cloud-enabled solution offering a marketplace that helps us with transportation management, such as moving transports safely and preventing missing or out-of-sequence transports. It also helps with release management, coordinating large SAP releases, and automating approvals. It assists with governance, quality, S/4HANA migration, multi-system management, and real-life scenarios. In my day-to-day work with Basis ActiveControl, it helps with deployment and has governance that we use before deploying to a higher environment. Basis ActiveControl has positively impacted my organization as there is no data loss. We can conduct our transportation quickly and effectively without the loss of any data packets since using Basis ActiveControl.
Nishant Narayan Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Simplifies the pipeline process, but the access control system needs enhancement
One area of product improvement is the access control system. It is difficult to assign different access levels because it relies on separate keys for developer and admin access, which could be simplified. The folder structure is another aspect that could be enhanced, as all jobs are displayed on a single page without the clear organization seen in Jenkins. Implementing a more structured approach to organizing jobs would improve user experience. AI could simplify job creation. For example, instead of manually editing pipelines as code, an AI tool could allow users to input variables and automatically generate the required jobs. It would help reduce human errors, such as issues that arise from incorrect edits in large code files.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
47%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

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What needs improvement with GoCD?
One area of product improvement is the access control system. It is difficult to assign different access levels because it relies on separate keys for developer and admin access, which could be sim...
What is your primary use case for GoCD?
The solution helps us deploy microservices across multiple environments.
What advice do you have for others considering GoCD?
We integrate the solution with Git, where we store our code. We use Maven to build the code and tools like SonarQube and Checkmarx for code quality checks. We deploy our services in a Kubernetes-ba...
 

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Also Known As

ActiveControl
Adaptive ALM, Thoughtworks Go
 

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Sample Customers

P&G, Honda, Booking.com, Vistaprint, Sony Music, Diageo, Ericsson, 3M
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