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CloudBees vs GitHub Actions 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

CloudBees
Ranking in Build Automation
15th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (17th), Value Stream Management Software (6th), DevSecOps (12th), AI-Augmented Software-Testing Tools (5th), Feature Management (3rd), AI Software Development (30th)
GitHub Actions
Ranking in Build Automation
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of CloudBees is 3.3%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitHub Actions is 6.7%, down from 9.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GitHub Actions6.7%
CloudBees3.3%
Other90.0%
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.
Bharadwaj Deepak Mohapatra - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at ENTERPRISE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Has supported repository management and demonstrates potential in workflow flexibility
While GitHub Actions offers a range of functionalities, it is newer compared to more established tools such as Jenkins and Azure DevOps. There is still room for improvement, especially in areas concerning deeper capabilities akin to those provided by Jenkins and Azure DevOps. Given the evolving nature of technology, there are potential improvements GitHub Actions can focus on, including enhancing support and reliability to match its competitors.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the solution is that its GUI is quite simple."
"The most beneficial aspect is that CloudBees integrates with everything, like version one, GitHub, and PDM."
"Scalability largely depends on how the tool is set up within your infrastructure"
"It can manage multiple Jenkins instances."
"CloudBees's user interface is very simple and user-friendly."
"CloudBees is a good and efficient tool."
"The security audit product offered by CloudBees is particularly beneficial in automating audit processes, which reduces the time developers spend on audits."
"CloudBees assists by automating tasks, previously done manually, in the pipeline setup."
"GitHub Actions provides workflows that allow for process automation, enabling operations such as build, deploy, and scale applications."
"I am familiar with the entire life cycle of the product."
"Creating workflows in YAML format is straightforward and easy to comprehend. This includes both understanding and writing workflows. Additionally, the downloading aspect for third-party instances can also be easily done. It's worth noting that vulnerability analysis and similar tasks should be part of our automation through data workflows. Furthermore, we can break down our processes step by step, starting from building, then moving on to analysis, testing, and finally deploying in production and the clear environment. All of these tasks can be efficiently managed within this platform."
"The product's most beneficial feature is the ability to create workflows within the solution."
"GitHub Actions is a beautiful tool that integrates smoothly with all major tools, reducing CI/CD work by 30% to 40%."
"It saves a lot of time with GitHub Actions; especially, the whole process if done manually might cost us a lot, maybe a week or two weeks just for deployment, but now with automation, we automate the deployment effectively."
"I find the automation feature of GitHub Actions most valuable for our building processes. It integrates seamlessly with GitHub, so there's no extra configuration needed, making the building process easy and efficient. GitHub Actions handles scalability well, automatically managing execution infrastructure without requiring additional configurations. We haven't yet explored GitHub Actions' support for AI projects, as we haven't used its AI capabilities."
"We can trigger files manually or automate processes."
 

Cons

"There are connection issues with CloudBees, specifically between Sybase and CloudBees. W"
"The problem with CloudBees is that when you merge it, the pipelines would randomly fail multiple times."
"There could be improvements in the ease of use."
"If you're logged in and working for about thirty minutes and then go idle for five to ten minutes, Jenkins will prompt you to re-authenticate."
"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."
"When I started with CloudBees, I found the configuration at the CD level to be quite challenging when creating end-to-end orchestration or release execution flows."
"We did face some challenges, particularly with the infrastructure."
"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."
"Switching between hosted and self-hosted agents can be a bit complex, as self-hosted agents need to be provisioned in platforms like Azure or AWS."
"The pricing is high for the advanced security; GitHub Advanced Security for us is quite pricey."
"While GitHub Actions offers a range of functionalities, it is newer compared to more established tools such as Jenkins and Azure DevOps. There is still room for improvement, especially in areas concerning deeper capabilities akin to those provided by Jenkins and Azure DevOps."
"The main challenge I've experienced is with integration, particularly uploading to OneDrive, which was more complex compared to Google Drive or AWS S3 bucket."
"GitHub Actions lacks a feature for automating the build process for mobile applications."
"In terms of improvements, I think better logging for debugging purposes would be helpful, especially for complex workflows."
"My company would want to see some AI features in the tool as it can add value to the product."
"The UI could be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Regarding cost, as an enterprise, we negotiate our license and expenses, so I can't provide a specific rating for that."
"It's low-priced. Not high, but definitely low."
"For our basic usage, we didn't have to pay."
"The tool's price is okay and reasonable."
"It is free and open platform, so I would rate it 1 out of 10."
"The product is slightly more expensive than some alternatives."
"The cost for GitHub Actions may be around $45 dollars per user."
"Price-wise, GitHub Actions is okay. If I want to use the product's advanced features, then I need to pay the licensing charges for the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise11
 

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 GitHub Actions?
I would rate pricing a seven, which leans toward the expensive side. However, there is still value for money, and that's why we continue using it.
What needs improvement with GitHub Actions?
While GitHub Actions offers a range of functionalities, it is newer compared to more established tools such as Jenkins and Azure DevOps. There is still room for improvement, especially in areas con...
What is your primary use case for GitHub Actions?
The main use case for GitHub Actions is maintaining enterprise repositories in private for security reasons, because we have multiple enterprise clients. We're using the premium GitHub service for ...
 

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Sample Customers

Capital One, PEGA, vistaprint, HSBC, BOSCH, Starbucks Coffee
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