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Jenkins pros and cons

Vendor: Jenkins
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PROS

Jenkins excels in continuous integration and deployment, automating build and test processes effectively.
Its vast plugin ecosystem allows for seamless integration with various tools and development systems.
The platform's flexibility and open-source nature ensure scalability and customization across different environments.
Jenkins facilitates improved productivity by reducing manual tasks and minimizing errors through automation.
Pipeline customization in Jenkins enables tailored workflows, enhancing development and deployment efficiency.

CONS

Plugin maintenance and upgrades can be problematic, often resulting in broken dependencies and functionality.
Jenkins lacks extensive REST API support, limiting information retrieval and integration capabilities.
Documentation, particularly around plugins and integrations, is insufficient, making common tasks challenging for users.
The dependency on Groovy scripting is a drawback, as many users prefer using Python, which is more common for automation tasks.
Jenkins could improve its integration with Kubernetes and Docker, which currently face multiple errors and challenges.
 

Jenkins Pros review quotes

AK
Software Tester at a tech vendor
Nov 22, 2017
We use Jenkins to automatically build Python binaries into several OS's i.e. OS X, Ubuntu, Windows 32-bit and Windows 64-bit.
it_user376134 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Automation Test Developer/Automation Test Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Nov 26, 2017
Different types of jobs, such as Pipeline, Build, Freestyle, Maven, etc.
it_user781395 - PeerSpot reviewer
Continuous Integration Engineer 
Nov 29, 2017
Distributed execution of build and test jobs.
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BJ
Software Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Nov 29, 2017
Continuous Integration. Jenkins can integrate with almost any systems used for application development and testing, with its plugins.
it_user731985 - PeerSpot reviewer
QA Automation Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 12, 2017
We used it for all continuous integration parts, like automation testing, deployment, etc.
it_user453117 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a marketing services firm with 51-200 employees
Dec 12, 2017
It's very useful when you want to automate different processes from beginning to end.
Axblade - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Dec 24, 2017
Having builds and test tasks triggered on commit helps not to break the product.
it_user1057317 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lider de Diseño y Arquitectura de Soluciones with 11-50 employees
Apr 16, 2019
There are a large number of plugins available for integration with third party systems.
OU
Software Test Automation Engineer at Colpatria
May 9, 2019
The most valuable feature is its ability to connect with different tools and technologies.
reviewer1082187 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Quality Assurance Team Lead with 11-50 employees
May 14, 2019
It is very useful for us to be able to collect and manage automatic processing pipelines.
 

Jenkins Cons review quotes

AK
Software Tester at a tech vendor
Nov 22, 2017
In our case, we have several products built using Jenkins. It is quite difficult to navigate into the latest stable build in a given OS.
it_user376134 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Automation Test Developer/Automation Test Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Nov 26, 2017
The bug fix speed is very slow.
it_user781395 - PeerSpot reviewer
Continuous Integration Engineer 
Nov 29, 2017
The documentation on plugin development could be better: more examples. ​
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BJ
Software Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Nov 29, 2017
Upgrading and maintaining plugins can be painful, as sometimes upgrading a plugin can break functionality of another plugin that a job is dependent on.
it_user731985 - PeerSpot reviewer
QA Automation Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 12, 2017
It does not have a very user-friendly interface.
it_user453117 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a marketing services firm with 51-200 employees
Dec 12, 2017
Centralized user management would be helpful.
Axblade - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Dec 24, 2017
Jenkins relies on the old version of interface for configuration management. This needs improvement.
it_user1057317 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lider de Diseño y Arquitectura de Soluciones with 11-50 employees
Apr 16, 2019
The user interface could be updated a little.
OU
Software Test Automation Engineer at Colpatria
May 9, 2019
This solution would be improved with the inclusion of an Artifactory (Universal artifact repository manager).
reviewer1082187 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Quality Assurance Team Lead with 11-50 employees
May 14, 2019
The learning curve is quite steep at the moment.