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TeamCity pros and cons

Vendor: JetBrains
4.1 out of 5
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PROS

TeamCity provides excellent source control support with easy integration with IDE and JetBrains products.
Its template and meta-runner features facilitate seamless transitions during new releases, utilizing agent pooling effectively.
TeamCity's flexibility allows integration into a wide range of workflows, accommodating diverse deployment steps tailored to different technologies.
It supports repeatable CI/CD processes across companies, delivering comprehensive feedback on failures and successes through email and Slack.
TeamCity is known for its strong plug-in system, enhancing .NET application building and overall configuration processes.

CONS

Upgrading major versions can be challenging.
REST API lacks features for customizing builds, jobs, and settings.
The documentation can be extensive but difficult to navigate, and more user-friendly resources could be beneficial.
Integrating with certain technologies can require extensive time and support.
Email or other alert systems for discrepancies between staging and production environments could be improved.
 

TeamCity Pros review quotes

TS
Jul 2, 2020
TeamCity is very useful due to the fact that it has a strong plug-in system.
MW
Sep 7, 2022
TeamCity is a very user-friendly tool.
Naveed Jaweed - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 6, 2024
TeamCity is more structured and user-friendly than other vendors.
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reviewer841284 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 17, 2019
I have not yet implemented the remote build feature, but this will be a big plus. We want to be able to build legacy products on a build agent without developers needing to have obsolete tool sets installed on their local PC.
reviewer1465254 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 14, 2021
The integration is a valuable feature.
Almoeeni Fazal - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 4, 2024
It is very easy to use, and its speed is impressive, allowing the code to be ready for production in seconds.
YM
Apr 12, 2024
One of the most beneficial features for us is the flexibility it offers in creating deployment steps tailored to different technologies.
reviewer1686387 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 22, 2021
TeamCity's GUI is nice.
Omakoji Idakwoji - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 25, 2022
Time to deployment has been reduced in situations where we want to deploy to production or deploy breaking changes.
it_user781398 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 29, 2017
VCS Trigger: Provides excellent source control support.
 

TeamCity Cons review quotes

TS
Jul 2, 2020
If TeamCity could create more out of the box solutions to make it more user friendly and create more use cases, that would be ideal.
MW
Sep 7, 2022
I need some more graphical design.
Naveed Jaweed - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 6, 2024
The integration between other solutions and TeamCity could be smoother.
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reviewer841284 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 17, 2019
Their online documentation is fairly extensive, but sometimes you can end up navigating in circles to find answers. I would like them (or partner with someone)​ to provide training classes to help newcomers get things up and running more quickly.
Almoeeni Fazal - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 4, 2024
I would like to see an improvement where TeamCity alerts us via email or another medium if there are discrepancies between the code in the staging environment and what has been deployed to production, such as missing updates.
YM
Apr 12, 2024
Integrating with certain technologies posed challenges related to time and required support from the respective technology teams to ensure smooth integration with TeamCity.
reviewer1686387 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 22, 2021
We've called TeamCity tech support. Unfortunately, all their tech support is based in Europe, so we end up with such a big time crunch that I now need to have one person in the US.
Omakoji Idakwoji - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 25, 2022
The UI for this solution could be improved. New users don't find it easy to navigate. The need some level of training to understand the ins and the outs.
it_user781398 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 29, 2017
The upgrade process could be smoother. Upgrading major versions can often cause some pain.
AM
May 7, 2019
It will benefit this solution if they keep up to date with other CI/CD systems out there.