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CloudBees pros and cons

Vendor: CloudBees
4.2 out of 5
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PROS

CloudBees offers a flexible and straightforward deployment process, with features like one-click cluster deployment.
Frequent updates from CloudBees enable features such as SSL login and automated auditing, providing ongoing enhancements.
Customer support is responsive, with representatives who understand and address user requirements effectively.
CloudBees excels in automation, providing scalable solutions for automating pipeline setups and reducing manual intervention.
CloudBees integrates with multiple systems, such as GitHub and PDM, offering seamless connectivity across various platforms.

CONS

Errors have no preview at the point of occurrence.
Stability issues are prevalent, with frequent pipeline failures after merging.
CloudBees CI experiences reduced speed and availability, with some performance issues related to applications running many pipelines and pipeline failures.
Permissions often shift from the CloudBees user to the root user, causing pipeline execution failures.
Setup is complex, requiring a cloud architect and engineer.
 

CloudBees Pros review quotes

Indian Agarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Engineer at Wipro Limited
Jul 12, 2024
CloudBees's user interface is very simple and user-friendly.
reviewer2517546 - PeerSpot reviewer
Practice Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 23, 2024
The security audit product offered by CloudBees is particularly beneficial in automating audit processes, which reduces the time developers spend on audits.
Jagadish Sahoo - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead Engineer at HSBC
Aug 2, 2024
The customer support is good. You get good representatives from CloudBees to help you and understand your requirements.
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Trevor Lacombe - PeerSpot reviewer
Quality Automation Engineer at US Bank
Aug 7, 2024
The solution's most valuable feature is its flexibility.
VR
Senior Consultant DevOps Engineer at Oracle
Aug 9, 2024
It can manage multiple Jenkins instances.
Roland Sodeyi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Developer at ICAP
Aug 23, 2024
The most valuable feature of the solution is that its GUI is quite simple.
RiteshWalia - PeerSpot reviewer
ML Engineer - Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Sep 2, 2024
Scalability largely depends on how the tool is set up within your infrastructure
Swati Priya - PeerSpot reviewer
DevSecOps Engineer at Tata Consultancy
Aug 23, 2024
CloudBees operates seamlessly. Deploying to a cluster is straightforward—just one click, and the job is done.
YashBrahmani - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Associate at BNP Paribas CIB
Aug 30, 2024
It’s a very good tool for auditing your project pipelines as well.
reviewer2539698 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 30, 2024
One recent product feature that stands out is the pipeline explorer, which is providing significant value for us right now.
 

CloudBees Cons review quotes

Indian Agarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Engineer at Wipro Limited
Jul 12, 2024
I noticed that CloudBees runs too slowly because some applications run more than 50 pipelines.
reviewer2517546 - PeerSpot reviewer
Practice Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 23, 2024
There could be improvements in the ease of use.
Jagadish Sahoo - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead Engineer at HSBC
Aug 2, 2024
One challenge I'd like to highlight is that with CloudBees CI growing bigger and bigger, there are limitations in terms of managing old plugins and services and upgrading them with time.
Learn what your peers think about CloudBees. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: May 2026.
892,678 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Trevor Lacombe - PeerSpot reviewer
Quality Automation Engineer at US Bank
Aug 7, 2024
To use the tool, you need to be familiar with the tool itself and with how it will be incorporated into the culture.
VR
Senior Consultant DevOps Engineer at Oracle
Aug 9, 2024
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.
Roland Sodeyi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Developer at ICAP
Aug 23, 2024
I think a preview of the errors would be good just at the point where the error occurs.
RiteshWalia - PeerSpot reviewer
ML Engineer - Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Sep 2, 2024
We did face some challenges, particularly with the infrastructure.
Swati Priya - PeerSpot reviewer
DevSecOps Engineer at Tata Consultancy
Aug 23, 2024
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.
YashBrahmani - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Associate at BNP Paribas CIB
Aug 30, 2024
A lot of stability issues are there with CloudBees.
reviewer2539698 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 30, 2024
The platform could integrate better with other tools and support external tools directly.