AWS CodeBuild vs GitHub Actions comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and GitHub are both solutions in the Build Automation category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #9 with an average rating of 9.2, while GitHub is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.3. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 1.4% mindshare in BA, compared to GitHub’s 10.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of GitHub users who would recommend it.

AWS CodeBuild

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100% willing to recommend

GitHub Actions

Read 13 GitHub Actions reviews

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1,608 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

AWS CodeBuild

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between AWS CodeBuild and GitHub Actions based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Build Automation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed AWS CodeBuild vs. GitHub Actions Report (Updated: October 2024).

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AWS CodeBuild vs. GitHub Actions

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Categories and Ranking

AWS CodeBuild

Ranking in Build Automation

9th

Average Rating

9.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

GitHub Actions

Ranking in Build Automation

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of AWS CodeBuild is 1.4%, down from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitHub Actions is 10.1%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Build Automation

Featured Reviews

Udhay Prakash Pethakamsetty

Data Engineer Manager at Capgemini

Feb 23, 2024

Provides good integrations, is flexible, and has a comparable price

I use the solution for continuous integration The integration of the product with our ecosystem is very good. X-Ray and CloudWatch metrics are already integrated. If anything happens, we can see everything immediately. If it were Jenkins, we would have needed an instance to run it and a server to…

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MohamedMostafa1

Chief Software Engineer at Valeo

May 27, 2024

Handles scalability well, automatically managing execution infrastructure without requiring additional configurationsThe automation feature of GitHub Actions is

We mainly use GitHub Actions for our CI/CD process. Whenever there's a change in our source code, we integrate and configure it using GitHub Actions to ensure code quality before merging it into our main branch I find the automation feature of GitHub Actions most valuable for our building…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The integration is a good feature."

"A valuable feature is the support for third-party repositories such as Bitbucket, GitLab, or GitHub."

"The tool is used to build and test code. I find its biggest advantages are elasticity and reliability. We can easily assign as many computing resources as needed to build our code, which is much simpler than traditional methods that require server upgrades. It's a serverless tool, so it's very flexible and elastic."

"The solution provides good integrations."

"The integration with other AWS services has streamlined our workflow."

"It works seamlessly with AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR)."

"The integration is a good feature."

"The main benefit is collaboration. It allows us to easily collaborate with other developers, regardless of location. For example, we can collaborate with both our African and German colleagues seamlessly. It's platform-agnostic, so it is flexible and not tied to any OS, so we can work on Linux, Windows, web, and even Oracle applications. It's flexible, reliable, and overall an excellent tool for our needs."

"It offers numerous built-in features for pipeline management, release management, and even work item tracking on boards, which makes it a versatile tool that seamlessly integrates with hardware and facilitates optimization."

"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."

"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."

"GitHub Actions can be easily configured, especially for environment variables and secrets. The UI is understandable and user-friendly for setting up CI/CD pipelines. I prefer tools like GitLab, where the pipeline starts quickly and is accessible near the commits for easy access. However, many CI/CD tools are interchangeable due to similar features of GitHub Actions and other similar tools."

"The level of automation achievable is really good. So, the custom workflow creation and Marketplace Actions improved our project's efficiency."

"We can trigger files manually or automate processes."

"It is a very stable solution as we have not faced any issues."

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Cons

"Notifications could be added, or SNS integration could be included so that notifications can be received on every build, whether the build fails or succeeds."

"The deployment fails sometimes."

"There is no persistent storage or preservation of workspace between the builds."

"While working on building images for multiple applications within a single script, I encountered an issue where looping functionality was not supported as expected."

"For improvement, I'd suggest more build instance-type options. There's a big jump from 15 gigabytes of RAM to 150, and I'd like something in between as the larger option is too expensive for our needs."

"They can further improve the integration of the Bitbucket for CodeBuild."

"The only issue I have faced is with authorization, particularly when configuring the GitHub token correctly."

"The solution's integration capabilities and UI are areas of concern where improvement is required to make the product more user-friendly."

"The UI could be better."

"The minor drawback of GitHub Actions is the management of the dashboard and pipeline runs, which needs improvement. The dashboard for running pipelines could be better."

"The primary area for improvement I see is in artifact management, especially for saving screenshots or videos from failed tests or data-driven actions. Currently, the configuration for saving these artifacts is complex."

"GitHub sometimes makes it difficult to debug actions."

"My company would want to see some AI features in the tool as it can add value to the product."

"There could be more integration options with different platforms."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay a monthly licensing fee."

"AWS CodeBuild is free. We only pay for our code's compute resources during the build process. For example, if our code takes ten minutes to build, we only pay for those ten minutes of computing time. CodeDeploy and CodePipeline are free because they're serverless and don't require computing resources. CodeCommit has minimal costs for storing code."

"Despite the cost, it is worth the investment."

"It is free and open platform, so I would rate it 1 out of 10."

"The tool's price is okay and reasonable."

"The product is slightly more expensive than some alternatives."

"Regarding cost, as an enterprise, we negotiate our license and expenses, so I can't provide a specific rating for that."

"For our basic usage, we didn't have to pay."

"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."

"It's low-priced. Not high, but definitely low."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

26%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS CodeBuild?

It works seamlessly with AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR).

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS CodeBuild?

AWS CodeBuild is free. We only pay for our code's compute resources during the build process. For example, if our code takes ten minutes to build, we only pay for those ten minutes of computing tim...

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What needs improvement with AWS CodeBuild?

For improvement, I'd suggest more build instance-type options. There's a big jump from 15 gigabytes of RAM to 150, and I'd like something in between as the larger option is too expensive for our ne...

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What do you like most about GitHub Actions?

I have optimized job execution time by running test scripts in parallel and creating multiple pipelines; we've significantly reduced execution times. What could take 50 minutes can be cut down to j...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitHub Actions?

The product is slightly more expensive than some alternatives, like Bitbucket, but the additional cost is minimal.

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What needs improvement with GitHub Actions?

There could be more integration options with different platforms.

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Comparisons

Jenkins vs AWS CodeBuild

Compared 33% of the time

GitLab vs AWS CodeBuild

Compared 20% of the time

CircleCI vs AWS CodeBuild

Compared 12% of the time

Tekton vs AWS CodeBuild

Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 38% of the time

Bamboo vs GitHub Actions

Compared 15% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Overview

AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed continuous integration service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces software packages that are ready to deploy. With CodeBuild, you don’t need to provision, manage, and scale your own build servers. CodeBuild scales continuously and processes multiple builds concurrently, so your builds are not left waiting in a queue. You can get started quickly by using prepackaged build environments, or you can create custom build environments that use your own build tools. With CodeBuild, you are charged by the minute for the compute resources you use.

GitHub Actions makes it easy to automate all your software workflows, now with world-class CI/CD. Build, test, and deploy your code right from GitHub. Make code reviews, branch management, and issue triaging work the way you want.

Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers

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