AWS CodeBuild vs GitLab comparison

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between AWS CodeBuild and GitLab 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. GitLab Report (Updated: October 2024).

AWS CodeBuild vs. GitLab

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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

GitLab

Ranking in Build Automation

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (11th), Release Automation (2nd), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (10th), Rapid Application Development Software (12th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (5th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (2nd), Fuzz Testing Tools (2nd), DevSecOps (3rd)

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 GitLab is 17.3%, down from 19.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Build Automation

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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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Corné den Hollander

Product Owner at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Sep 15, 2022

Powerful, mature, and easy to set up and manage

It's more related to the supporting layer of features, such as issue management and issue tracking. We tend to always use, for example, Jira next to it. That doesn't mean that GitLab should build something similar to Jira because that will always have its place, but they could grow a bit in those kinds of supporting features. I see some, for example, covering ITSM on a DevOps team level, and that's one of the things that I and my current client would find really helpful. It's understandably not going to be their main focus and their core, and whenever you are with a company that needs a bit more advanced features on that specific topic, you're probably still going to integrate with another tool like Jira Service Management, for example. However, some basic features on things like that could be really helpful. In terms of additional features, nothing comes to mind. One of the potential pitfalls is to keep adding new features and functionalities. They can just improve some of the existing features to make it high-end, top-quality. I don't have any substantial experience with agile planning. I don't know the industries GitLab is in, and I don't know why they make decisions like this, but as a customer, I would rather see them invest in improving the basic agile planning functionalities rather than adding, for example, portfolio planning features. That's because if I'm going to do portfolio planning, I probably will also need a lot of business users. I'm not sure if I want them in GitLab, I'd rather have them in Jira collaborating with me on portfolio planning. That's way better fitted for that type of work.

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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

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

"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 integration is a good feature."

"The solution provides good integrations."

"The integration is a good feature."

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

"The code merging capability is something that we use very frequently."

"For us, Gitlab's most valuable feature is the integration with Cypress. We're using Cypress as an automation tool, so we're using GitLab as a tool for running in parallel."

"The most valuable feature of GitLab is the automatic merging of code."

"It speeds up our development, it's faster, safer, and more convenient."

"GitLab is a solution for source code management, container registry, pipelines, testing, and deployment."

"The best thing is that as the developers work on separate tasks, all of the code goes there and the other team members don't have to wait on each other to finish."

"GitLab is kind of an image of GitHub, so it gives us the flexibility to monitor our changes in the repos."

"The most valuable feature of GitLab is its security."

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Cons

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

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

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

"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."

"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."

"I believe there's room for improvement in the advanced features, particularly in enhancing the pipeline functionalities."

"In the free version, when a merge request is raised, there is no way to enforce certain rules. We can't enforce that this merge request must be reviewed or approved by two or three people in the team before it is pushed to the master branch. That's why we are exploring using some agents."

"I've noticed an area for improvement in GitLab, particularly needing to go through many steps to push the code to the repository. Resolving that issue would make the product better. My team quickly fixed it by writing a small script, then double-clicking or enabling the script to take care of the issue. However, that quick fix was from my team and not the GitLab team, so in the next release, if an automatic deployment feature would be available in GitLab, then that would be good because, in Visual Studio, you can do that with just one click of a button."

"GitLab could improve the patch repository. It does not have support for Conan patch version regions. Additionally, better support for Kubernetes deployment is needed as part of the package."

"As a partner, sometimes it's difficult to get support. They have a really complicated procedure for their support."

"In the next release, I would like to see GitLab expand its integration capabilities to include platforms like DigitalOcean, which developers widely use for cloud infrastructure. Enhancing CI/CD automation features specifically tailored for DigitalOcean would be beneficial."

"GitLab would be improved with the addition of templates for deployment on local PCs."

"I would like configuration of a YML file to be done via UI rather than a code file."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

"We pay a monthly licensing fee."

"We are using the open-source version."

"My company uses the free version of GitLab, which is GitLab Community Edition. There is a licensed version also available for GitLab."

"I'm not sure if they have some kind of discount. I've been negotiating with them on prices before, and I believe they weren't too happy to give discounts, but list prices are $19 per user, per month for Premium and $99 per user, per month for Ultimate. So, the difference between Premium and Ultimate is a bit bigger, and in most companies, you need to build some type of business case."

"Its price is fine. It is on the cheaper side and not expensive. You have to pay additionally for GitLab CI/CD minutes. Initially, we used the free version. When we ran out of GitLab minutes, we migrated to the paid version."

"It is very expensive. We can't bear it now, and we have to find another solution. We have a yearly subscription in which we can increase the number of licenses, but we have to pay at the end of the year."

"As I work in a vast enterprise, I'm unsure about the licensing cost for GitLab. It's the management team that takes care of that."

"The initial setup cost is excellent and you can add the premium features later."

"It seems reasonable. Our IT team manages the licenses."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

26%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Educational Organization

28%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS CodeBuild?

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

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...

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...

What do you like most about GitLab?

I find the features and version control history to be most valuable for our development workflow. These aspects provide us with a clear view of changes and help us manage requests efficiently.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitLab?

The solution is free.

What needs improvement with GitLab?

In the next release, I would like to see GitLab expand its integration capabilities to include platforms like DigitalOcean, which developers widely use for cloud infrastructure. Enhancing CI/CD aut...

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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.

GitLab is a complete DevOps platform that enables teams to collaborate and deliver software faster.

It provides a single application for the entire DevOps lifecycle, from planning and development to testing, deployment, and monitoring.

With GitLab, teams can streamline their workflows, automate processes, and improve productivity.

Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers

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