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AWS CodeBuild vs Jenkins comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

AWS CodeBuild
Ranking in Build Automation
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Jenkins
Ranking in Build Automation
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
92
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of AWS CodeBuild is 2.3%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Jenkins is 8.7%, down from 10.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Jenkins8.7%
AWS CodeBuild2.3%
Other89.0%
Build Automation
 

Featured Reviews

SomdipRoy - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at Skillnetinc
Has enabled automated deployments through continuous integration and supports multi-environment delivery
My recommendation for AWS CodeBuild to make it better for the next release would be something within AWS CodeBuild which can support the repository functions as well. It may not be as powerful as GitHub Actions, but it provides a very competitive price compared to GitHub Actions. GitHub Actions, if you want to use the YML CI/CD pipeline, gives a free tier of around three thousand hours per month. AWS CodeBuild is a little more expensive than that. However, if it supports the repository function as well along with it, then it will be a complete package. Everything would be in AWS, including the code versioning, code commit to the code infrastructure, to the code database, to the networking, and how the applications are accessed. Everything would be in one place, which would be very helpful. I believe AWS CodeBuild is a bit expensive because GitHub provides around three thousand minutes free, plus it has the free repository function as well. At the enterprise level, it charges maybe around nineteen dollars per user, though I do not remember exactly. In terms of AWS CodeBuild, I believe it is a bit expensive because it is providing only the deployment features. It is not providing the repository. In that comparison, I would say it is a little bit expensive.
Mahdi Mallaki - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Devops Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Has a community of plugin providers but needs improvement in Kubernetes integration
Integrating Jenkins with other tools or solutions has presented some challenges. For instance, when attempting to integrate Jenkins with Kubernetes, I encountered numerous errors, which took several days to resolve. In Jenkins, adding a feature typically involves incorporating the repository feature separately. Jenkins lacks built-in Git repository functionality, necessitating an external Git repository to store Jenkins manifests. In contrast, GitLab offers an integrated Git repository and pipeline runner, streamlining the process. One improvement for Jenkins could be integrating a Git server, simplifying the management of CI/CD pipelines. Currently, with Jenkins, modifying pipeline manifests requires navigating to a separate Git repository. In GitLab, however, manifest changes can be made directly within the repository.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Scalability is a great feature with AWS CodeBuild, because after deploying applications the service automatically scales up and down according to our AWS needs using load balancing, which makes managing applications much easier without significant interruptions."
"The initial setup of CodeBuild is easy."
"CodeBuild supports various platforms and coding."
"It works seamlessly with AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR)."
"The solution provides good integrations."
"The most important thing is that it's self-contained in an AWS account, and it's all linked to the customer's AWS account."
"The integration is a good feature."
"CodeBuild supports various platforms and coding, which offers an advantage."
"Jenkins's open-based framework is very valuable."
"We use Jenkins for everything, empowering developers to have the confidence to deploy their solutions themselves into production instead of asking us as an operations guide."
"Jenkins is particularly valuable since it saves time by automating manual tasks."
"It's fantastic. I like it, and I have no problem with it."
"Jenkins has built good plugins and has a good security platform."
"The simplicity of Jenkins and the evolving ecosystem of Jenkins are most valuable. Today, you do not have to write a pipeline from scratch. The library functionality of Jenkins helps you to bring all those in ready-made, and you also get the best practices for them. That is a great feature of Jenkins, and that is why it is being used significantly."
"In my opinion, this is the best open source solution for CI and CD."
"We have started to integrate Pipelines as a part of a build, and built a library of common functions. It simplified and made our build scripts more readable."
 

Cons

"There is no persistent storage or preservation of workspace between the builds."
"We had integration issues with a tool called Octopus Deploy while using CodeBuild. AWS support helped us resolve it, however, it could be better."
"They can further improve the integration of the Bitbucket for CodeBuild."
"One of the main challenges is that if the environment is not set up properly, it will result in issues such as image errors."
"Multiple clients have faced issues with pricing. After migrating from Azure to EC2, they were unexpectedly charged 100,000 rupees because the pricing details were not clearly visible."
"One of the main challenges is that if the environment is not set up properly, it will result in issues such as image errors."
"There have been times when CodeBuild has shown some instability, like bugs or breakdowns."
"The front-end interface and the management are somewhat challenging, and there's a lot of space for improvement."
"The UI must be more user-friendly."
"Jenkins needs a faster deployment process."
"Jenkins could improve by adding the ability to edit test automation and make time planning better because it is difficult."
"Jenkins takes a long time to create archive files."
"Some plugins have critical bugs and are not able to be used."
"The solution could improve by having more advanced integrations."
"It would be better if there were an option to remove its Java dependency. This would make it more compatible with other software, and it could be much better."
"From time to time Jenkins experiences problems after 1-2 weeks of intensive work (where at least 1-2 jobs are running at any point of time)."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Despite the cost, it is worth the investment."
"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."
"The solution is open source."
"Some of the add-ons are too expensive."
"We use the tool's open-source version which is free. There is an enterprise version which is expensive but comes with better support."
"Jenkins is a free open-source server."
"Jenkins is a free solution, it is open source."
"Jenkins is open source and free."
"It could be cheaper because there are many solutions available in the market. We are paying yearly."
"Jenkins is not expensive and reasonably priced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Media Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise58
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS CodeBuild?
The cost structure is affordable for most builds except macOS servers. Standard builds can utilize AWS EC2 servers for background operations. However, macOS or iOS builds require physical servers m...
What needs improvement with AWS CodeBuild?
My recommendation for AWS CodeBuild to make it better for the next release would be something within AWS CodeBuild which can support the repository functions as well. It may not be as powerful as G...
What is your primary use case for AWS CodeBuild?
My use of AWS CodeBuild is focused on the CI/CD part, which stands for continuous integration and continuous deployment. Basically, we write the code and then commit it into a repository, which cou...
How does Tekton compare with Jenkins?
When you are evaluating tools for automating your own GitOps-based CI/CD workflow, it is important to keep your requirements and use cases in mind. Tekton deployment is complex and it is not very e...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jenkins?
Jenkins is used in many companies to save money, especially within R&D divisions, by avoiding the expenses of proprietary tools.
What needs improvement with Jenkins?
I do not have any notes for improvement.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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