AWS CodeBuild vs Tekton comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google are both solutions in the Build Automation category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.0, while Google is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.7. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 1.2% mindshare in BA, compared to Google’s 12.1% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Google users who would recommend it.

AWS CodeBuild

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90% willing to recommend

Tekton

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88% willing to recommend

AWS CodeBuild

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between AWS CodeBuild and Tekton 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.

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AWS CodeBuild vs. Tekton

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Categories and Ranking

AWS CodeBuild

Ranking in Build Automation

12th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Tekton

Ranking in Build Automation

2nd

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of AWS CodeBuild is 1.2%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tekton is 12.1%, up from 10.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Udhay Prakash Pethakamsetty

Data Engineer Manager at Capgemini

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

The product must provide more integrations. It is a replica of Jenkins. We have a management overhead. When I build artifacts stored outside the S3 bucket, it will have additional charges on the storage volumes. If we use S3 buckets regularly, it is fine. However, when we store somewhere else, it will be an issue. There is no persistent storage or preservation of workspace between the builds. We must fix the dependencies every time, even if the dependencies are the same. It is unnecessary.

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AjayKrishna

Senior Software Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

If you're dealing with many applications and need a reliable, scalable, and efficient system, I'd recommend this solution

Tekton's most important feature is its cloud-native nature. Unlike Jenkins, which may not scale as efficiently, Tekton's CI pipeline can automatically scale up to handle increased workload demands without needing manual adjustments. Another important aspect is the level of customization offered by Tekton. Each task in the CI pipeline can be customized independently, allowing developers to write code in various languages like shell scripting, Java, or Python and incorporate them into the pipeline as needed. This level of abstraction and customization greatly benefits developers in creating efficient CI pipelines. Also, it can be challenging to understand the logs and troubleshoot issues without clear guidance. It's not always easy to reach technical support and get immediate answers. In my opinion, improvement in this area would be beneficial.

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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 initial setup of CodeBuild is easy."

"One of the main features I value in CodeBuild compared to previous experiences, like using Jenkins, is its ability to handle tasks automatically with AWS, requiring only proper setup of the check file."

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

"The solution provides good integrations."

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

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

"The integration is a good feature."

"CodeBuild supports various platforms and coding."

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"You can isolate most Tekton assets in the Kubernetes namespace for your feature branch. This allows you to freely change Tekton assets and objects to adapt to your feature branch and requirements."

"We can make a lot of customizations, and data sharing between tasks using workspaces is very convenient."

"Tekton's most important feature is its cloud-native nature. Unlike Jenkins, which may not scale as efficiently, Tekton's CI pipeline can automatically scale up to handle increased workload demands without needing manual adjustments."

"Tekton is serverless and runs on OpenShift, and we leverage Tekton to take full advantage of the Kubernetes features such as running and scaling the solution in PaaS."

"I would say the customization ability that Tekton provides is good."

"The most valuable features of Tekton include the reusability of tasks, the clean UI interface, and the binding of services and secrets."

"The product's best feature is its ease of implementation."

"The 'promote' feature is beneficial as it simplifies deployment processes by allowing easy promotion of applications to different environments without needing to re-run CI/CD processes."

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Cons

"The front-end interface and the management are somewhat challenging, and there's a lot of space for improvement."

"There have been times when CodeBuild has shown some instability, like bugs or breakdowns."

"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."

"One of the main challenges is that if the environment is not set up properly, it will result in issues such as image errors."

"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."

"We had integration issues with a tool called Octopus Deploy while using CodeBuild. AWS support helped us resolve it, however, it could be better."

"The deployment fails sometimes."

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"It would be better if Tekton could show the YAML file while it is running, similar to GitHub pipelines, to provide more visibility on what's happening."

"The product's scalability can be challenging when multiple users access it simultaneously."

"Tekton should have more accessibility for some rare use cases so that we can have more references when applying some techniques to our pipeline."

"I'm a bit worried about scaling Tekton from the point of view of big CI/CD processes."

"When we started with Tekton around 2021 or early 2022, the community support was somewhat limited, which posed challenges when dealing with issues or debugging. We had to rely on Red Hat OpenShift support to overcome these challenges. However, I believe that these issues will naturally improve over timeas the developer community grows stronger. From a technical perspective, I haven't had the opportunity to deeply evaluate the product end-to-end, especially in the past year or so, when I've been less involved with it."

"The product's documentation is an area of concern, making it an area where improvements are required."

"Initially, working with YAML configuration can be challenging using the solution."

"Improvement is needed in the build step."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"Tekton is an open-source tool."

"The tool is open-source and free to use."

"It is entirely open source and free of charge."

"The solution is open-source."

"The product is free and open-source."

"The product is free of cost."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

21%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Media Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

23%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

12%

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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).

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

Regarding pricing, AWS services are quite expensive compared to open source tools like Git that are available for free.

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What needs improvement with AWS CodeBuild?

We had integration issues with a tool called Octopus Deploy while using CodeBuild. AWS support helped us resolve it, however, it could be better.

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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...

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What do you like most about Tekton?

Its seamless integration with Kubernetes, being built on top of it and utilizing Custom Resource Definitions, ensures a smooth experience within Kubernetes environments exclusively.

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What needs improvement with Tekton?

Regarding areas for improvement in Tekton, I have not encountered significant issues. It works well for our use case. However, incorporating AI could be a potential enhancement in the future.

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Comparisons

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Compared 38% of the time

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Compared 21% of the time

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Compared 34% of the time

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Compared 26% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

Bamboo vs Tekton

Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 6% 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.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Tekton is a powerful yet flexible Kubernetes-native open-source framework for creating continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) systems. It lets you build, test, and deploy across multiple cloud providers or on-premises systems by abstracting away the underlying implementation details.

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Sample Customers

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