AWS CodeDeploy vs GitLab comparison

"It's just like every other AWS resource I use. It gets the job done."

"The product's initial setup phase is easy."

"The most valuable features of AWS CodeDeploy are its integration with other AWS services to deploy applications."

"I can integrate it with other AWS services."

"CodeDeploy is quite easy to use within the AWS ecosystem."

"The product is easy to use."

"AWS CodeDeploy operates on an on-demand basis. This means that you only pay for the exact duration of the deployment process. Whether it takes one minute, two minutes, or even longer, you're only charged for the time it takes to complete the deployment. You're not locked into paying for dedicated servers."

"I found the default settings of AWS CodeDeploy to be highly beneficial for my deployment workflows. For instance, when deploying a Node.js application, I manually installed the necessary components on my AWS instance, such as the web server required by developers. Then, I created deployment scripts for starting and stopping instances and performing the deployment itself. These scripts were stored alongside my code in GitHub, ensuring they executed seamlessly with the CI/CD pipeline. Since the project wasn't overly complex, I opted for the default settings, which proved to be efficient and straightforward for deployment."

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

"It is scalable."

"The most valuable feature of GitLab is the ability to upload scripts and make changes when needed and then reupload them. Additionally, the solution is user-friendly."

"GitLab's source control is excellent."

"I like that you can use GitLab as a double-sided solution for both DevOps and version management. It's a good product for working in these two areas, and the user interface makes it easy to understand."

"CI/CD is very good. The version control system is also good. These are the two features that we use."

"The stability is good."

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

"There will always be room for improvement, however, I cannot think of any specific improvements at the moment."

"I faced some stability issues."

"AWS CodeDeploy's lack of ability to use independently without CodePipeline or CodeBuild makes it unstable."

"We have faced some issues and bugs along the way when it comes to stability."

"Deployment and stability should be improved."

"AWS CodeDeploy doesn't provide multiple plugins like Jenkins, which is a shortcoming where improvements are required."

"The support and those things are lacking compared to others."

"AWS should provide its own templates in the console so that I don't need to go anywhere else to get the template for AWS CodeDeploy or AWS CodeBuild."

"We would like to have easier tutorials. Their tutorials are too technical for a user to understand. They should be more detailed but less technical."

"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."

"I would like to see static analysis also embedded in GitLab. That would also help us. If there's something that it does internally by GitLab and then that is already tied up with your pipeline and then it can tell you that you're coding is good or your code is not great. Based on that, it would pass or fail. That should be streamlined. I would think that would help to a greater extent, in terms of having one solution rather than depending on multiple vendors."

"I would like to see better integration with project management tools such as Jira."

"GitLab should work on improving their user interface for GitOps as it is lagging behind."

"Some of the scripts that we encountered in GitLab were not fully functional and threw up errors."

"We would like to generate document pages from the sources."

"There is a need to improve or adopt AI into the ecosystem like a co-pilot, which Microsoft has done with GitHub."

"It is costly."

"AWS CodeDeploy has proven to be a cost-effective solution for us, especially considering the benefits we gain from using it. In terms of pricing, AWS is quite affordable, providing excellent value for the features and services it offers."

"Since we are using a dedicated AWS environment, the solution's pricing is fine."

"The product is free with EC2."

"The product's price is normal."

"GitLab is an open-source solution."

"I'm not aware of the licensing costs because those were covered by the customer."

"We are using its free version, and we are evaluating its Premium version. Its Ultimate version is very expensive."

"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."

"I don't mind the price because I use the free version."

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

"GitLab is comparatively expensive, but it provides value because it's feature-rich."