AWS CodePipeline vs GitHub Actions comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and GitHub are both solutions in the Build Automation category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.4, while GitHub is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.5. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 6.7% mindshare in BA, compared to GitHub’s 10.6% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of GitHub users who would recommend it.

AWS CodePipeline

Read 22 AWS CodePipeline reviews

3,255 Views
2,577 Comparison Views

95% willing to recommend

GitHub Actions

Read 20 GitHub Actions reviews

1,977 Views
1,739 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

AWS CodePipeline

GitHub Actions

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between AWS CodePipeline 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 CodePipeline vs. GitHub Actions Report (Updated: January 2025).

Buyer's Guide

AWS CodePipeline vs. GitHub Actions

January 2025

Download the complete report

Helped 831,158 peers since 2012

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 CodePipeline

Ranking in Build Automation

4th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

GitHub Actions

Ranking in Build Automation

5th

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of AWS CodePipeline is 6.7%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitHub Actions is 10.6%, up from 2.2% 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

A fully managed service with excellent integrations and a flexible architecture

Compared to any other tools, AWS products provide better integrations. We have tools for all our needs. The integrations are good. The product is a fully managed service. We specify the various stages in the CI/CD process. We can do it without any external tools. Going through everything is usually an overhead for developers. It is like a configuration. We need to configure it only once. The integration with other AWS services has helped us. Our life as a developer is easy. We need not focus on the integration manually. If we work with third-party tools, we must consider connectivity, role management, security, authentication, and authorization. In AWS CodePipeline, if we have IAM roles configured and KMS for the credentials, we need not worry about anything else. Everything can be done within the tool. The integrations are the best part. We can track everything. The connectivity and scalability are good. The architecture is also flexible enough. We can add multiple things.

Read full review

Muzammil Riaz

Senior Test Engineer at 10Pearls

Offers version control, automated script execution and reduces manual efforts

Its integration and deployment are quite easy. You need to create a YAML file in your project, detailing configurations within this file. It integrates itself, requiring you to specify titles, descriptions, parameters, and a trigger scheduler if needed. Apart from that, it's just a simple YAML file, so there's no need for complex configurations. In one project, I used GitHub to automate an application related to email marketing, focusing on actions for data scraping. This required running scripts daily, sometimes even twice or thrice a day. Manually executing these scripts is inefficient and overly reliant on individual team members. However, by integrating the project with GitHub Actions, we automated script execution. Triggers were set up to initiate the pipeline automatically with every new commit or push to a branch. Additionally, we implemented schedulers to run pipelines at predetermined times, like 9 PM or 2 PM. Another enhancement was executing five tests in parallel through data actions, making the process more robust. GitHub Actions also offers stepwise execution details, greatly aiding in understanding and managing workflows. 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 just 8 to 10 minutes through these optimizations.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Different applications can be enhanced with AWS CodePipeline"

"The notification and approval approach in the production environment are very useful."

"In AWS, the Cloud DevOps is a managed service from CodeCommit and this has removed the need for a lot of manual steps."

"Code deployment is the best feature."

"CodePipeline allows integration with any source code and facilitates deployment to EC2 or ECS, which is highly valuable."

"The management of CodeBuild and CodeDeploy on a three-point trigger basis is an important feature."

"The product is a one-stop solution that you can use to integrate, deploy and host your application."

"The product is cost-effective and integrates well with the AWS environment."

More AWS CodePipeline pros

"GitHub Actions helps automate the deployment process, eliminating manual copying and testing, which saves time and minimizes errors."

"The most valuable feature of GitHub Actions is the ability to automate various tasks, such as backups and deployments, to ease the development workflow."

"GitHub Actions is valuable for its ease of use and integration."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a good product that offers stability and performance."

"GitHub Actions is a beautiful tool that integrates smoothly with all major tools, reducing CI/CD work by 30% to 40%."

"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."

"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."

More GitHub Actions pros

Cons

"One downside in AWS is that when you attempt to push a change in, it misses that part, or it could be because some variables are not set correctly."

"AWS CodePipeline is quite a simple tool mostly for management and creating automation."

"Improved enhancements and features could make it more intuitive."

"AWS CodePipeline functions well, but there's room for improvement in providing technical support to regular customers who haven't purchased developer support. I mean, having it available for everyone, even if it's not a 24-hour service. It would be more useful if specific support hours were available for assistance."

"The migration process from one source code to another needs improvement."

"It would be best if AWS CodePipeline provided multiple integration options directly by providing some URLs."

"The setup time is a bit long."

"There could be a possibility of deploying tag-based conditions for different environments using the same code base."

More AWS CodePipeline cons

"We can leverage this database tool to manage everything within our environment and data burners, allowing for customization and execution. An additional advantage is the capability to modify aspects like file size, making processes more efficient and faster across the pipelines. Regarding improvements or implementations, I believe there should be enhancements made to the deployment tool. It should be integrated as part of the solution. Infrastructure-wise, we already have tools like GitHub and RobSpot, and data enables us to automate various processes, which is quite beneficial. As for further enhancements, I'm uncertain. I've shared everything I know. However, if there's something specific you'd like to see in future releases, a feature that may not exist yet but would be desirable, I can't provide any input on that matter."

"In terms of improvements, I think better logging for debugging purposes would be helpful, especially for complex workflows."

"The main challenge I've experienced is with integration, particularly uploading to OneDrive, which was more complex compared to Google Drive or AWS S3 bucket."

"GitHub Actions lacks a feature for automating the build process for mobile applications."

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

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

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

"In our company, procedures or rules need to be completed, which is not a problem with GitHub Actions but with our process."

More GitHub Actions cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"AWS offers free business or enterprise support services."

"It is a straightforward approach where you pay for the resources you consume as they offer a subscription-based licensing model."

"AWS CodePipeline is quite affordable. I've been running around four pipelines and the cost is around one dollar per month. It rarely exceeds two dollars."

"AWS charges you based on the number of pipelines you have and how active they are, and I also think that the root account user knows about all the price-related metrics."

"The product is quite expensive compared to other solutions."

"I would rate the product's pricing a five out of ten."

"Compared to other cloud services, AWS CodePipeline falls a bit more on the pricey side. I see that the price of the product has been increasing for the past few years."

"The pricing is manageable."

More AWS CodePipeline pricing and cost advice

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

"The cost for GitHub Actions may be around $45 dollars per user."

"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."

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

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

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

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

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Build Automation solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

831,158 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

Which AWS solution would you choose - CodeStar or CodePipeline?

Both AWS solutions deliver solid options, with uniquely different features. AWS CodeStar allows for quick development, building, and deployments of apps. It also provides web application and web se...

See all answers

What do you like most about AWS CodePipeline?

Code deployment is the best feature.

See all answers

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

AWS CodePipeline and its associated services do not incur significant additional charges. The cost primarily comes from deploying other AWS resources like EC2 and S3 alongside the pipeline.

See all answers

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...

See all answers

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

I pay approximately five dollars per developer per month. I created a GitHub organization for managing users.

See all answers

What needs improvement with GitHub Actions?

GitHub Actions lacks a feature for automating the build process for mobile applications. I currently rely on GitHub Actions for web applications but have to use another tool for mobile apps.

See all answers

Comparisons

GitLab vs AWS CodePipeline

Compared 61% of the time

Jenkins vs AWS CodePipeline

Compared 13% of the time

AWS CodeStar vs AWS CodePipeline

Compared 6% of the time

Tekton vs AWS CodePipeline

Compared 4% of the time

Bamboo vs AWS CodePipeline

Compared 2% of the time

More AWS CodePipeline Competitors

Tekton vs GitHub Actions

Compared 38% of the time

Bamboo vs GitHub Actions

Compared 15% of the time

TeamCity vs GitHub Actions

Compared 12% of the time

Harness vs GitHub Actions

Compared 9% of the time

GitLab vs GitHub Actions

Compared 6% of the time

More GitHub Actions Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

AWS CodePipeline

January 2025

Download AWS CodePipeline product report

Buyer's Guide

GitHub Actions

January 2025

Download GitHub Actions product report

Also Known As

CodePipeline

No data available

Learn More

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

GitHub

Overview

AWS CodePipeline is a fully managed continuous delivery service that helps you automate your release pipelines for fast and reliable application and infrastructure updates. CodePipeline automates the build, test, and deploy phases of your release process every time there is a code change, based on the release model you define. This enables you to rapidly and reliably deliver features and updates. You can easily integrate AWS CodePipeline with third-party services such as GitHub or with your own custom plugin. With AWS CodePipeline, you only pay for what you use. There are no upfront fees or long-term commitments.

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

Information Not Available

Buyer's Guide

AWS CodePipeline vs. GitHub Actions

January 2025

Free Report: AWS CodePipeline vs. GitHub Actions

Find out what your peers are saying about AWS CodePipeline vs. GitHub Actions and other solutions. Updated: January 2025.

DOWNLOAD NOW

831,158 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our AWS CodePipeline vs. GitHub Actions report.

See our list of best Build Automation vendors.

We monitor all Build Automation reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.