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AWS CodePipeline vs GoCD comparison

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Categories and Ranking

AWS CodePipeline
Ranking in Build Automation
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GoCD
Ranking in Build Automation
21st
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (22nd), Release Automation (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of AWS CodePipeline is 3.6%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GoCD is 2.9%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS CodePipeline3.6%
GoCD2.9%
Other93.5%
Build Automation
 

Featured Reviews

JR
Head of Development at Abyss
Employs advanced deployment strategies and manages CI/CD workflow efficiently
Blue-green deployment has been incredibly beneficial for handling complex deployments in AWS CodePipeline. It allows me to test changes in an isolated environment before deploying them to the entire user base. Additionally, the CI/CD support provided by AWS simplifies the integration process by adding YAML files to projects, enabling AWS to manage the entire CI/CD workflow.
RajeshReddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Dev Ops Engineer at Infosys
The UI is colorful, but the user experience must be improved
We can see all the pipelines with a simple search. The UI is colorful. The user experience is very rich. The product is very easy to learn if we know a bit of the basics. If we have someone to show us how to use it, it is very easy.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"AWS CodePipeline does a very good job as compared to Jenkins."
"AWS CodePipeline has valuable integration features."
"The solution's technical support responds whenever you have an issue, especially whenever you need something sorted out from their side."
"The best thing about AWS CodePipeline is that we don't have to manage agents."
"The solution is pretty stable and it's a perfect solution if you are just using AWS."
"The notification and approval approach in the production environment are very useful."
"I prefer using CodePipeline and CodeBuild in AWS due to their integration with AWS services, like directly deploying to ECS using Cloud Deploy."
"Blue-green deployment has been incredibly beneficial for handling complex deployments in AWS CodePipeline as it allows me to test changes in an isolated environment before deploying them to the entire user base."
"It has a user-friendly interface, which for free and open-source tools, the UI is really amazing and simple."
"In terms of value added it has more than achieved everything we wanted from it and more."
"The most notable aspect is its user interface, which we find to be user-friendly and straightforward for deploying and comprehending pipelines. We have the ability to create multiple pipelines, and in addition to that, the resource consumption is impressive."
"The UI is colorful."
"Permission separations mean that we can grant limited permissions for each team or team member."
"After we switched to GO, each team can set-up their own delivery pipeline and run it themselves."
"GoCD's open-source nature is valuable."
 

Cons

"The product’s pricing needs improvement."
"While CodePipeline's UI has improved, further enhancements in user experience are necessary to make it more intuitive."
"The documentation for AWS CodePipeline is lacking and makes it difficult to find information due to its complexity. It would be helpful to have examples in the documentation for different project types like Laravel or Django."
"If you're talking about multi-cloud, you can't use it."
"The tool does not provide automated features for evidence collection."
"It would be a much better tool if it could be made compatible with other cloud services as well since this is an area the product currently lacks."
"The setup time is a bit long."
"It would be best if AWS CodePipeline provided multiple integration options directly by providing some URLs."
"GO doesn't come with a lot of out of the box features like other tools, don't expect that you can get it to work by clicking the NEXT button."
"The tool must be more user-friendly."
"User management, Documentation, Advanced GUI functionality."
"It is difficult to assign different access levels because it relies on separate keys for developer and admin access, which could be simplified."
"The documentation really should be improved by including real examples and more setup cases."
"The aspect that requires attention is the user management component. When integrating with BitLabs and authenticating through GitLab, there are specific features we desire. One important feature is the ability to import users directly from GitLab, along with their respective designations, and assign appropriate privileges based on that information. Allocating different privileges to users is a time-consuming process for us."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of this solution is dependent upon your needs including how many jobs you daily and how many times the developer will be changing codes and completing deployments."
"The price of the product depends on how many times you run it. The tool offers a pay-as-you-go model."
"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."
"The product is quite expensive compared to other solutions."
"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."
"AWS offers free business or enterprise support services."
"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."
"This is an open-source solution and it is inexpensive."
"It's an open-source and free tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS CodePipeline?
AWS CodePipeline's pricing is reasonable, and it is not too expensive. I estimated it costs around $5 monthly. On a scale from one to ten, where one is very cheap and ten is very expensive, I would...
What needs improvement with AWS CodePipeline?
The documentation for AWS CodePipeline is lacking and makes it difficult to find information due to its complexity. It would be helpful to have examples in the documentation for different project t...
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Comparisons

 

Also Known As

CodePipeline
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Sample Customers

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