AWS CodeDeploy vs. AWS CodePipeline

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AWS CodeDeploy
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
AWS CodeDeploy is a fully managed deployment service that automates software deployments to a variety of compute services such as Amazon EC2, AWS Fargate, AWS Lambda, and on-premises servers. AWS CodeDeploy aims to make it easier for users to rapidly release new features, avoid downtime during application deployment, and handle the complexity of updating applications.
$0.02
per on-premises instance
AWS CodePipeline
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
AWS CodePipeline is a fully managed continuous delivery service that helps users automate release pipelines. CodePipeline automates the build, test, and deploy phases of the release process every time there is a code change, based on the release model a user defines.
$1
per active pipeline/per month
Pricing
AWS CodeDeployAWS CodePipeline
Editions & Modules
AWS CodeDeploy
$0.02
per on-premises instance
AWS CodePipeline
$1
per active pipeline/per month
Free Tier
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AWS CodeDeployAWS CodePipeline
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
AWS CodeDeployAWS CodePipeline
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AWS CodeDeploy

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AWS CodePipeline
Chose AWS CodePipeline
CodeCommit and CodeDeploy can be used with CodePipeline so it’s not really fair to stack them against each other as they can be quite the compliment. The same goes for Beanstalk, which is often used as a deployment target in relation to CodePipeline. CodePipeline fulfills the …
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User Ratings
AWS CodeDeployAWS CodePipeline
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(5 ratings)
9.0
(8 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
6.8
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.4
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
AWS CodeDeployAWS CodePipeline
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon AWS
Getting the code from Git Hub, uploading it to the repository, making changes, and deploying it to a specific environment makes AWS tremendous and easy to work with. Once you know how to do it, it is easy to replicate. On the other hand, if you are new, it gets confusing, and you need guidance on the steps to take not to compromise the application.
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Amazon AWS
I think AWS CodePipeline is a great tool for anyone wanted automated deployments in a multi-server/container AWS environment. AWS also offers services like Elastic Beanstalk that provide a more managed hosting & deployment experience. CodePipeline is a good middle ground with solid, built-in automation with enough customizability to not lock people into one deployment or architecture philosophy.
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Pros
Amazon AWS
  • Integration with other AWS services
  • No administration required
  • Unified and easy process for dev teams
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Amazon AWS
  • It is reliable and works without errors
  • It integrates well with our repository and all other AWS functions as well as our end database
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Cons
Amazon AWS
  • There is one limitation is it can't do multi-tier apps
  • It is not possible to control the order in which deployment occurs if more than one deployment attempts to run at the same time
  • AWS CodeDeploy does not integrate with GitHub
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Amazon AWS
  • Ease of use - things like CircleCI or other tools are a bit easier to learn.
  • Ability to build from more sources.
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Usability
Amazon AWS
Here is where AWS as a whole stepped up big. The UI is more intuitive and easy to use. The separation is clear, and the guides are abundant. They still need to create starter tutorials for newcomers so we don't lose much time learning/teaching others. Having someone with basic knowledge and examples where they can gain experience will make it better.
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Amazon AWS
Overall, I give AWS Codepipeline a 9 because it gets the job done and I can't complain much about the web interface as much of the action is taking place behind the scenes on the terminal locally or via Amazon's infrastructure anyway. It would be nicer to have a better flowing and visualizable web interface, however.
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Performance
Amazon AWS
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Amazon AWS
Our pipeline takes about 30 minutes to run through. Although this time depends on the applications you are using on either end, I feel that it is a reasonable time to make upgrades and updates to our system as it is not an every day push.
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Support Rating
Amazon AWS
No answers on this topic
Amazon AWS
We didn't need a lot of support with AWS CodePipeline as it was pretty straightforward to configure and use, but where we ran into problems, the AWS community was able to help. AWS support agents were also helpful in resolving some of the minor issues we encountered, which we could not find a solution elsewhere.
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Amazon AWS
Jenkins supports a lot of plugings. Also with Jenkins, it is possible to manage everything through our own server. Those are 2 points where I rate Jenkins as one of the best DevOps Tool
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Amazon AWS
CodeCommit and CodeDeploy can be used with CodePipeline so it’s not really fair to stack them against each other as they can be quite the compliment. The same goes for Beanstalk, which is often used as a deployment target in relation to CodePipeline.

CodePipeline fulfills the CI/CD duty, where the other services do not focus on that specific function. They are supplements, not replacements. CodePipeline will detect the updated code and handle deploying it to the actual instance via Beanstalk.

Jenkins is open source and not a native AWS service, that is its primary differentiator. Jenkins can also be used as a supplement to CodePipeline.
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Return on Investment
Amazon AWS
  • AWS CodeDeploy has reduced the engineer involvement in deployments
  • Our QA team has been able to effectively deploy tickets for testing, and our Release Managers can manage production deployments
  • Progress indicators have given us a better baseline for deployment times, which is helpful for time-sensitive releases
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Amazon AWS
  • CodePipeline has reduced ongoing devops costs for my clients, especially around deployment & testing.
  • CodePipeline has sped up development workflow by making the deployment process automated off git pushes. Deployment takes very little coordination as the system will just trigger based on what is the latest commit in a branch.
  • CodePipeline offered a lot of out-of-the-box functionality that was much simpler to setup than a dedicated CI server. It allowed the deployment process to built and put into production with much less and effort and cost compared to rolling the functionality manually.
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