Buildkite vs. HashiCorp Packer

I would definitely recommend Buildkite for anyone who needs a decent CI solution for 50+ on AWS instance without paying huge amount for AWS Build and code deploy tools.

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We use packer to generate new machine images for multiple platforms on every change to our Configuration Management tools like Chef/Puppet/Ansible It's act single tool for Image building for Multi-provider like AWS/Azure/GCP Helps to achieve Dev/Prod Parity Packer itself doesn't have a state like Terraform. You can't do packer output AMI ID. If you have a scenario where you want to maintain the state for images it would be tough to manage via Packer.

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• CI Solution
• Notification
• Configuration

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• Multi-provider portability
• Greater testability
• Super fast infrastructure deployment

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• Integration can be improved
• Cost reporting can be impoved

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• Manageability
• Manageability
• Manageability

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We are happy with the use of Packer in our organization. Apart from manageability, I don't find any other drawback with Packer.

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It's best for building Image with many features and benefits.

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I only once required support and it was very smooth.

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I haven't found any issue in Implementation that itself describes how well this tool is built.

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Buildkite was easy to use and setup while comparing Circle CI or GitHub. Additionally Buildkite was very affordable for teams while comparing GitHub plans

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There are lot of tools in market which does the job for Image creation but all of them are not complete Machine/Image as a code. All other alternatives can create Image partially. Main reason for selecting Packer are Packer is lightweight, portable, and command-line driven Packer helps keep development, staging, and production as similar as possible. Packer automates the creation of any type of machine image Multi-provider portability is the feature to die for

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• Faster Build time
• Increased productivity

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• Super fast infrastructure deployment
• Quick turnaround of infrastructure in multiple cloud using single tool.
• Increase productivity by reducing time in infrastructure building.

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