HashiCorp Packer vs. RapidDeploy

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.

Incentivized

RapidDeploy is most powerful and reliable enterprise software solution for the effective and continuous workflow, you can trust this with your application deployment and maintenance for any complex environments, it's services and depth reporting is great which provide you the effective environment management and accelerate the operational efficiency, it's Reporting/Analytics features make sure your smooth workflow.

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

Incentivized

• Provides automation of the application release process.
• Enables application deployment in complex environment.
• RapidDeploy maintain a continuous delivery workflow.

• Manageability
• Manageability
• Manageability

Incentivized

• For a small company prices they charge is too high.
• They can make deployment support for other operating system like Linux, Chromebook.
• They can provide video training session for the new users that will be great and helpful.

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

Incentivized

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

Incentivized

I only once required support and it was very smooth.

Incentivized

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

Incentivized

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

Incentivized

RapidDeploy is more reliable and trusted among the users, it's features and technical support team is more helpful for any problems and RapidDeploy is more reasonably priced for it's features and support then Bitbucket. My overall experience with RapidDeploy is more graceful and RapidDeploy support team help you in every step during the deployment

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

Incentivized

• RapidDeploy is great software for software development and management.
• You can trust for continuous delivery workflow.
• For a small company price is not so reasonable.