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    HashiCorp Packer

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AHashiCorp Packer automates the creation of machine images, coming out of the box with support to build images for Amazon EC2, CloudStack, DigitalOcean, Docker, Google Compute Engine, Microsoft Azure, QEMU, VirtualBox, and VMware.N/A

    Travis CI

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/ATravis CI is an open source continuous integration platform, that enables users to run and test simultaneously on different environments, and automatically catch code failures and bugs.

    $69

    per month 1 concurrent job

    Pricing
    HashiCorp PackerTravis CI
    Editions & Modules
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    1 Concurrent Job Plan
    $69
    per month
    Bootstrap
    $69
    per month 1 concurrent job
    2 Concurrent Jobs Plan
    $129
    per month
    Startup
    $129
    per month 2 concurrent jobs
    5 Concurrent Jobs Plan
    $249
    per month
    Small Business
    $249
    per month 5 concurrent jobs
    Premium
    $489
    per month 10 concurrent jobs
    Platinum
    $794+
    per month starting at 15 concurrent jobs
    Free Plan
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HashiCorp PackerTravis CI
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual pricing.
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    User Ratings
    HashiCorp PackerTravis CI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    HashiCorp PackerTravis CI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    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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    Idera, Inc.
    TravisCI is suited for workflows involving typical software development but unfortunately I think the software needs more improvement to be up to date with current development systems and TravisCI hasn't been improving much in that space in terms of integrations.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Multi-provider portability
    • Greater testability
    • Super fast infrastructure deployment
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    • It is very simple to configure a range of environment versions and settings in a simple YAML file.
    • It integrates very well with Github, Bitbucket, or a private Git repo.
    • The Travis CI portal beautifully shows you your history and console logs. Everything is presented in a very clear and intuitive interface.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Manageability
    • Manageability
    • Manageability
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    Idera, Inc.
    • I think they could have a cheaper personal plan. I'd love to use Travis on personal projects, but I don't want to publish them nor I can pay $69 a month for personal projects that I don't want to be open source.
    • There is no interface for configuring repos on Travis CI, you have to do it via a file in the repo. This make configuration very flexible, but also makes it harder for simpler projects and for small tweaks in the configuration.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    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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    Idera, Inc.
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    Usability
    IBM
    It's best for building Image with many features and benefits.
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    Idera, Inc.
    TravisCI hasn't had much changes made to its software and has thus fallen behind compared to many other CI/CD applications out there. I can only give it a 5 because it does what it is supposed to do but lacks product innovation.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    I only once required support and it was very smooth.
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    Idera, Inc.
    After the private equity firm had bought this company the innovation and support has really gone downhill a lot. I am not a fan that they have gutted the software trying to make money from it and put innovation and product development second.
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    I haven't found any issue in Implementation that itself describes how well this tool is built.
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    Idera, Inc.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    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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    Idera, Inc.
    Jenkins is much more complicated to configure and start using. Although, one you have done that, it's extremely powerful and full of features. Maybe many more than Travis CI. As per TeamCity, I would never go back to using it. It's also complicated to configure but it is not worth the trouble. Codeship supports integration with GitHub, GitLab and BitBucket. I've only used it briefly, but it seems to be a nice tool.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • 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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    Idera, Inc.
    • It's improved my ability to deliver working code, increasing my development velocity.
    • It increases confidence that your own work (and those of external contributors) does not have any obvious bugs, provided you have sufficient test coverage.
    • It helps to ensure consistent standards across a team (you can integrate process elements like "go lint" and other style checks as part of your build).
    • It's zero-cost for public/open source projects, so the only investment is a few minutes setting up a build configuration file (hence the return is very high).
    • The .travis.yml file is a great way for onboarding new developers, since it shows how to bootstrap a build environment and run a build "from scratch".
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