1. Builds on Windows, essential for cross-platform applications

2. Free for open-source projects

3. Allows downloading compiled files, ready for distribution - called "Artifacts"

4. Very good integration with everything Windows - Nuget, Visual Studio, Azure and well documented. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. Windows-only - A really cross-platform free CI server is very necessary to stop writing similar but different config files for separate Windows and linux severs.

2. Much slower compared to Travis CI, which runs multiple test setups in parallel by default. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Appveyor is built on Windows. Artifacts (downloaded compiled files - ready for distribution) are easily available and this is an advantage over Travis which is expensive for active projects. The web user interface is pretty cool and efficient. Appveyor also provides framework support - comes with standard MSVC and MINGW. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Platform dependent - Biggest drawback.

Works well only for Windows

GitHub organization authorization is not supported

Slow compared to Travis CI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Generally fast build queue. We have multiple projects and when we're pushing out features rapidly it's nice to have the builds not pile up so we get immediate feedback if the build breaks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The setup / configuration of a project is complex. We generally have .NET applications so using the MS Build process works well for those. We haven't yet configured a Node application successfully and are still relying on deployment using GitHub hooks. There's not much in the way of documentation, mostly community questions and answers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main feature eliminates the need for installing software on your laptop. The need to have a ubuntu system is also removed. Simple yet powerful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The online processing does take more time than usual. As it is online, internet is required. So when out of reach of internet we cannot use this service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's simple and gorgeous. The build dashboard is impressive and comforting. It can add tests, and identify artifacts (results of the build) and act on them. You can automate deployment to whatever environment you like. Impressively, AppVeyor restores NuGet packages as well. It's a great example of Software as a Service

AppVeyor says they "automate building, testing and deployment of .NET applications helping your team to focus on delivering great apps."

Cool. I like automation, I like building, testing and deploying. I'm lazy, as are all good developers, so automated all the things!

Their pricing is impressive. It's free for unlimited public repositories, which means I can setup a CI build for all my little utilities and open source projects on GitHub. However, their Pro and Premium options are extremely competitive when compared against running my own VM and CI system in Azure for a month. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AppVeyor is really impressive, fun to use, and "just works." It's a great example of Software as a Service there is nothing much user can complaint when compared to other platforms in the same area Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is easy to set up and maintain, independently of other CI services. Also, it hooks well with Github pull requests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The free tier of the service is very slow and makes merging of PRs a little painful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Ease of setup

- Capability to develop test configuration interactively online

- Availability of compilers and tool chains Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Probably my biggest complaint is the relatively high latency of builds. After a commit it takes a fairly long time before builds start. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Convenient configuration file format similar to travis, GitHub build status API integration, plenty of pre-installed software for testing environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Builds can sometimes be a bit slower than competitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that I do not have to maintain the build servers. Once our build configuration was set up, I could just forget about it, and it just works. Aside from that, support is great--fast, and helpful. It is also great to have that peace of mind about the status of the build when performing pull requests into our "develop" branch. Additionally, I no longer have to build store-ready packages on my own machine. Now, no matter the status of my own enlistment, I can pull ready-to-publish appxupload packages out of the build artifacts in our release branches and publish them straight to the store. It saves me hours of work during release cycles, which happen now every four weeks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My only wish would be tighter integration with HockeyApp. We currently deploy using a PowerShell script that I have written. In my experience, using custom scripts inside of CI is sometimes brittle. It hasn't failed so far in the two to three months since I set the whole system up, but if that integration were there, it would be one less thing to worry about. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AppVeyor is virtually a turnkey solution for continuous integration and build automation. It's easy to configure to handle continuous integration. It has Github integration and giving it access to your repository is almost a one-click process. Github teams are supported as well, allowing people to maintain individual accounts to avoid sharing of accounts.

Build times are short and logs are provided. We also don't seem to have run into any bandwidth issues, so downloading additional resources like art assets are not a problem.

I don't use any of the unit testing options, but it supports a variety of implementation methods. You can test with an additional assembly or do simple scripts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's an excellent solution for anyone developing on Windows. If you're on Linux, you'll be out of luck. Fortunately, there are plenty of other solutions to be had, like Travis CI. However, it would be convenient to have it all in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.