AWS CodeBuild Reviews & Product Details

AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed continuous integration service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces software packages ready for deployment. It eliminates the need to provision, manage, and scale your own build servers, allowing developers to focus on writing code without the overhead of infrastructure management. CodeBuild scales automatically to handle multiple builds concurrently, ensuring efficient processing without build queues. It supports prepackaged build environments for popular programming languages and build tools, and also allows customization with your own build environments using Docker containers. Integration with other AWS services like CodePipeline, CodeCommit, and S3 enables seamless incorporation into existing CI/CD workflows. With a pay-as-you-go pricing model, you only pay for the build minutes you consume, making it a cost-effective solution for projects of all sizes. Key Features and Functionality: - Fully Managed Service: No need to set up, patch, or manage build servers; AWS handles the infrastructure. - Automatic Scaling: Scales on demand to meet your build needs, processing multiple builds concurrently without queuing. - Prepackaged and Custom Build Environments: Offers preconfigured environments for popular languages and tools, with the option to bring your own Docker-based environments. - Integration with AWS Services: Seamlessly integrates with AWS CodePipeline, CodeCommit, S3, and other services for a streamlined CI/CD process. - Pay-as-You-Go Pricing: Charges are based on the number of build minutes used, providing cost efficiency. - Security and Compliance: Build artifacts are encrypted with customer-specific keys managed by AWS Key Management Service (KMS), and the service integrates with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for fine-grained access control. Primary Value and Problem Solved: AWS CodeBuild addresses the challenges of managing and scaling build infrastructure by providing a fully managed, scalable, and cost-effective solution. It enables development teams to implement continuous integration and delivery pipelines without the operational burden of maintaining build servers. By automating the build, test, and packaging processes, CodeBuild helps teams deliver high-quality software faster and more efficiently.

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Omaira V.

Senior Computer Programmer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/5/2018

"A powerful tool for development"

5/5

What do you like best about AWS CodeBuild?

The best thing about AWS code build the way how it help to make scalable projects, the price isn't too high, is so powerful and very easy to use, i use it with others AWS tool like AWS CodeStar, CodeCommit, AWS CLI, AWS console etc. which help me even more to do a effective management of projects, i can always monitoring my builds, time left, state, i can create triggers, and setup many build projects and only pay for what i use is just amazing tool, and i can customize my own environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS CodeBuild?

The are only two things what i dislike about AWS build, there is only a free tier for windows, and not for linux, and there isn't preconfigured environment for C. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering AWS CodeBuild:

Use the free tier there are 100minutes free monthly if you are using windows to build, so take that free time always when you need it, this tool is very good to do units test, if you are using the tools of AWS CodeStar, set up triggers to help you to make the scalability of the project even more easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS CodeBuild solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is so useful, it helped me to do or edit more than one project at time, because i can builds many projects as i want, without use my own pc, thats mean i can still working and just let another pc compile my code, also it integrated so good with others AWS tools, it work amazing with CodeCommit, i can set triggers and just build a project after merge without do anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Niniveth O.

Software Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/8/2018

"Useful but not perfect"

3.5/5

What do you like best about AWS CodeBuild?

I really like how i can set another EC2 to compile lanes of code while i am working on other thing, that saves so much time, another good thing about AWS CodeBuild is how it is integrated with other tools, i don't have to configure anything, just need use the tools, and focus on improvements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS CodeBuild?

The control version can be confusing, even the panel, but there are guides to help to understand it. The price of use can be a bit high if you use it everyday. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering AWS CodeBuild:

Use it wise or you will spend a lot money, if you need a non-integrated enviroment follow a guide to configure it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS CodeBuild solving and how is that benefiting you?

With AWS CodeBuild i can do more than one project or module at the same time, while i am working on one, another is compiling, i can set triggers to pull code from the repository once it is acepted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/28/2018

"Hard to Get Started, Docs Hard to Parse"

3/5

What do you like best about AWS CodeBuild?

Writing CodeBuild scripts in a YAML format is fairly straightforward as long as you're working in a fairly basic sense. Not having to stand up a server for builds is awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS CodeBuild?

Complicated build tasks are harder to get right and start correctly. Also, the documentation pieces feel fragmented; steps are separate from what is allowed in each step, and the overall experience feels poor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS CodeBuild solving and how is that benefiting you?

I primarily use CodeBuild as a way to lint and validate CloudFormation templates before running them through. Being able to write a CodePipeline containing CodeBuild running CloudFormation without standing up any server has significantly saved time on maintenance and "unneccessary" work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/19/2018

"CodeBuild - good tool, needs some improvement"

3.5/5

What do you like best about AWS CodeBuild?

I like this tool because it helps me with the overhead of overall configuration. I like how I can set another EC2 to compile lanes of code while I am working on other things. That reduces the time for me. I like how well it is configured with everything on the AWS platform so I don't need to worry about configuration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS CodeBuild?

Sometimes it fails to work the way I want it to work. There are some things that I wish I could customize. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering AWS CodeBuild:

I would say that it's definitely heading into the right direction. More configuration options would be appreciated. Support of other platforms and ability to integrate with other tools would work just great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS CodeBuild solving and how is that benefiting you?

Building applications fast without spending time to configure resources and finding enough time to set up the environment, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/27/2018

"Just like Jenkins, but better"

5/5

What do you like best about AWS CodeBuild?

I have found almost nothing Jenkins can do that CodeBuild cannot. In fact I find it easier to use overall. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS CodeBuild?

Teaching the developers how to write the yml can take a bit of time, but in the end I think they like how it puts the power in their hands. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering AWS CodeBuild:

Try it and compare it to your current system. If you are deploying to AWS the security of having everything in AWS cannot be matched. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS CodeBuild solving and how is that benefiting you?

Cost savings by only spending money when we are building. Also having the build functionality within the code helps maintain that aspect of the build. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/21/2018

"Hard to use but works"

1.5/5

What do you like best about AWS CodeBuild?

I like that it can be integrated to many work environments, for example Github. You're only charged for the services you use, so that's also a plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS CodeBuild?

The interface is... Quite difficult to use. I've rarely seen such poor UX design. It does the job, but it feels very unsmooth and hard to use and to get used to throughout the project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Christopher Adam D.

Linux System Administrator

Defense & Space

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/26/2018

"Great for small projects"

5/5

What do you like best about AWS CodeBuild?

Ability to create an entire pipeline as a cloudformation template. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS CodeBuild?

Difficult to view entire organizations builds in one pane of glass Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

david p.

david

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/29/2018

"amazing"

5/5

What do you like best about AWS CodeBuild?

the pipeline as code is amazing , becouse for developer like it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS CodeBuild?

the pipeline need more instrationg with other pluging Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

frank w.

software engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/28/2018

"Improves development efficiency"

4/5

What do you like best about AWS CodeBuild?

What my team enjoyed the best about CodeBuild is its efficiency improvement for sprint stories dev work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS CodeBuild?

Nothing much, other than more integrations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/28/2018

"CodeReview"

4.5/5

What do you like best about AWS CodeBuild?

Easy to implement and start a build. It is very flexible and allows for various types of build scenarios. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS CodeBuild?

Lacking in documentation and how-to examples. When learning there is a limited amount of resources available to do specific tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.