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# Buildout Reviews
**Vendor:** Zope Foundation  
**Category:** [Continuous Delivery Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/continuous-delivery-tools)  
**Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 3
## About Buildout
Buildout is a Python-based build system for creating, assembling and deploying applications from multiple parts, some of which may be non-Python-based. It lets you create a buildout configuration and reproduce the same software later.




## Buildout Reviews
  ### 1. Buildout - the easy way to deploy Django apps

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** John M. | Senior Systems Administrator / Project Manager, Media Production, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** February 24, 2016

**What do you like best about Buildout?**

Buildout is open source and extremely flexible. It also has a large number or third party add ons that make it easy to integrate any workflow you want. I use buildout with a modified django recipe to deploy app 'snaphots' to our servers that can be rolled back or forward if there are any app errors. I also integrate with Newrelic's API, Github and Buildbot as part of a continuous deployment system that allows any developer on the team to deploy to live or test environments in a matter of seconds.

**What do you dislike about Buildout?**

The only issue I have with Buildout is it's builtin dependency on Pypi. There have been issues where Pypi has been down (once or twice a year) and we have been unable to bootstrap apps. Fortunately such issues are usually easy to work around for me but they have occasionally interfered with development..

**Recommendations to others considering Buildout:**

Tried and tested.

**What problems is Buildout solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Our developers are able to deploy to multiple environments without any delays. We are easily able to integrate with other systems and services to allow proper audits, monitoring and testing

  ### 2. Love it and use it in all my projects.

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Geoffrey C. | Sr. Software Developer, Computer Software, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** February 22, 2016

**What do you like best about Buildout?**

Extremely configurable for any python project to have your project working in any environment.

**What do you dislike about Buildout?**

Very little documentation! It's pretty hard to learn how to use.

**Recommendations to others considering Buildout:**

Difficult to get into but well worth it.

**What problems is Buildout solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Managing dependencies.



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## Buildout Features
**Functionality**
- Deployment-Ready Staging
- Integration
- Extensible

**Functionality**
- Third-Party Integrations
- Extensibility
- Test Customization

**Management**
- Processes and Workflow
- Reporting
- Automation

**Management**
- Automation
- Processes and Workflow
- Reporting

**Agentic AI - Continuous Integration**
- Autonomous Task Execution
- Cross-system Integration
- Adaptive Learning
- Natural Language Interaction
- Proactive Assistance

**Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery**
- Autonomous Task Execution
- Cross-system Integration
- Adaptive Learning
- Natural Language Interaction
- Proactive Assistance

**Additional Functionality**
- Continuous Deployment
- Source-Code Scanning
- Continuous Delivery
- Prioritization
- Generative AI
- Compliance Management
- Data Import/Export
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Bug Tracking
- Reporting/Analytics
- For Developers
- Issue Management
- Repository Management
- Workflow Management
- Monitoring
- Pipeline Management
- Application Management
- API
- AI Copilot
- Configuration Management
- Data Storage Management
- Multi-User Collaboration
- Project Management
- Version Control
- Activity Dashboard
- Data Synchronization
- Lifecycle Management
- Change Management
- Status Tracking
- Authentication
- Alerts/Notifications
- Automated Testing
- Debugging
- Approval Process Control
- Build Log
- Quality Assurance

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