It is using docker containers as steps enclosures, making it pretty universal and there is a broad selection of ready to use images Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is mostly good. No features I dislike Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Google Cloud Build was quite simple to use and understand; it integrated well with other Google Suite products like Google Compute Engine etc. The UI/UX is very similar to what we were used to with other products like Compute Engine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There was nothing really to dislike about the product, it was quite reasonably priced, but after moving from Google Compute Engine to Linode, we moved to using GitHub Actions instead and saved on the cost of Google Cloud Build. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Google Cloud Build provides a very logical and easy-to-understand workflow for building applications from artifacts such as source code in an automated, step-by-step fashion. It provides a simple but efficient REST API to even automate the builds outside the Google Cloud platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The documentation of Google Cloud Build doesn't provide good examples of anything, and while the system is logical and easy to use when you learn it, the initial learning has a steep curve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Having used both google and AWS, I think the google UI is much more intuitive and beginner friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I feel that support is harder to find, as a user who is very familiar with AWS, google cloud differs and I could use the help Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Builds can be triggered by PR approvals in source control, allowing automation to take over instead of having to remember to check on build statuses throughout the day Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Haven't encountered too many limitations, but initial learning curve can take a few builds before it becomes second nature Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Serverless CI/CD, very simple to get started, community supported plugins. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The documentation lacks sufficient examples. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the virtual computing API it's nearly presented Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MOST OF THE CONPITE ENGINES ARE PAID AND NOT FREE Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We liked the Docker-based architecture, the ability to create custom workflows and our own Docker build steps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Getting support was extremely confusing; trial customers are eligible for support but cannot open a support ticket, so you have to navigate through tens of pages and emails to be able to get in touch with a support representative.

After investing days of work in Google Cloud Build, we discovered a certain part of the GitHub integration of this platform was modified (with no notice from their end). As a result, we needed to use a certain API endpoint to add build triggers. When attempting to use that API, we discovered it's "Alpha Whitelist access only" - the documentation didn't say anything about this, and there were no links to apply.

After contacting support, we got conflicting answers: one representative told us to contact a Google Cloud Partner, and one sent us a form to apply for early-stage API access. Needless to say, a week after applying, no one contacted us. Support took between 3-5 days to reply and often had no answers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The build specification is very straightforward and customizable. The ability to use existing build processes/steps, or to roll your own, provides great flexibility. The deep integration with other Google Cloud Platform products, like the ability to push artifacts to Google Container Registry, and then update a Kubernetes deployment via kubectl, makes GCP centric deployments a breeze. The free tier of 120 build minutes/day is very generous, especially for smaller stage startups or small development teams. Deep integration with a variety of source control management systems and platforms (e.g. GitHub, BitBucket) makes setting up build triggers a breeze. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the provided build steps do not meet my ideal requirements; the kubectl build step, for example, has issues when you try to deploy the same image to multiple clusters as part of the same build step. I also hope to see further expansion to build triggers in the future, as it is currently not labeled as GA. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The always-free usage tier: 120 build minutes (2 hours) each day, for free!

Highly customizable build process; via multiple stages, each with different container images for running diverse operations: dependency management, compilation, bundling, uploading etc.

Offers container-image and non-container end artifact, with ability to directly deploy the former to a container registry

Ability to configure automatic build triggers for source repos

Builds can be started and stopped on-demand, and monitored via the REST API or gcloud CLI

Several open-source, ready-made build container images are available: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-builders

Plenty of example YAML build configurations available on GitHub - most are officially from Google Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is no way to create a reusable "build template" - there is a parameter substitution mechanism but it is pretty much useless because you need to submit the full build template along with it, for each new build. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.