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Appveyor vs Bamboo: What are the differences?
What is Appveyor? Continuous Integration and Deployment service for busy Windows developers. AppVeyor aims to give powerful Continuous Integration and Deployment tools to every .NET developer without the hassle of setting up and maintaining their own build server.
What is Bamboo? Tie automated builds, tests, and releases together in a single workflow. Focus on coding and count on Bamboo as your CI and build server! Create multi-stage build plans, set up triggers to start builds upon commits, and assign agents to your critical builds and deployments.
Appveyor and Bamboo can be primarily classified as "Continuous Integration" tools.
"Github integration" is the top reason why over 18 developers like Appveyor, while over 7 developers mention "Integrates with other Atlassian tools" as the leading cause for choosing Bamboo.
According to the StackShare community, Bamboo has a broader approval, being mentioned in 61 company stacks & 24 developers stacks; compared to Appveyor, which is listed in 19 company stacks and 16 developer stacks.
Pros of Appveyor
- Github integration20
- Simple, reliable & powerful18
- Hosted12
- YML-based configuration11
- Nuget support10
- Windows support6
- Free for open source4
- Automatic deployment4
- Great product, responsive people, free for open-source3
- Easy PowerShell support2
- Easy handling of secret keys2
- Remote Desktop into Build Worker1
- Advanced build workers available1
Pros of Bamboo
- Integrates with other Atlassian tools10
- Great notification scheme4
- Great UI2
- Has Deployment Projects1
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Cons of Appveyor
- Complex user interface1
- Poor documentation1
Cons of Bamboo
- Expensive6
- Low community support1
- Bad UI1
- Bad integration with docker1