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AWS CodePipeline

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What is AWS CodePipeline?

AWS CodePipeline is a fully managed continuous delivery service that helps users automate release pipelines for fast, reliable application and infrastructure updates. CodePipeline automates the build, test, and deploy phases of the release process every time there is a code…

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AWS CodePipeline

$1

Cloud
per active pipeline/per month

Free Tier

Free

Cloud

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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What is AWS CodePipeline?

AWS CodePipeline Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
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AWS CodePipeline is goodish

Rating: 6 out of 10
January 18, 2019
RR
Vetted Review
Verified User
AWS CodePipeline
2 years of experience
CodePipeline is a very flexible continuous integration and continuous delivery tool. Our organization development team uses it to build and deploy our app; it makes deploying within the AWS environment a bit easier.
  • Works well within the AWS ecosystem.
  • Coordinates various continuous delivery steps.
Cons
  • Ease of use - things like CircleCI or other tools are a bit easier to learn.
  • Ability to build from more sources.
If you're already on AWS, then using it as your build/test/deploy system makes a lot of sense. However, there are easier tools out there to do it that may not be as flexible, or may work better with your source control system.

AWS CodePipeline for easy deployment setup

Rating: 8 out of 10
January 17, 2020
AD
Vetted Review
Verified User
AWS CodePipeline
1 year of experience
AWS CodePipeline is one piece of several autoscaling back-end infrastructures I have launched in AWS. CodePipeline, in conjunction with CodeDeploy, allows for automated testing, building & deployment of Github & S3 hosted code. CodePipeline can be thought of the orchestrator of a typical AWS code deployment setup. It allows you to setup the source of the code change (S3/Github/etc) and then define the steps the code takes. For example, you can implement a build step using AWS CodeBuild. You can also implement test & deploy steps. By using CodeDeploy, you can keep a fleet of instances up-to-date with the latest code releases.
  • CodePipeline reacts very quickly to new GitHub commits. It often starts new builds nearly instantly after code is pushed.
  • The CodePipeline console & wizard is very intuitive. It was very easy to setup CodePipeline instances and define exactly required stages & the services to fulfill the stages.
  • CodePipeline allows you to easily restart failed steps, right from the status page. The web console shows the current status of the builds and seems to not lag too far behind the actual status.
Cons
  • If you are not using GitHub, the setup for integrating with a repository is complicated. Doesn't appear to offer support for other revision control services or other revision control tools out-of-the-box.
  • CodePipeline is probably too expensive for personal projects, especially if you use the other AWS tools for the pipeline steps like CodeDeploy.
  • Not as flexible or customizable as a self-hosted Jenkins server.
I think AWS CodePipeline is a great tool for anyone wanted automated deployments in a multi-server/container AWS environment. AWS also offers services like Elastic Beanstalk that provide a more managed hosting & deployment experience. CodePipeline is a good middle ground with solid, built-in automation with enough customizability to not lock people into one deployment or architecture philosophy.

The best delivery pipeline for AWS-native applications

Rating: 9 out of 10
May 18, 2021
RD
Vetted Review
Verified User
AWS CodePipeline
3 years of experience
AWS CodePipeline is used to manage CI/CD pipelines for various products we build for customers on AWS. It is being used for such products associated with various projects across our whole organization. It enabled us to build delivery pipelines for applications we are deploying on AWS native stacks.
  • Running and managing deployments for AWS native applcations
  • Seamlessly integrating the suite of build tools AWS has to offer
Cons
  • Integration with build and version control services that are not native to AWS
AWS CodePipeline is the best solution to use if your application stack is completely AWS-native. This means you are exclusively using AWS tools to manage your source control, build management, and you are deploying your applications to AWS services such as EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, Lambda, EMR, etc. It integrates very well with AWS CodeCommit, CodeBuild, and Elastic Beanstalk to manage source control, building, and deployment. However, it does not integrate too well with third-party source control and build management tools such as Github, Travis, Jenkins, CodeShip, etc.

AWS CodePipeline Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 03, 2021
Vetted Review
Verified User
AWS CodePipeline
2 years of experience
CodePipeline is used by many development teams across the company. We are a heavy GitHub Enterprise user, but those who are seeking a CI/CD type product that has a slick integration with GitHub AND native AWS support - those users always go to CodePipeline. It can also integrate with S3 which is a huge advantage for those who have code files deployed in AWS already and can blend them with files from their teams enterprise GitHub repos. Some of our users also rely on CodeCommit and have integrated CodePipeline with that service as well. The major problem it solves for us is ease of integration and the ability to fully automate + test a release.
  • ease of use
  • multiple service integrations
  • option for container (ECS) support
  • automatic change detection
Cons
  • no local integration
  • interface limitations
  • time to setup
CodePipeline is well suited for an already existing AWS-native deployment. It is very easy to connect to existing repos like GitHub enterprise or cloud repos like CodeCommit. Being able to define the process by code (YAML) is a huge benefit for developers who favor that type of deployment setup. The UI is easy to use yet very powerful and customizable. Being able to leverage CloudTrail or Lambda is quite powerful, especially in larger more complex projects.
It becomes less valuable with smaller projects or locally hosted deployments that don't get the benefits of a managed service in the AWS ecosystem. However, there are agents that can be run on private servers to allow integration. But naturally, smaller one-off projects benefit less from the automation value derived by CodePipeline.

AWS CodePipeline for Large Company

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 19, 2019
Vetted Review
Verified User
AWS CodePipeline
1 year of experience
Our business uses AWS CodePipeline to connect our repository to our Snowflake Database. We are currently using it to push changes made in our repo to the Snowflake Database. It is a crucial part of our ingestion process and how we determine changes are made and when they are made. It addresses the need to make scheduled changes to our environment.
  • It is reliable and works without errors
  • It integrates well with our repository and all other AWS functions as well as our end database
Cons
  • AWS CodePipeline is a very simple and straight forward tool, it does not add anything complex or make pushing changes easier.
AWS CodePipeline is well suited if your company is already using AWS as the main tool. It also works with ATOM Repository and Snowflake cohesively. There are other options on the marketplace that have the same functionality as AWS CodePipeline. It is only really appropriate if its integrated in the rest of your AWS infrastructure.
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