CloudBees Reviews

Summary: CloudBees Jenkins is a great upgrade from open source Jenkins especially for those looking for a simplified version or more fine grain access control. It greatly reduces the complexity involved in setting up Jenkins, making it easier to get started with CI/CD.

Positive: Fast & responsive.
Role based access control.
Scheduled CI/CD.
Lots of certified plugins.
Performance Data analytics.
Great support.

Negative: Out of the box Dashboard customization is missing.
Needs more robust plugin support.

Summary: Earlier, when we were not utilizing automation, our reliance on manual software delivery was highly inefficient. But later, the implementation of CloudBees Automation and Scalability provided a solution to this issue. Our applications previously experienced a time-consuming software delivery process, with building, testing, and deploying taking a significant amount of time. However, after transitioning to automated software delivery, these processes became faster and resulted in fewer errors. The scalability feature of CloudBees is particularly noteworthy, as it allows for increased flexibility and adaptability. Additionally, the emphasis on quality assurance is another aspect that I greatly appreciate. Furthermore, we are currently automating our build-test-deploy CI/CD pipelines using Cloudbees CI Core. This transition has allowed us to increase our deployment frequency from once a week to daily. As a result, our business has improved due to the deployment of more secure and thoroughly tested builds.

Positive: I have experienced exceptional service from CloudBees, which has completely revolutionized our software development processes through its robust DevOps platform. The integration of CI/CD tools and collaboration features has significantly enhanced our team's efficiency and productivity. By automating deployments and monitoring the entire software delivery pipeline, we have saved considerable time and effort. Additionally, CloudBees' scalability and flexibility have allowed us to easily adapt to changing project requirements. The comprehensive documentation and top-notch customer service provided by the its team have played a vital role in promptly resolving any issues. In short, CloudBees has become an indispensable tool for our company, enabling us to develop high-quality software at an accelerated pace.

Negative: I anticipated that the casc plugin, implemented on top of an open-source plugin, would address issues related to items or offer a solution that facilitates coding bundles. Although the Export tool is functional, I had hoped for a more user-friendly interaction.

Summary: It is great tool to have in the arsenal for enthusiastic developers who wants to reach out to next levels.
But it is a pain to those who can't understand the concepts of parallelization and BuildTools.

Positive: 1) Build Avoidance through cache (Useful with any build tool)
2) Optimizes target dependencies and schedules (very useful while using gmake as build tool. Not so much helpful when using ninja)
3) Offers electrify tool for distributing custom jobs which don't use usual build tools like make/ninja
4) Supports distributed builds with emulations of Linux on Windows(migw builds and cygwin builds)
5) Offers fine control on target executions (remote/local/partially remote)
6) Offers a great debugging tool (ElectricInsight) which helps us understand most of the complicated builds through UI.

Point 2 also applies even when using cmake as generator

Negative: 1) Whole setup is a bit complicated to understand
2) Lot of settings and setting combinations which haven't been explained clearly in documentation.
3) Even depreciated functionalities stay in documentation as well as in the tool with no depreciation notice.