Looking for an alternative to GitLab and CircleCI?
Buddy combines the best features of GitLab and CircleCI and packs them in UI that helps your team focus on the real work.
10-minute configuration
Supreme performance
Free Docker support
Free dependency cache
CircleCI vs GitLab CI vs Buddy
FTP deployment
Limited / Plugin
Limited / Plugin
SFTP deployment
Limited / Plugin
Limited / Plugin
Manual deployment approval
Paid extra
Sandboxes (dynamic test environments)
Database testing and services
Artifacts support
Multi-repo pipeline support
Dependency caching
Limited / Plugin
Docker layer caching
Paid extra
Dedicated support for Android builds and deploy
Dedicated support for iOS builds and deploy
Docker environment
Paid extra
Linux VM environment
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Switching to Buddy is easy
No training required
Runs with your tools
Works off the bat
Integrates with your stack
Git
Cloud
IaaS & PaaS
Build Tools & Task Runners
Tests
Databases
Colaboration
Monitoring & Performance
The complete Continuous Delivery platform
All you need, but simpler
Full DevOps package
Build, test and deploy apps and websites with over 100 preconfigured actions, including Docker builds & Kubernetes orchestration.
Ease of use
Buddy's unique UI allows anybody on the team to configure a delivery pipeline in 10 minutes.
Integrations
Buddy integrates with all popular cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Heroku, and DigitalOcean.
Premium features in price
Dependency caching
Dependencies and Docker layers stay cached in the container, massively reducing execution time.
Manual approvals
Deployments can be stopped for manual approval before the release.
Exclusive features
Add extra features to your workflow: visual tests, Android & iOS builds, downtime monitoring, and more.
All bases covered
Certified security
Buddy is SOC2 certified and runs on secure-by-design AWS architecture.
Support that cares
From pipeline configuration to container debugging, our responsive support is here to help you solve issues and get back on track.
Full YAML support
Pipeline configuration can be exported to YAML files and stored in the repository to track progress of your projects.
“It is incredibly simple to configure, but can do nearly everything you need it to. You can choose between an intuitive interface or use YAML to configure your pipelines. It supports integration with plenty of services out of the box.”
Kevin L
Software Developer
Need more proof?
- 130+ reviews
"This is ridiculously easy to use and build very complex pipelines for CI deployments. It has saved huge amounts of dev-ops time for use and allows for some quite niche commands to run when we trigger deployments."
Patrick C.
CTO
- 110+ reviews
"Anyone can start using Buddy – ideal for startups and small teams. The developers can maintain the pipelines, rotate keys, change deployment locations, all without explicit interference by the DevOps team."
Rishabh L.
DevOps Engineer
- 50+ reviews
"Buddy is an excellent CI/CD platform that empowers your team. DevOps works best when everyone can contribute and doesn't have to be the perfect Linux guru. Buddy gets that, it is way better than most of the others on that front."
Matthew Gladman
CTO
Frequently Asked Questions
How fast is Buddy when compared to GitLab and CircleCI?
It's fast, and we have numbers to prove that: the way the caching mechanism works means you can shave off up to a couple of minutes on a single build; the deployment mechanism, on the other hand, only uploads new and changed files, which means there's no need to upload the whole repository on every execution. Remove the time spent on scripting by moving pipeline configuration to the UI and you get the fastest and most user-friendly CI/CD ever made.What Git providers can I use?
Buddy natively supports GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket repositories with configuration performed via OAuth and GitHub Apps. You can also attach any private repository by adding a custom webhook that will trigger the pipeline a on push to the selected branch.Does Buddy support microservices?
Yes. The tool lets you attach all types of popular services and databases, such as MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Selenium. All services are available from the start in every build action. You can also orchestrate containers with docker-compose in the dedicated Docker CLI action.What is the tech behind builds?
Buddy uses isolated containers with official Docker images as the template for builds. The output of builds is put into a common filesystem together with repository files and shared across all actions in the pipeline.What about security?
Buddy is both PCI and SOC2 compliant, and is continuously undergoing security audits by SecurityMetrics to ensure everything is up to date with the latest security stipulations. You can read more about security measures in Buddy here.
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