The new smarter alternative to CircleCI & Jenkins
Buddy helps teams adopt DevOps at amazing speed with script‑free configuration and 100+ developer actions.
10-minute configuration
Free dependency cache
Full Docker & Kubernetes support
Supreme performance
Buddy CI/CD against CircleCI vs Jenkins
FTP deployment
Limited / Plugin
Limited / Plugin
SFTP deployment
Limited / Plugin
Limited / Plugin
Manual deployment approval
Sandboxes (dynamic test environments)
Database testing and services
Limited / Plugin
Artifacts support
Multi-repo pipeline support
Dependency caching
Limited / Plugin
Docker layer caching
Paid extra
Limited / Plugin
Dedicated support for Android builds and deploy
Dedicated support for iOS builds and deploy
Docker environment
Paid extra
Linux VM environment
Trusted by 10,000+ developers
Switching to Buddy is easy
Easy team onboarding
Integrates with your favorite tools
Works off the bat
Every integration a developer needs
Git
Cloud
IaaS & PaaS
Build Tools & Task Runners
Tests
Databases
Colaboration
Monitoring & Performance
CI/CD that your dev team will love
Plug & Play
10-minute configuration
Buddy integrates with all popular cloud services with no extra plug-ins, including AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean, Netlify, Slack & Telegram.
30+ integrations
Automate your workflow with a vast library of deployment, laaS, build and monitoring actions
Works with your stack
Regardless if you’re a Java developer, a Node-ninja, or a Docker enthusiast, Buddy supports all modern frameworks and techs, including Android and iOS.
Performance
Faster builds
All dependencies are downloaded only once and stay cached in the container, massively reducing pipeline execution time.
Faster deployments
Buddy cuts down on deployment time by uploading changed files only – no need to deploy the whole repository on every update.
Docker caching in price
Building Docker images is faster, as existing layers are cached by default in the filesystem at no additional cost.
Full YAML support
Progress tracking
Store configuration as code in the repository to track the development of your CI/CD process.
Easy switch
Switch between GUI and YAML on-the fly in a single click.
Simplified configuration
Configure pipelines in Buddy’s UI and export configuration to read-to-use YAML files.
“It was easier, and faster to migrate all our builds to Buddy than it was to set up a single new build on CircleCI. They have a phenomenal UI, where I can manually trigger builds. Their Docker and caching integration is first class, and builds are insanely fast. There is no minute waiting time if I want to use Docker builds.”
Rik Nauta
Co-founder of @Donna
Need more proof?
- 130+ reviews
The pipeline-building user interface is great. It's really intuitive and means I won't have to wrestle with any more YAML pipeline configurations. After trying CircleCI and BitBucket pipelines it's refreshing to be able to set up automated deployment so easily!
Karl M.
Web Developer
- 110+ reviews
Buddy makes it ridiculously easy to build and maintain complex CI/CD pipelines. It is a complete platform that's also very simple to use, so simple that setting up any new pipeline usually takes ten minutes tops.
Guilherme P.
Site Reliability Engineer
- 50+ reviews
Buddy's UI is the most intuitive of any CI/CD tool that I've tried. It's simple to set up new projects and pipelines without needing to add a configuration file. I have personal experience with Jenkins, Semaphore, CircleCI, Bitbucket Pipelines, DeployBot, and DeployHQ; Buddy is the best by far.
Tim Jensen
Developer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Buddy secure?
Yes. Buddy runs on PCI-compliant architecture and is officially SOC 2 certified. We are currently undergoing SOC 2 Type II verification process, following the long-term appliance of AICPA trust service principles. More details on Buddy security measures are covered here.Why should I use UI instead of YAML? I love YAML!
First of all, the UI is fully optional and you can stick to code configuration from the very beginning if you wish. Everything is covered in the documentation. Secondly, you can configure the pipeline in the UI and automatically export your settings to YAML to save time. Lastly, you can switch between both modes in a click to the decision is never fixed.Does Buddy support plugins like Jenkins?
No, in Buddy every task and integration is transcribed into an action. For example, if you select Node, Buddy launches a container with preinstalled Node in the selected version. If you select deployment to AWS S3, Buddy will ask you to perform a one-time integration with Amazon Web Services, and then you simply select the bucket to which you'll upload the files. There's no need to maintain and update plugins manually, as Buddy always keep everything secure and up to date.Can I install Buddy on my own server?
Absolutely – just like with Jenkins and CircleCI you can install Buddy on-premises behind your company's firewall and integrate it with third-party Git providers, or use our built-in code hosting solution and keep everything in one place. The self-hosted version is exactly the same in terms of features as the cloud version.Do you have a free plan on Buddy?
Yes, we have a free plan with 5 projects and restricted resources (number of executions, container memory, etc.). You can check what's exactly in the free tier on our pricing page.
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Easy configuration via GUI & YAML
First-class Docker support
Continuous Deployment for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and more