AppVeyor vs QuickBuild

AppVeyor provides continuous integration tools for Windows developers, with hosted service, self-hosted jobs and an Enterprise installation option for customer premises. A build pipeline can retrieve code, restore caches, install dependencies, build and test software, package artifacts, deploy, then run finalizer scripts. Projects can be configured through an appveyor.yml file or the user interface. Build matrices can create jobs across operating systems, variables, platforms, configurations, test categories and build clouds. Listed source control providers include GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Kiln and Gitea. Deployment options include inline providers and environments triggered manually or through the API. The REST API covers teams, projects, builds, environments and deployments, with bearer-token authentication. Secure variables can be encrypted with account-specific keys and are not decoded during pull-request builds by default. Hosted builds use pristine virtual machines not shared with other builds, and VM state is not preserved. Every plan has a 60-minute maximum build-job execution time. Paid plans start at $29 a month.

QuickBuild is a continuous integration and deployment server for DevOps teams. Builds can start after commits, on schedules, or when dependencies finish, with progress and logs reported in real time. Visual drag-and-drop workflow design supports reuse across projects through inheritance and variables. Pipelines can promote builds, track deployments, and roll back to a previous deployment. Its build grid scales across nodes and can launch on-demand nodes in AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes environments. QuickBuild lists source-control support for Git, Subversion, Perforce, Mercurial, and Team Foundation Server, plus issue trackers including JIRA, Trac, Bugzilla, TeamForge, and Redmine. Test reporting covers JUnit and NUnit, with inspection and coverage reporting for tools including Checkstyle, FindBugs, PMD, and Cobertura. Access controls include role- and project-based permissions, LDAP and Active Directory integration, single sign-on, SSL, IP binding, and activity auditing. It is available for web, Windows, Linux, macOS, and self-hosted deployment, with an API. The Community License is free for up to 16 configurations; the qualifying Open Source License is free with unlimited configurations. The Enterprise Site License costs $3,600 as a one-time purchase per physical site, including one year of commercial service.