AWS CodeBuild vs Drone
AWS CodeBuild
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Drone
drone.ioSide by side
| Figure | AWS CodeBuild | Drone |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.01/mo | $299/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 2 |
| Spec score · Continuous Integration Software | 9.4 (#2) | 8.3 (#17) |
| Spec score · Game Build Automation Software | 9.5 (#2) | 8.2 (#18) |
| Purpose | CodeBuild is a fully managed continuous integration service that runs build scripts to compile, test, and package code. | Drone is a self-service continuous integration platform for automating software builds and testing. |
| Security | CodeBuild integrates with AWS IAM for granular access controls, and build artifacts are encrypted with AWS KMS managed keys or customer managed keys. | Drone supports AES-GCM encryption for secrets stored in its database, but encryption must be enabled before secrets are stored. |
Plans
AWS CodeBuild
- AWS CodeBuild pay-as-you-goFree
- AWS Free Tier (on-demand EC2)Free
- Lambda ARM 1GBFree
- general1.medium$0.01 a month
- general1.small$0.01 a month
- general1.large$0.02 a month
- Reserved x86-64 g1.small$129.60 a month
In their own words
AWS CodeBuild
AWS CodeBuild is a paid, cloud-hosted continuous integration service for compiling, testing, and packaging code from build scripts. It provisions and scales build capacity automatically, so projects do not require users to manage build servers. Preconfigured environments cover Java, Python, Node.js, Ruby, Go, Android, .NET Core for Linux, and Docker; teams can also supply Docker-based environments. A YAML build specification defines commands for each build phase and other settings. Builds can start from CodeCommit, GitHub, GitHub Enterprise, Bitbucket, Amazon S3, or CodePipeline, and can work with Jenkins. Artifacts can be stored in S3 or sent to an artifact repository. IAM provides access controls, while KMS keys encrypt artifacts. Build timing, status, commit ID, metrics, and logs are available through the service and CloudWatch, with SNS event notifications. A free plan provides stated monthly allowances; paid usage starts at 0.01 USD and can add charges for data transfer and related AWS services.