Google Cloud Build vs Open Build Service
Google Cloud Build
cloud.google.comOpen Build Service
openbuildservice.orgSide by side
| Figure | Google Cloud Build | Open Build Service |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.01/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Build Automation Software | 7.6 (#21) | 8.3 (#9) |
| Spec score · Container Build Tools | 7.6 (#20) | 8.3 (#9) |
| Purpose | Cloud Build is a serverless CI/CD platform for building, testing, and deploying software on Google Cloud infrastructure. | OBS automatically builds and distributes binary packages from source code in a consistent and reproducible way. |
| Support | Google Cloud provides support plans with different levels of service and features for customer support. | Community help is available through OBS IRC and a mailing list; commercial consulting, training, or SLA support is offered by listed partners, while the project says it has no product or service offering of its own. |
Plans
Google Cloud Build
- Cloud Build pay-as-you-go (default pool, e2-standard-2)$0.01 a month
In their own words
Google Cloud Build
Google Cloud Build has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Open Build Service
Open Build Service (OBS) builds and distributes binary packages from source code in a consistent, reproducible way. Each package is built in a fresh jailed environment; when a build succeeds, OBS rebuilds packages that depend on it. The service can release packages, updates, add-ons, appliances, and complete distributions for different operating systems and hardware architectures. Documented package formats include RPM, DEB, and Arch, with recipes in formats such as spec, dsc, KIWI, and mkosi. Teams can use access controls, branches, merge requests, and submission reviews to coordinate work. GitHub.com and GitLab.com integrations are supported, as are self-hosted GitHub, GitLab, and Gitea instances when network connectivity works. The API gives clients and external services access to OBS resources, while the osc command-line client can edit sources and metadata, start builds, and gather results. OBS is GPL-licensed free software, available on a reference server for open-source developers or for installation on users’ own hardware or in a data center. The listed plan is free.