--- description: Review of Buddy Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Buddy | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Continuous Integration Tools](/directory/4694/continuous-integration/software) > [Buddy](/software/101969/buddy) # Buddy Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/101969/buddy Page: 1 / 8\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/101969/buddy?page=2) > Buddy is designed specifically for web developers to aid with CI/CD and application development. It allows users to build, test, and deploy applications using more than 100 pre-built actions to help automate deployment pipelines. It supports a range of development languages including Ruby, Elixir, Angular, Phython, and more, and allows users to deploy finished apps on IaaS or PaaS systems including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, Rackspace, Heroku, Azure App Service, Shopify, UpCloud, Vultr,and Netlify. DevOps teams can use the Buddy platform to build custom applications using features such as Docker layer caching, concurrent pipelines, reusable environments, repository caching, changeset-based deployments, and more. Designed to make it easy for developers, designers, and QA teams to carry out DevOps, Buddy automates processes including webhooks, push commands, caching, progress monitoring, deployments, and more. Buddy integrates with Github, Bitbucket, Gitlab, Slack, Azure, UpCloud, Datadog, and many more third party applications. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 176 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 176 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Buddy - **Location**: Warszawa, Poland - **Founded**: 2015 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$29.00 - **Pricing model**: Usage Based (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Buddy is available for both cloud and on-premises installations. The plans are based on monthly usage, each of them offering a fixed set of resources included in the price that can be expanded if required. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 209 more ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Alerts/Notifications - Application Management - Build Log - Change Management - Collaboration Tools - Compatibility Testing - Configuration Management - Continuous Delivery - Continuous Deployment - Continuous Integration - Custom Development - Customisable Templates - Debugging - Deployment Management - For Developers - Forms Creation & Design - Graphical User Interface - Integrated Development Environment ## Integrations (17 total) - Bitbucket - Cloudflare - Datadog - Drupal - GitHub - GitLab - Google Cloud - Heroku - Loggly - Microsoft Azure - New Relic - Rollbar - Sentry - Shopify - Slack ... and 2 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Continuous Integration Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4694/continuous-integration/software) ## Related Categories - [Continuous Integration Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4694/continuous-integration/software) - [App Building Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4598/app-building/software) - [App Development Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4499/app-development/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Especially in android builds, I felt it's 3GB Ram for Pro plan isn't really close to what we need. Builds would usually fail due to memory issues, no matter how optimized the pipeline is > > Buddy has been a huge help in our organization's engineering team by fail-safe builds. ----- ### "One of the easiest ways to build and learn CI/CD" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *18 July 2023* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like Buddy for the ease of use when you are a budding developer looking to learn CI/CD practices. > > **Cons**: If you're an entry to mid level developer, I feel there is an initial learning curve to learning CI/CD in general. The documentation is satisfactory but it would be improved if each section or sub-section had a "You should know this before reading" bit in the first part of the article. That way a self-taught learner can establish the connection between Buddy and the rest of their stack by understanding key elements that necessitate the use of Buddy or how they are best augmented by what Buddy can do. > > I have realized the easy to use CI pipeline I've created to save a lot of time deploying my app to a production environment. I was first exposed to CI/CD in general through my role as a Web Developer and used Buddy as my first pipeline builder. The experience was so enlightening that I'm now using it in my personal project to deliver updates to my application in a sophisticated manner. This allows me to spend more time code and strategizing versus the rudimentary manual process I'm used to. ----- ### "Best CI on Cloud platform." — 3.0/5 > **Sumith** | *11 December 2019* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Its very easy to set it up and get it going. My favourite is the UI. > > **Cons**: There is no proper documentation or training videos on this tool. Though its easy to setup some part of it, sometimes its really hard to find the help and configure something custom. > > Overall its a great tool to integrate CI and since everything is connected very well, it can do magic during the complex deployment process. ----- ### "CI/CD made easy" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *9 December 2019* | Financial Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The UX is so simple yet so powerful that anyone can create pipelines. Even our non-technical users understands the software and create pipelines to automate their needs from the code. > > **Cons**: The cap of concurrent runs is set to 4 on self-hosted. Even though the wait time is pretty low, it's still annoying when we deploy large amount of microservices. > > People usually complain about paying for something they can make themselves. Buddy has freed up a lot of time for everyone in the organization by removing the technical skill and knowledge of Buddy configuration. The time saved is WORTH every penny\! ----- ### "Buddy is DevOps Buddy" — 5.0/5 > **SriKrishna Prakash** | *9 March 2023* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The feature of defining actions and customize the actions based on the requirement. Switching on and off of the actions of a pipeline. When error occurred, correcting the issues and continue to run the pipeline.Parameter action and custom actions help to achieve what we want. Integration with third party tools like ACR, Synk- etc > > **Cons**: Selecting only one code repo for a project. > > This is a good tool for devops but requires few flexibility of using multiple code repo urls in a project, able to create pipeline automatedly selected branches. 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