Continuous integration allows developers to get an immediate report on a defect found in the code and quickly fix it. Many continuous integration tools are available on the market, each with its features and functions.
We translated an article with a list of popular continuous integration tools. It includes both open source and proprietary tools that integrate well with CI/CD.
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Jenkins
Jenkins is an open server application that allows developers to build, automate, and test any project quickly. Jenkins was initially part of the Hudson project created by Kohsuke Kawaguchi in 2004. Later, in 2011, Jenkins spun off and changed its name. Today it is one of the most famous integration tools.
Key Benefits:
- Open-source software.
- Jenkins is written in Java with Groovy, Ruby, and Antlr.
- There are about 1400 plugins that help build, automate and deploy any software project.
- Easily installed on any operating system.
- Friendly interface that is easy to configure and update.
Buddy
Buddy is a web-based continuous integration and delivery tool with a user-friendly interface. It is known as one of the most reliable and straightforward CI/CD tools.
Git developers can use it to build, test, and deploy websites and applications using code from GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab.
Key Benefits:
- You can customize the steps to launch containers, automate deployment, and set up monitoring.
- Build, Delivery, and Deployment are built-in features of the stack.
- It can be deployed on any hosting or in the cloud.
- Supports Grunt, Gulp, MongoDB, and MySQL
- Real-time progress reports, logs, and history can be tracked.
- Building and testing in Docker containers.
TeamCity
TeamCity is a continuous integration tool developed by JetBrains and released in 2006. Works in the Java environment are used to create and deploy various projects. TeamCity supports integration with many cloud platforms.
Key Benefits:
- Free and open source.
- Supports .Net, Java, and Ruby platforms.
- Easily integrates with IDEs: Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, Visual studio.
- Checks code coverage, inspects and identifies duplicates, and creates a history of changes.
- It supports running multiple builds and tests for different platforms and environments.
Bamboo CI
Bamboo is another CI/CD tool developed by Atlassian. Written in Java, it supports other languages and technologies such as CodeDeploy, Ducker, Maven, Git, SVN, Mercurial, Ant, AWS, and Amazon.
The tool automatically builds, tests, and deploys. As a result, it saves developers time and allows them to focus on strategic issues.
Key Benefits:
- Bamboo can build, test and deploy multiple projects at the same time.
- Provides analysis and error reporting on any build failure
- You can track the current builds and server state using the REST API provided by Bamboo.
- Supports testing utilities PHPUnit, JUnit, and Selenium.
- Compatible with BitBucket.
- Integrates with Atlassian’s JIRA, Confluence, and Clover, allowing you to do everything in one place.
- Supports import from Jenkins.
Gitlab CI
GitLab CI is a complete code management platform with several mini-tools, each of which performs a different set of functions for an entire SDLC. Provides code view parsing, error management, and CI/CD in a single web repository
Key Benefits:
- Direct integration with GitLab Workflow.
- Displays all-important progress information in one panel.
- The community version is free; the corporate version is paid.
- Assembly command scripts can be programmed in any language.
- Provides an API for better product integration.
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