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Buddy

CI/CD and deployment automation with a visual pipeline editor and many ready-made actions.

Free plan + paidSelf-hostableCI/CD and code hosting platforms
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About Buddy

Buddy is a CI/CD and DevOps automation service known for making pipelines approachable. Instead of starting from YAML, you assemble pipelines in a visual editor from hundreds of prebuilt actions for builds, tests, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud providers, FTP and SSH deployments and notifications, and you can switch to YAML or generate pipelines from code when you prefer. Actions run in containers on Linux, Windows, macOS and Arm, with caching tuned for speed. Pipelines can trigger on Git events, schedules or webhooks from GitHub, AWS, Slack and other sources, and it adds remote deployments, environments, visual reviews and tunnels. It is popular with agencies and web teams who deploy many sites and want something faster to set up than writing CI config by hand. A free plan covers one seat with a small usage credit; paid plans are usage-based with per-seat and concurrency add-ons, priced in euros. It is hosted, with an on-premises option.

Best for: Agencies and web teams who want quick, visual deployment pipelines.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Visual pipeline editor with many prebuilt actions
  • Strong deployment features for web projects
  • Can switch between UI and YAML

Why people leave

  • Free plan is very limited
  • Per-seat and concurrency add-ons raise costs
  • Smaller community than mainstream CI tools

Top Buddy alternatives

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  1. 1GitHub Actions logo
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    Free for public repos and integrated with GitHub.

    66.5
  2. 2CircleCI logo
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    Code-defined CI with a free plan and fast machines.

    62.6
  3. 3Octopus Deploy logo
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    Deeper release orchestration for many environments.

    59.6
  4. 4GitLab logo
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    CI/CD integrated with code hosting.

    57.2
  5. 5Semaphore logo
    Semaphore

    Visual pipeline builder with per-minute pricing.

    55.3

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Buddy: common questions

Is Buddy free?

Buddy has a free plan and paid plans. Free plan: €0, 1 seat, 2 concurrent runs (checked on Buddy's own site).

Is Buddy open source?

No, Buddy is not open source. Open-source alternatives include GitLab and Semaphore.

What platforms does Buddy run on?

Buddy is available for Web and Self-hosted.

What are the best alternatives to Buddy?

The highest-ranked Buddy alternatives right now are GitHub Actions, CircleCI and Octopus Deploy. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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