Digital.ai Release vs TeamCity comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Digital.ai Release
Ranking in Build Automation
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Release Automation (10th)
TeamCity
Ranking in Build Automation
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Build Automation category, the market share of Digital.ai Release is 0.7% and it decreased by 25.9% compared to the previous year. The market share of TeamCity is 7.6% and it increased by 5.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation
Unique Categories:
Release Automation
0.3%
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Featured Reviews

Jeanne-Mari Chandran - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 4, 2023
Powerful workflow capabilities, all systems work cohesively together, and helpful support
The basic setup is straightforward. However, because we have a very integrated system of work reception integrating with Bamboo, integrated also with BDD Cucumber tests and sync up into Xray for dashboards, that customization is quite involved and quite integrated. The basic setup is easy, but it can become more complex. Our application deployment used to take approximately an hour. With Digital.ai Release it is cut down to 10 minutes. The steps we took for the implementation started with ExcelR, we are able to easily configure the specific versions of applications that we want to deploy. ExcelR retrieves these versions from our Nexus Repository and allows us to simply specify which version to deploy to a particular environment. When we click the deployment button, ExcelR handles the rest of the process, including creating Jiras for tracking and auditing, sending notifications to relevant teams and channels about the deployment, and closing the Jira when the deployment is complete. This automation saves us a lot of time and effort. I rate the initial setup of Digital.ai Release an eight out of ten.
YM
Apr 12, 2024
Has significantly improved our deployment process by automating tasks that were previously done manually, but integration is very time consuming
We integrate TeamCity with Git for our development process. After the integration, we set up commands using web method integration to allow users to create builds and perform other tasks. These builds are then deployed on our internal servers We've found that TeamCity has significantly…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution can apply one template across multiple applications."
"The most valuable feature of Digital.ai Release is its ability to communicate with various deployment systems, such as XLD and batch deployments, as well as integrate with tools, such as Flyway and Bamboo. We use Bamboo as our build orchestrator, and Digital.ai Release also integrates with Jira, another Atlassian solution. These capabilities make it a powerful tool for managing workflow, test automation, and other processes."
"The orchestration, building the release, and then just executing it and managing that pipeline — the orchestration capabilities are great for that."
"The time is also reduced because the manual work has tremendously decreased. We just have to click one button, and it will create everything for us."
"Good integration with IDE and JetBrains products."
"TeamCity is a very user-friendly tool."
"TeamCity's GUI is nice."
"We would like to see better integration with other version controls, since we encountered difficulty when this we first attempted."
"TeamCity is very useful due to the fact that it has a strong plug-in system."
"It provides repeatable CI/CD throughout our company with lots of feedback on failures and successes to the intended audiences via email and Slack."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is its easy configuration. It also has multiple plugins that can be used especially for building .net applications."
"Time to deployment has been reduced in situations where we want to deploy to production or deploy breaking changes."
 

Cons

"Currently, we put artifact details manually. What we could improve, in our case, is the deployment instruction base. Developers input all the information, including which artifact and where it needs to be deployed. What Digital.ai could do is automatically go to the deployment instruction page, take those artifact details, and implement them."
"Digital.ai Release could improve by having a better plugin that works with Guardian that we use for mainframe migrations. If there could be an interface or plugin for Guardian that would be beneficial."
"The solution is a little bit expensive."
"The backfill could be improved, we could automate that. Right now it's subjective — it's up to the lead developer's memory to remember to backfill."
"If there was more documentation that was easier to locate, it would be helpful for users."
"Integrating with certain technologies posed challenges related to time and required support from the respective technology teams to ensure smooth integration with TeamCity."
"Last time I used it, dotnet compilation had to be done via PowerShell scripts. There was actually a lot that had to be scripted."
"REST API support lacks many features in customization of builds, jobs, and settings."
"If TeamCity could create more out of the box solutions to make it more user friendly and create more use cases, that would be ideal."
"We've called TeamCity tech support. Unfortunately, all their tech support is based in Europe, so we end up with such a big time crunch that I now need to have one person in the US."
"I need some more graphical design."
"The upgrade process could be smoother. Upgrading major versions can often cause some pain."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's license includes all features."
"Overall, the price is just too high; especially considering we're in the middle of a pandemic."
"Start with the free tier for a few build configs and see how it works for you, then according to your scale find the enterprise license which fits you the most."
"The licensing is on an annual basis."
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Comparison Review

it_user184734 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 22, 2015
I generally find TeamCity a lot more intuitive than Jenkins.
Moving to TeamCity from Jenkins At work, we’re slowly migrating from Jenkins to TeamCity in the hope of ending some of our recurring problems with continuous integration. My use of Jenkins prior to this job has been almost strictly on a personal basis, although I pretty much only use Travis…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
47%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
10%
Insurance Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Digital.ai Release ?
The time is also reduced because the manual work has tremendously decreased. We just have to click one button, and it will create everything for us.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Digital.ai Release ?
The solution's license includes all features. I have not compared pricing to other tools, but feel the solution is a little expensive.
What needs improvement with Digital.ai Release ?
There are many areas of improvement. Currently, we put artifact details manually. What we could improve, in our case, is the deployment instruction base. Developers input all the information, inclu...
What do you like most about TeamCity?
One of the most beneficial features for us is the flexibility it offers in creating deployment steps tailored to different technologies.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TeamCity?
It's open source, however, if you want your solution to be deployed on their cloud or on the cloud in general without you being involved and having it and managed by them, there may be costs involv...
What needs improvement with TeamCity?
I haven't faced many challenges or issues that I would like to see improved in TeamCity. As for deployment challenges, they are often tied to the specific technology being integrated with TeamCity....
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

XL Release, XebiaLabs XL Release
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Sample Customers

3M, GE, John Deere, Deutsche Telekom, Cable & Wireless, Xerox, and Société Générale, Liberty Mutual, EA, Rabobank
Toyota, Xerox, Apple, MIT, Volkswagen, HP, Twitter, Expedia
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