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Best Application Release Orchestration (ARO) Tools for Small Business

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Researched and written by Adam Crivello

Products classified in the overall Application Release Orchestration category are similar in many regards and help companies of all sizes solve their business problems. However, small business features, pricing, setup, and installation differ from businesses of other sizes, which is why we match buyers to the right Small Business Application Release Orchestration to fit their needs. Compare product ratings based on reviews from enterprise users or connect with one of G2's buying advisors to find the right solutions within the Small Business Application Release Orchestration category.

In addition to qualifying for inclusion in the Application Release Orchestration (ARO) Tools category, to qualify for inclusion in the Small Business Application Release Orchestration (ARO) Tools category, a product must have at least 10 reviews left by a reviewer from a small business.

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GitHub
(2,210)4.7 out of 5
1st Easiest To Use in Application Release Orchestration software
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Entry Level Price:Free
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    GitHub is where the world builds software. Millions of individuals, organizations and businesses around the world use GitHub to discover, share, and contribute software. Developers at startups to Fort

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    • Senior Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 46% Small-Business
    • 30% Mid-Market
  • Pros and Cons
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    • GitHub Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Features
    121
    Ease of Use
    102
    Team Collaboration
    99
    Collaboration
    97
    Version Control
    83
    Cons
    Learning Curve
    37
    Learning Difficulty
    32
    Complexity
    31
    Difficulty for Beginners
    29
    Steep Learning Curve
    28
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    • GitHub features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.7
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.6
    8.7
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.6
    8.9
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.5
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    GitHub
    Year Founded
    2008
    HQ Location
    San Francisco, CA
    Twitter
    @github
    2,626,894 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    6,505 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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GitHub is where the world builds software. Millions of individuals, organizations and businesses around the world use GitHub to discover, share, and contribute software. Developers at startups to Fort

Users
  • Software Engineer
  • Senior Software Engineer
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 46% Small-Business
  • 30% Mid-Market
GitHub Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Features
121
Ease of Use
102
Team Collaboration
99
Collaboration
97
Version Control
83
Cons
Learning Curve
37
Learning Difficulty
32
Complexity
31
Difficulty for Beginners
29
Steep Learning Curve
28
GitHub features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.7
Quality of Support
Average: 8.6
8.7
Ease of Use
Average: 8.6
8.9
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
Seller
GitHub
Year Founded
2008
HQ Location
San Francisco, CA
Twitter
@github
2,626,894 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
6,505 employees on LinkedIn®
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GitLab
(835)4.5 out of 5
Optimized for quick response
2nd Easiest To Use in Application Release Orchestration software
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    GitLab is the most comprehensive AI-Powered DevSecOps platform that enables software innovation by empowering development, security, and operations teams to build better software, faster. With GitLab

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    • Senior Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 37% Small-Business
    • 37% Mid-Market
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    • GitLab Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    35
    Features
    31
    Repository Management
    25
    Team Collaboration
    25
    Deployment
    23
    Cons
    Limited Features
    13
    Missing Features
    12
    Complexity
    11
    UX Improvement
    10
    Confusing Interface
    7
  • User Satisfaction
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    • GitLab features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.5
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.6
    8.7
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.6
    8.8
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.5
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    GitLab Inc.
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2014
    HQ Location
    San Francisco, California
    Twitter
    @gitlab
    167,596 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    2,957 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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This description is provided by the seller.

GitLab is the most comprehensive AI-Powered DevSecOps platform that enables software innovation by empowering development, security, and operations teams to build better software, faster. With GitLab

Users
  • Software Engineer
  • Senior Software Engineer
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 37% Small-Business
  • 37% Mid-Market
GitLab Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
35
Features
31
Repository Management
25
Team Collaboration
25
Deployment
23
Cons
Limited Features
13
Missing Features
12
Complexity
11
UX Improvement
10
Confusing Interface
7
GitLab features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.5
Quality of Support
Average: 8.6
8.7
Ease of Use
Average: 8.6
8.8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.5
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GitLab Inc.
Company Website
Year Founded
2014
HQ Location
San Francisco, California
Twitter
@gitlab
167,596 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
2,957 employees on LinkedIn®

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AWS Amplify
(87)4.2 out of 5
6th Easiest To Use in Application Release Orchestration software
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    AWS Amplify makes it easy to create, configure, and implement scalable mobile applications powered by AWS. Amplify seamlessly provisions and manages your mobile backend and provides a simple framework

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 60% Small-Business
    • 26% Mid-Market
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    • AWS Amplify Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    2
    CD Integration
    1
    Customer Support
    1
    Deployment
    1
    Easy Integrations
    1
    Cons
    Expensive
    2
    Limited Customization
    2
    Difficult Navigation
    1
    Poor Documentation
    1
    Steep Learning Curve
    1
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    7.9
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.6
    8.3
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.6
    8.5
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.5
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    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Year Founded
    2006
    HQ Location
    Seattle, WA
    Twitter
    @awscloud
    2,229,471 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    143,150 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NASDAQ: AMZN
Product Description
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AWS Amplify makes it easy to create, configure, and implement scalable mobile applications powered by AWS. Amplify seamlessly provisions and manages your mobile backend and provides a simple framework

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 60% Small-Business
  • 26% Mid-Market
AWS Amplify Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
2
CD Integration
1
Customer Support
1
Deployment
1
Easy Integrations
1
Cons
Expensive
2
Limited Customization
2
Difficult Navigation
1
Poor Documentation
1
Steep Learning Curve
1
AWS Amplify features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.9
Quality of Support
Average: 8.6
8.3
Ease of Use
Average: 8.6
8.5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
Seller
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Year Founded
2006
HQ Location
Seattle, WA
Twitter
@awscloud
2,229,471 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
143,150 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ: AMZN
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Azure Pipelines
(352)4.3 out of 5
7th Easiest To Use in Application Release Orchestration software
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    Automate your builds and deployments with Pipelines so you spend less time with the nuts and bolts and more time being creative

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    • Software Developer
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    • Computer Software
    Market Segment
    • 37% Enterprise
    • 32% Mid-Market
  • Pros and Cons
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    • Azure Pipelines Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    22
    Features
    17
    Automation
    14
    Integrations
    14
    Deployment
    12
    Cons
    Expensive
    7
    Learning Curve
    7
    Complexity
    6
    Integration Issues
    5
    Confusing Interface
    4
  • User Satisfaction
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    • Azure Pipelines features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.3
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.6
    8.2
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.6
    8.6
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.5
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    Microsoft
    Year Founded
    1975
    HQ Location
    Redmond, Washington
    Twitter
    @microsoft
    14,002,464 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    237,523 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    MSFT
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Automate your builds and deployments with Pipelines so you spend less time with the nuts and bolts and more time being creative

Users
  • Software Engineer
  • Software Developer
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Computer Software
Market Segment
  • 37% Enterprise
  • 32% Mid-Market
Azure Pipelines Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
22
Features
17
Automation
14
Integrations
14
Deployment
12
Cons
Expensive
7
Learning Curve
7
Complexity
6
Integration Issues
5
Confusing Interface
4
Azure Pipelines features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.3
Quality of Support
Average: 8.6
8.2
Ease of Use
Average: 8.6
8.6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
Seller
Microsoft
Year Founded
1975
HQ Location
Redmond, Washington
Twitter
@microsoft
14,002,464 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
237,523 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
MSFT
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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
(371)4.6 out of 5
3rd Easiest To Use in Application Release Orchestration software
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Entry Level Price:$5,000 per year
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    Red Hat® Ansible® Automation Platform is Red Hat's primary enterprise automation product offering., it includes all of the tooling needed for building, deploying, and managing end-to-end automation at

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    • DevOps Engineer
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    • Financial Services
    Market Segment
    • 49% Enterprise
    • 35% Mid-Market
  • Pros and Cons
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    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Automation
    125
    Ease of Use
    125
    Automation Efficiency
    98
    Ansible Playbooks
    63
    Task Automation
    60
    Cons
    Learning Curve
    36
    Complexity
    35
    Learning Difficulty
    35
    Missing Features
    33
    Complex Setup
    28
  • User Satisfaction
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    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.3
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.6
    8.7
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.6
    8.8
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.5
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    Red Hat
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    1993
    HQ Location
    Raleigh, NC
    Twitter
    @RedHat
    295,491 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    19,596 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
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Red Hat® Ansible® Automation Platform is Red Hat's primary enterprise automation product offering., it includes all of the tooling needed for building, deploying, and managing end-to-end automation at

Users
  • Software Engineer
  • DevOps Engineer
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Financial Services
Market Segment
  • 49% Enterprise
  • 35% Mid-Market
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Automation
125
Ease of Use
125
Automation Efficiency
98
Ansible Playbooks
63
Task Automation
60
Cons
Learning Curve
36
Complexity
35
Learning Difficulty
35
Missing Features
33
Complex Setup
28
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.3
Quality of Support
Average: 8.6
8.7
Ease of Use
Average: 8.6
8.8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
Seller
Red Hat
Company Website
Year Founded
1993
HQ Location
Raleigh, NC
Twitter
@RedHat
295,491 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
19,596 employees on LinkedIn®
CloudBees
(621)4.4 out of 5
Optimized for quick response
8th Easiest To Use in Application Release Orchestration software
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Entry Level Price:Free
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    The Complete DevOps solution. CloudBees empowers your software delivery teams to transform your business. CloudBees solution brings together development, operations, IT, security, and business teams t

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    • DevOps Engineer
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    • Computer Software
    Market Segment
    • 48% Enterprise
    • 40% Mid-Market
  • Pros and Cons
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    • CloudBees Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    12
    Reliability
    12
    Features
    11
    Deployment
    10
    Automation
    9
    Cons
    Expensive
    7
    Learning Difficulty
    4
    Slow Performance
    4
    Steep Learning Curve
    4
    Beginner Unfriendliness
    3
  • User Satisfaction
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    • CloudBees features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.9
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.6
    8.6
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.6
    8.5
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.5
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    CloudBees
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2010
    HQ Location
    San Jose, CA
    Twitter
    @CloudBees
    39,782 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    581 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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The Complete DevOps solution. CloudBees empowers your software delivery teams to transform your business. CloudBees solution brings together development, operations, IT, security, and business teams t

Users
  • Software Engineer
  • DevOps Engineer
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Computer Software
Market Segment
  • 48% Enterprise
  • 40% Mid-Market
CloudBees Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
12
Reliability
12
Features
11
Deployment
10
Automation
9
Cons
Expensive
7
Learning Difficulty
4
Slow Performance
4
Steep Learning Curve
4
Beginner Unfriendliness
3
CloudBees features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.9
Quality of Support
Average: 8.6
8.6
Ease of Use
Average: 8.6
8.5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
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CloudBees
Company Website
Year Founded
2010
HQ Location
San Jose, CA
Twitter
@CloudBees
39,782 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
581 employees on LinkedIn®
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Codefresh
(70)4.6 out of 5
Optimized for quick response
5th Easiest To Use in Application Release Orchestration software
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    Codefresh is the GitOps platform for reliably shipping changes fast, making it easy to promote software changes securely. With Codefresh GitOps Cloud, DevOps teams and developers can easily create pro

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 51% Small-Business
    • 39% Mid-Market
  • User Satisfaction
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    • Codefresh features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.5
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.6
    9.2
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.6
    8.9
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.5
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    Octopus Deploy
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2012
    HQ Location
    Brisbane, Australia
    Twitter
    @OctopusDeploy
    5,867 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    346 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Codefresh is the GitOps platform for reliably shipping changes fast, making it easy to promote software changes securely. With Codefresh GitOps Cloud, DevOps teams and developers can easily create pro

Users
  • Software Engineer
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 51% Small-Business
  • 39% Mid-Market
Codefresh features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.5
Quality of Support
Average: 8.6
9.2
Ease of Use
Average: 8.6
8.9
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
Seller
Octopus Deploy
Company Website
Year Founded
2012
HQ Location
Brisbane, Australia
Twitter
@OctopusDeploy
5,867 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
346 employees on LinkedIn®
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