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At a Glance
Bamboo
Bamboo
Star Rating
(64)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$10
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Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy
Star Rating
(52)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Bamboo excels in integration capabilities, scoring a remarkable 9.7, which reviewers mention makes it easy to connect with various tools and services, enhancing the overall development workflow.
  • Reviewers mention that Octopus Deploy shines in deployment automation, achieving a high score of 9.6, with users praising its ability to streamline complex deployment processes and reduce manual errors.
  • G2 users highlight Bamboo's strong configuration management features, scoring 8.5, which allows for effective management of build configurations, while Octopus Deploy's configuration management is less emphasized in user reviews.
  • Users on G2 report that Octopus Deploy offers superior error management in automation, with features that allow for better recovery options and runbook procedure updates, which users find crucial for maintaining uptime.
  • Reviewers mention that Bamboo's dashboards score an impressive 8.7, providing clear visibility into project status and performance metrics, whereas Octopus Deploy's dashboard capabilities are noted as less intuitive by some users.
  • Users say that while both products have strong support, Octopus Deploy receives slightly higher marks for quality of support at 8.2, with reviewers noting quicker response times and more helpful resources compared to Bamboo's 8.0 rating.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Bamboo
Small teams
$10
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Octopus Deploy
Starter
Free Trial
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Free Trial
Bamboo
Free Trial is available
Octopus Deploy
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
59
9.0
47
Ease of Use
8.2
59
8.5
47
Ease of Setup
7.6
22
7.4
28
Ease of Admin
8.3
22
8.1
26
Quality of Support
8.0
45
8.2
38
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
20
8.6
23
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
57
8.5
47
Features by Category
Application Release OrchestrationHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.6
16
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Functionality
Not enough data
9.6
15
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
7.3
5
Processes
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.3
14
9.2
5
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
Not enough data
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Continuous IntegrationHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
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Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation Support - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Error Management - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance and Reporting - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Agentic AI - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Bamboo
Bamboo
Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy
Bamboo and Octopus Deploy are categorized as Continuous Integration, Build Automation, Configuration Management, and Continuous Delivery
Unique Categories
Bamboo
Bamboo has no unique categories
Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy is categorized as Application Release Orchestration and Runbook Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Bamboo
Bamboo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
26.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
40.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
32.8%
Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
22.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
43.8%
Reviewers' Industry
Bamboo
Bamboo
Computer Software
31.3%
Information Technology and Services
23.4%
Banking
4.7%
Staffing and Recruiting
3.1%
Internet
3.1%
Other
34.4%
Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy
Computer Software
30.6%
Information Technology and Services
26.5%
Internet
6.1%
Retail
4.1%
Insurance
4.1%
Other
28.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
Bamboo
Bamboo
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Gretchen J.
GJ
Gretchen J.
Verified User in Banking

It's easy to use for easy things. Fortunately most of what I do is easy. It's harder to do harder things but in most cases it is possible to work within the constraints of the system. The documentation is pretty good once you figure out where it is. ...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
GC
Verified User in Computer Software

Inability to define jobs as code. Everything is declarative, which is great when you're learning but not if you have multiple jobs that share the same properties with small variances.

Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Kevin V.
KV
Kevin V.
Verified User in Internet

Octopus vastly simplifies the deployment of Windows-based services and websites. What used to be an hour long process of copying files around manually and editing config files is all automated into a process that takes a fraction of the time. The lifecycle...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Ross D.
RD
Ross D.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

My biggest complaint is that it must be manually installed on each deployment machine, there is no hosted service for this. Maintaining Octopus itself becomes a problem with time, with manual up-gradation required on each machine. There is also no facility...

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Discussions
Bamboo
Bamboo Discussions
What is the cost to upgrade my Bamboo Server license to a higher tier?
1 comment
Official Response from Bamboo
Upgrading your edition of Bamboo allows you to access the additional remote agents. If you have started with a 1 Remote Agent or 10 Remote Agents edition of...Read more
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Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy Discussions
Is Octopus Deploy a CI tool?
1 comment
MR
No, Octopus is meant for deploymentsRead more
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