
Codemagic
8.2#1 in continuous integration softwareFrom $99 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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| Fact | Codemagic | GoCD |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2007 |
| Integrations | The integrations catalog includes GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gerrit, Google Play, GitHub Releases, Firebase App Distribution, Firebase Test Lab, Huawei AppGallery, Gradle and self-hosted repositories. | GoCD has a plugin architecture and its plugin catalog includes integrations for Docker, AWS S3, Kubernetes, LDAP/AD, GitHub, Slack, and other tools. |
| Maker history | Nevercode says it began as Greenhouse in 2012, became Nevercode in 2017 and launched Codemagic for Flutter at Flutter Live in December 2018. | Thoughtworks says it was founded in Chicago in 1993. |
| Purpose | Codemagic is a cloud-based CI/CD product for mobile developers that automates app building, testing and deployment. | GoCD is an open-source continuous delivery and release automation server. |
| Security | Builds run in virtual machines that are destroyed after completion, and the security statement says build data is cleaned when a build finishes except artifacts available in build logs and for download. | The 26.1.0 release notes describe fixes for API authorization bypasses and cross-site scripting, and recommend upgrading to that version. |
It suits mobile developers who want cloud builds, testing workflows, and app-store deployment automation. Teams using supported frameworks or repository integrations can use its listed triggers and connections.
GoCD suits teams that want a self-hosted continuous delivery server with pipeline modeling, change traceability, and deployment controls. It may also suit teams working with Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, or cross-platform tests.