Buildbot vs Buildkite: What are the differences?

Developers describe Buildbot as "Python-based continuous integration testing framework". BuildBot is a system to automate the compile/test cycle required by most software projects to validate code changes. By automatically rebuilding and testing the tree each time something has changed, build problems are pinpointed quickly, before other developers are inconvenienced by the failure. On the other hand, Buildkite is detailed as "Fast, secure and scalable CI/CD for all your software projects". CI and build automation tool that combines the power of your own build infrastructure with the convenience of a managed, centralized web UI. Used by Shopify, Basecamp, Digital Ocean, Venmo, Cochlear, Bugsnag and more.

Buildbot and Buildkite can be primarily classified as "Continuous Integration" tools.

Some of the features offered by Buildbot are:

• run builds on a variety of slave platforms
• arbitrary build process: handles projects using C, Python, whatever
• minimal host requirements: Python and Twisted

On the other hand, Buildkite provides the following key features:

• Fast and stable builds
• Open source agent runs on almost any machine and architecture
• Freedom to use your own internal or pre-release tools and services

"Highly configurable builds" is the primary reason why developers consider Buildbot over the competitors, whereas "Great customer support" was stated as the key factor in picking Buildkite.

Buildbot is an open source tool with 4K GitHub stars and 1.37K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Buildbot's open source repository on GitHub.

According to the StackShare community, Buildkite has a broader approval, being mentioned in 37 company stacks & 7 developers stacks; compared to Buildbot, which is listed in 7 company stacks and 6 developer stacks.