Cloud Build
cloud.google.com/buildBuild Difficulty: 5/5
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How to Replace Cloud BuildOverview
Features
39 features across 9 categories
Automation(1)
Automatically build, test, or deploy source code when changes are pushed to repositories
Core Platform(1)
Fully managed environment with automatic scaling up and down, no infrastructure setup required
Deployment(2)
Create pipelines as part of build steps to automate deployments automatically
Deploy across VMs, serverless, Kubernetes, and Firebase
Development(3)
Native Docker support with ability to import existing Docker files
Build and debug locally before submitting to the cloud with open source local builder
Support for Java, Go, Node.js, and many other programming languages
Infrastructure(6)
Choose from 15 different machine configurations including standard, high-memory, and high-CPU options
Secure hosted environment with public internet access for builds
Private dedicated pools with greater control over build environment and access to private networks
Choose from regions across the world to meet regulatory obligations
Request additional SSD storage for VMs running builds, first 100GB free, up to 4000GB available
Reserve static IP addresses for private pool builds
Integration(9)
Push images directly to Google Cloud Artifact Registry
Support for Bitbucket repositories
Support for Google Cloud Source Repositories as trigger sources
Push images directly to Docker Hub repositories
Native support for GitHub Enterprise, GitLab Enterprise, and Bitbucket Data Center
Direct integration with GitHub repositories for triggering builds
Native support for GitLab repositories
Built-in integrations with Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run, App Engine, Cloud Functions, and Firebase
Use Spinnaker with Cloud Build for creating and executing complex deployment pipelines
Monitoring(2)
Filter build results using tags or queries to identify slow performing builds
Get detailed insights into build results with errors and warnings for easy debugging
Performance(3)
Cache source code, images, or other dependencies to increase build speed
Run hundreds of concurrent builds per pool to speed up testing and deployment
Access machines connected via Google's global network to reduce build time significantly
Security(12)
Automatically perform package vulnerability scanning for Ubuntu, Debian, and Alpine
Built-in integration to verify attestations and deploy only signed images
Keep data at rest within a geographical region or specific location for compliance
Scan artifacts on-demand to shift security left in the development process
Identify package vulnerabilities for container images and language packages
Access resources in private networks from build environments
Run CI/CD workflows within private networks with full connectivity to own infrastructure
Automatically generate provenance metadata and attestations for container images and language packages
Protect against software supply chain attacks with SLSA level 3 build support
Set up secure private networks for CI/CD workloads using VPC Peering
Use VPC Service Controls for additional security boundaries
Scan container images and language packages for vulnerabilities locally or in registry
Pricing
Free Tier
- ✓2,500 build-minutes per month
- ✓Up to 10 concurrent builds
- ✓e2-standard-2 machine type
- ✓First 100GB SSD storage free
Pay-As-You-Go
Popular- ✓Additional build-minutes at $0.006 per minute
- ✓All machine types available
- ✓Network egress charges apply
- ✓SSD storage at regional rates
Cost Calculator
Pricing data not available for Cloud Build. Check their website for current pricing.
Build vs Buy
Should you build a Cloud Build alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 39 features.
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Better ValueBuild Your Own
Buying Cloud Build saves ~$36,960 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 39 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
16 known integrations