Anything better than CruiseControl for .Net CI? [closed]

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I've been asked to set up yet another CruiceControl environment for yet another client. I realized that I've been using CC for years without really looking around for competitors. Is there anything else that's sprung up that does the job equally well or better for .Net apps?

Oyster answered 15/9, 2009 at 14:13 Comment(2)

removed [bamboo] tag added by Tony Lambert. This should be an open question, right? – Lythraceous 15/9, 2009 at 14:29

dupe #648121 – Hegel 30/9, 2009 at 14:58

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TeamCity is a very good CI server. (and the "Professional" edition is free)

I've been using it for over a year for building .NET projects, and I must say it's way better than CC.NET IMHO.

Strong points are:

Very easy to configure (web based GUI)
Distributed system (you can have several build agents on multiple machines to distribute the build process)
Built-in support for many source control systems
... check the website. The product is awesome ...

Melly answered 15/9, 2009 at 14:15 Comment(4)

+1 for TeamCity, I was up and running in no time. – Patnode 15/9, 2009 at 14:37

Also +1 for TeamCity. It's really great, works on all machines flawlessly (both Windows and Linux) and with all build systems and unit test frameworks we use here. – Ascites 15/9, 2009 at 14:51

Another +1 for TeamCity. Switched from CC.NET to CC.rb to TeamCity. Tried a lot of competing products both free and commercial after CC.rb, TeamCity was the simplest while providing a lot of power. – Ibidem 30/9, 2009 at 14:56

its only free up to 20 projects – Rodmann 21/1, 2010 at 9:48

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If you haven't seen it you might want to check out the Continuous Integration Feature Matrix which lists virtually ever CI server out there.

I work on the Java version of CruiseControl and these days I work for Urbancode who makes AnthillPro. From that perspective the right tool depends on the scope of what you're looking for. If you're just looking for fast feedback after a build lots of tools will work. If you're looking to setup a build grid then a there's a smaller group of tools. If you want to track dependencies between projects and deployments to multiple environments then you're in an even smaller group.

Kashgar answered 15/9, 2009 at 14:32 Comment(1)

+1 for the link to the feature matrix, helpful! – Flem 19/11, 2009 at 14:25

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AppVeyor CI is worth looking at. It's a hosted Continuous Integration service for .NET developers and it's free for open-source projects.

Aldercy answered 3/10, 2013 at 23:57 Comment(0)

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Bamboo is an alternative... it also is provided as part of a integrated toolset or cloud service. They include Subversion, Jira (task/bug logging), confluence (WIKI), and other coding tools - see the link.

The are available as a managed service or you can purchase the suite and run it internally. Their packages are extended to use a single sign on system and centrally administrated.

Federicofedirko answered 15/9, 2009 at 14:18 Comment(0)

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TeamCity is really a good solution.

Hudson is also a really great tool, and even if it is essentially dedicated to Java projects, it can be used on .Net or C++ projects quite easily now...

Suspicious answered 25/9, 2009 at 9:54 Comment(0)

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Why not MSBuild if you are building .Net projects? Do you have a TeamFoundationServer, if so, TeamFoundationBuild and MSbuild are a definite possibility.

Flem answered 30/9, 2009 at 14:49 Comment(0)

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