Compare Bamboo and Jenkins 
- Users report that Jenkins excels in its integration capabilities, with a G2 rating of 9.2, allowing seamless connections with a wide range of tools and services, while Bamboo, although strong with a rating of 9.7, is often noted for its tighter integration with Atlassian products, making it a preferred choice for teams already using Jira or Bitbucket.
- Reviewers mention that Jenkins offers extensive extensibility options, rated at 8.6, which allows users to customize their CI/CD pipelines extensively through plugins. In contrast, Bamboo's extensibility is rated at 8.9, with users appreciating its built-in features that reduce the need for additional plugins.
- G2 users highlight Jenkins' automation capabilities, scoring 9.3, which are praised for their flexibility and power in managing complex workflows. However, users on G2 note that Bamboo's automation features, rated at 9.2, are more user-friendly and easier to set up, making it ideal for teams looking for quick deployment.
- Reviewers say that Jenkins has a steeper learning curve, reflected in its ease of use rating of 8.0, which can be challenging for new users. Conversely, Bamboo's ease of use rating of 8.2 suggests a more intuitive interface, making it easier for teams to adopt without extensive training.
- Users report that Jenkins provides robust pipeline control with a rating of 8.9, allowing for detailed customization of build processes. Bamboo, while also strong in this area, is noted for its workflow visualization features, rated at 8.7, which help teams better understand and manage their CI/CD processes.
- Reviewers mention that Jenkins has a larger community and more extensive documentation, which can be beneficial for troubleshooting and support, despite its quality of support rating of 7.8. In contrast, Bamboo's support is rated higher at 8.0, with users appreciating the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team.
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The integrations with the other Atlassian tools (BitBucket, JIRA, and Confluence) work with no effort, right out of the box. The ability to set fine-grain access control for the deployment phase for each target environment is great. As a public...
lack of support for specifying requirements as variables resulting in having to duplicate plans for each platform
With Jenkins Versions 2 and later, it has become really easy for us to setup and use Jenkins. There are plenty of plugins available which helps us automate most of the jobs we have as well. UI is simple and easy to learn. Jenkins is used to automate our...
Markup. All the configuration is stored in XML, which imho is overkill for what Jenkins does. It also makes version control awkward. I really wish I could use git to keep track of versions of jobs and also as deployment method. Linux sys admins tend to live...
The integrations with the other Atlassian tools (BitBucket, JIRA, and Confluence) work with no effort, right out of the box. The ability to set fine-grain access control for the deployment phase for each target environment is great. As a public...
With Jenkins Versions 2 and later, it has become really easy for us to setup and use Jenkins. There are plenty of plugins available which helps us automate most of the jobs we have as well. UI is simple and easy to learn. Jenkins is used to automate our...
lack of support for specifying requirements as variables resulting in having to duplicate plans for each platform
Markup. All the configuration is stored in XML, which imho is overkill for what Jenkins does. It also makes version control awkward. I really wish I could use git to keep track of versions of jobs and also as deployment method. Linux sys admins tend to live...
