Packagecloud Reviews

I maintain three popular open source projects, including an ISO/ITU-T reference implementation of the JPEG standard that is used by tens of thousands of developers and billions of end users every day as well as high-performance remote display software that is used by numerous corporations and academic institutions. packagecloud provides a convenient, stable, easy to use platform for hosting official RPM and DEB packages built from the releases of my software, which facilitates large-scale deployment. I particularly like the command line interface, which makes it possible to automatically push new packages to packagecloud whenever I push a new release.

The command line interface could use more features, such as an rsync-like feature that pushes only the changed packages from a specified set of files or a directory, the ability to list all packages (and their metadata) currently hosted in a repository, etc.

I was previously using a file hosting site to self-manage a YUM repository, but that required me to update the metadata manually, and I wasn't able to host an APT repository for my many Ubuntu users.

Simple to use and manage. Removes the need of self-hosting binaries.

Some CI templates to build rpm/deb packages would be helpful

It makes distribution and updates of a CLI tool easy

When we were just getting started with the product, the team hopped on a call with us to get a better understanding of our needs and offered to help tailer custom packages to meet our developer needs. The team is extremely responsive for support and the platform has exceeded our expectations, would highly recommend it.

The API is somewhat limited right now but has all the capabilities we need so it isn't restrictive.

They automate the process of managing and distributing Debian packages for us, saving a lot of time and manpower we had planned to use to set up the process ourselves.

Simple, easy-to-use product. API and CLI enable package upload through automated CI/CD processes.

A feature request I submitted received an immediate response and I was able to schedule a meeting with support and engineering to further define my request and identify possible interim solutions.

To support multiple versions of the same OS, I have to upload a package multiple times (Debian Buster, Bullseye, etc.).

Each separate repository requires a unique token; customers with access to multiple repositories require multiple tokens.

Simple cloud-hosted package delivery service. Easy-to-use CLI is incorporated into our automated CI/CD pipeline, enabling developers and engineers to focus on other tasks.

There's quite a lot to like about packagecloud:

* comprehensive, well-written documentation

* powerful, well-organized API

* a nice CLI tool

* supports Debian packages (both binary and source, one of the few vendors in this space to do so)

* excellent support via email and slack

* In the early days, there were some bugs in and around some of the darker corners of the Debian policy on package repositories. I pursued some bug reports and they were addressed.

* The CLI tool is implemented in ruby (not my first language) and requires a runtime I don't usually install.

* The non-SSO authorization is token-centric which might be a bad fit for some.

The problem statement is simple: How do I distribute my private and/or proprietary software artifacts to those that need them?

The solution brought by Packagecloud allows me to publish, host, and distribute my artifacts in a straightforward manner with all the specificity and granularity that I desire.

The simplicity and scope of PackageCloud.io is remarkable. You can package and distribute your applications for most Linux distributions regardless of the programming language you use. The options for continuous integration is also very complete. The website for management has a high integration ratio with the user experience, which makes it nice and easy to use. On the other hand, the documentation is simple, complete and very concise. I would like to point out that the Free subscription is very generous.

At this point, I'm digging a little bit. As an extra functionality, I would like the platform to provide options to help give visibility and promote your packages in different ecosystems.

PackageCloud is definitely an excellent product and I recommend its use at all levels to facilitate software distribution.

I use PackageCloud to store and distribute my software packages in the cloud and thus simplify deployment on local servers in different environments (productive and pre-productive). All my customers know where to find a stable version of the product and PackageCloud facilitates the installation and update of applications. The main gain derived from the use of PackageCloud is security, reliability and agility in the deployment of components.

PackagCloud is a great piece of software, and it's great for enterprises and open-sourcers to set up a working repository in just a few minutes.Different from competitors, only packagecloud is available on some services to maintain exclusivity.

Packagecloud is great. We love everything about it.For packagecloud no projects I can't work.More and better services and structures can be launched to make users feel better.

Packagecloud is great.

Packagecloud can easily deploy package repositories, let users get started quickly, and provide everything needed for open source projects to give users a better experience.

It's easy, quick and effective.

I have prior experience with Bintray, Artifactory and PackageCloud is by far the easiest of them. In just a few minutes, you have what you want: a working repository easy to set up for users. The website is plenty of documentation and it guides you through all the process.

For businesses and open-sourcers it's great.

Having deb and rpm repositories it would be great having repositories for other distributions like Archlinux or Gentoo.

I'm a hobbyist developer. I needed a free debian repository to host packages for my apps. PackageCloud solves that with an easy to set up repository with every option I need and a great support.

The incredible services around CI/CD and the easy way to integrate within Maven builds.

Really? Honestly nothing. Packagecloud offers me everything I need for my open-source projects and much more.

After Bintrays shutdown of the services, deployment and sharing my artifacts were not possible anymore. After that, Packagecloud took the possibility of providing me CI/CD and deployment services for free.

Easy setup, straightforward CLI tool, nice customer-facing UI

Lack of integrations, in particular Github Actions

I'm using it to host my open source project's Linux packages, it's a tremendous improvements compared to offering simple package downloads through Github