# Octopus Deploy Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Octopus Deploy the right DevOps solution for you? Explore 60 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/204945/Octopus/reviews --- Octopus Deploy 4.8 (60) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Octopus Deploy Ease of use 4.7 Customer Service 4.8 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews LB Leslie B Principal Site Reliability EngineerHospital & Health Care, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Now with deployment steps as code, we can easily adjust the deployment steps per branch, which matches very well with our DevOps mindset.“ March 8, 2023 GK Gary K cannot discloseOnline Media, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Seems to be potentially more expensive the larger the deployments, there is a bit of a learning curve for advanced features.“ February 23, 2025 YR Yeamin R Senior DevOps EngineerFinancial Services, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “You can host Octopus in your own VMs- You can choose where to run a project - in worker node or not.- Terraform has Octopus provider so IaC is easy“ November 18, 2022 LD Laura D SoftwaredevelpperHospital & Health Care, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Despite there are a lot of build in steps, unfortunately a "rollback" step does not exist (or we haven't found it yet) thus implementing a rollback strategy must be done manually via script or manual.“ July 1, 2022 WM Wellington M Senior Software DeveloperHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It helps me coordinate the deployment of an application and keep each unrelated component in its own project.“ May 9, 2022 KG Kristinn G Principal ConsultantInformation Technology and Services, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “As a professional, I do not like to use the UI to do my work, therefore the CLI, API and configuration as code needs to be 100% it will get there.“ March 14, 2023 CC Cauchi C Lead DevOps EngineerGambling & Casinos, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Kubernetes Deployment options and customization along with a lot of integration with different providers and tools“ May 9, 2022 LB Leslie B Principal Site Reliability EngineerHospital & Health Care, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The biggest challenge we currently have is tracking down what project variables are used where.“ March 8, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 60 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Nicholas B. Software Engineer Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great DevOps tool" May 9, 2022 5.0 Excellent Pros Easy to configure and set up all your dev ops pipelines once and then invoke them over and over, to ensure consistent and completely automated deployments. Cons If you use their cloud offering with many targets it can quickly become quite expensive. Alternatives considered [Azure DevOps](https://www.capterra.com/p/170547/VSTS-DevOps/) Reason for choosing Octopus Deploy Octopus Deploy had much better documentation and support making the setup process a breeze. Review Source LB Leslie B. Principal Site Reliability Engineer Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Deploy everything everywhere " March 8, 2023 4.0 We have been using Octopus Deploy for many years now. It fits nicely into our fully automated CI/CD pipelines and allows development teams to move quickly. Pros The fact that Octopus is API driven allows us to easily automate everything in the deployment space. It allows us to have repeatable deployment and operations processes across all the phases of the lifecycle. Now with deployment steps as code, we can easily adjust the deployment steps per branch, which matches very well with our DevOps mindset. We are able to deploy many different types of projects with ease. Cons The biggest challenge we currently have is tracking down what project variables are used where. Between the deployment steps and runbook steps, it is sometimes challenging to find what is used where. The Config as Code feature starts to make this easier to track, once the runbooks are Config as Code enabled it should be much more manageable. Alternatives considered [Azure DevOps Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/177262/Team-Foundation-Server/) Reason for choosing Octopus Deploy Octopus made it easier back when we did the comparisons to deploy websites, which was primarily what we were deploying at the time. That has now grown into deploying anything we need. Review Source JE Justin E. Software Engineer in Test Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Octopus Is Pretty Solid" January 26, 2022 4.0 Pros That I feel like it can do anything, or that I can do anything with it. The extensibility makes it feel like I can incorporate any deployment needs I have which is cool. We have a bunch of different applications and they're not all built the same, so it's nice to feel like there isn't any app we can't deploy with Octopus. Cons Sometimes it feels like I don't know what all the features are, or what features to use where. It can get confusing and sometimes I don't feel like the docs do a good enough job explaining this to me. Review Source DR David R. Sr DevOps Architect Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A wonderful product with a great team behind it." March 7, 2023 5.0 We have used Octopus Deploy to benefit all development teams and a number of infrastructure teams. In that they can control their own deployment processes and when they deploy. Infrastructure teams as well can create easy to use runbooks and provide them to other teams in a controlled manner to automate and provide consistent administrative tasks. Pros The ease of use from installation to new developer training. This tool thinks about every person involved. From the admin installing it, by giving them scripts to automate the install, to development teams using it with web ui built in help documentation. That and the support from Octopus Deploy, email, forum, Slack, calls when needed is top tier. Cons The only item of note is that although most deployment values are associated with a project, there are some that can't be restricted to certain projects. Some credential values can only be restricted by tenants or by environment. This is only a minor concern though as we have other ways of handling credentials. Alternatives considered [Jenkins](https://www.capterra.com/p/171026/Jenkins/)[Azure DevOps](https://www.capterra.com/p/170547/VSTS-DevOps/) Reason for choosing Octopus Deploy Octopus Deploy offered a far superior user experience, better overall documentation, and easier administration of the tool. Review Source CC Cauchi C. Lead DevOps Engineer Gambling & Casinos Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Octopus Review - from a DevOps perspective - Used for 9+ years" May 9, 2022 5.0 I have been using Octopus Deploy for the past 9 years and have implemented it in over 4 different companies and have used its features extensively taking it to it limits :) Pros Kubernetes Deployment options and customization along with a lot of integration with different providers and tools Cons \- Needs to Support Kubernetes CronJob deployment type (supported natively) - Needs to have a build in option to 'Wait' for Kubernetes Job type Deployments and read its exit code - Needs to support more Artifact Repos, such as AWS CodeArtifact - Cloud Agent needs to be 'faster' in general and ideally caches docker layers, we have deployments taking over 10mins, pooling/starting of the cloud agent takes time and also downloading the Octopus Tools Docker images takes very long on these agents (we're not using any custom one) Alternatives considered [GitHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/)[GitLab](https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/)[Bitbucket](https://www.capterra.com/p/233341/Bitbucket/) Reason for choosing Octopus Deploy Its integration options with different tools and providers and its not just a "CD" tool like argoCD, it allows you to do much more - such approval process, integration with Jira, slack notifications, Cloudfront integration (just as an example) etc... Review Source RH Ryan H. Technical Lead - Platform Engineering Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Does one thing really well, rather than lots of things averagely " January 21, 2022 5.0 Phenomenal! I'd be lost day to day without Octopus. Not only is the product itself great, but the support and advice the teams provide has been invaluable, and always really prompt. Pros Makes deployments, and management of VMs really simple and powerful. The API first approach also opens up lots of different ways of using Octopus Cons Keeping release processes in step with code changes has been difficult. I think the new configuration as code feature will solve this, but I haven't tried it yet. Alternatives considered [Azure DevOps Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/177262/Team-Foundation-Server/) Reason for choosing Octopus Deploy When we first moved to Octopus Azure DevOps wasn't available, but we've stuck with Octopus through renewals as it's much better at what it does. The power, audit, and ability to carry out operations tasks via Octopus put it well ahead for our needs. Review Source JP Jeffrey P. Chief Architect Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "For when you need enterprise-strength devops" March 28, 2023 5.0 Very positive, solid, for 9 years now. It is the most sophisticated of any products. Built for this purpose where other competitors are acquired startup companies bundled together with duct tape. Pros Octopus takes a complex challenge and simplifies it down to its simple elements. While you may outgrow the competitors and up-level to Octopus, I've never seen a piece of software too complex for Octopus. Cons It doesn't automatically integrate with the Roku store for deployment of streaming media channels. But neither do other products either. Alternatives considered [Harness](https://www.capterra.com/p/186312/Harness/) Reason for choosing Octopus Deploy Octopus Deploy could handle the enterprise scenarios to provide a full platform when coupled to our build server. Switched from [Azure DevOps](https://www.capterra.com/p/170547/VSTS-DevOps/) Octopus handles the more sophisticated software deployment needs. We outgrew Azure DevOps. Review Source DR Daniel R. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The most convenient deployment tool I have used!" January 21, 2022 5.0 Octopus has been a huge resource for our team. There is so much in the way of customization with this tool, that we haven't even begun to use every functionality. However, for our needs, it has really streamlined the process of deploying our applications and recycling when needed. Pros The ease of setting up deployment pipelines, and future maintenance after the initial setup. Cons If I had a con its that there is too much customization! Not really a con, but we haven't begun to use all of the functionality Octopus offers. Review Source SF Steve F. Director of Product and Development Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Solved our deployments and is now solving our Ops tasks too" January 21, 2022 5.0 Octopus Deploy was a key tool in taking our company from folk-developer roots to being a high-performing technical heavy hitter. Not only did we claim back people-hours from our previous deployment processes, we also started deploying more frequently - letting our customers use features as soon as they are ready rather than gathering together months of work in a big release. Pros Octopus Deploy makes it really easy to automate software deployments. It handles the variables for different environments and just works with minimal fuss. It's really easy to use. Cons We haven't experienced any issues with Octopus Deploy. Reason for choosing Octopus Deploy Octopus Deploy was really easy to set up, which meant we could train it into more people. We could also create sign-off stages that business people felt comfortable using while we took the wider organisation on the journey to continuous delivery (these approval steps were discarded long ago when they gained the confidence in the "unremarkable deployments" we could do). Review Source RG Roman G. Sr. Manager, Information Technology Audit Human Resources Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great code deployment tool, providing necessary flexibility in code deployment" March 26, 2025 5.0 Great tool, allows flexibility in deployment of either scheduled automated deployments or manual, which saves time for developers and DevOps teams during sprints. Pros Great deployment management tool, allowing scheduled auto-deployments, within tool approvals, allowing effective segregation of duties between developers and DevOps teams, as well as ability to manage multiple deployment projects simultaneously. Cons Logging capability of deployment destination could be a bit more detailed. Review Source BB Bill B. DevOps Engineer Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Octopus is a distinguished deployment orchestration product" January 26, 2022 5.0 There has not been an organization I have worked with that has not benefitted from the usage of Octopus Pros Extensibility and customizability without overwhelming the admins and users, this is a well thought out product Cons Lack of config as code has been a sore spot, please get this to GA ASAP Alternatives considered [Azure DevOps Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/177262/Team-Foundation-Server/)[Ansible Tower](https://www.capterra.com/p/149875/Ansible-Tower/) Reason for choosing Octopus Deploy Complete ease of use Review Source JN Justin N. DevOps Engineer 2 Philanthropy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Octopus Review #1" January 26, 2022 5.0 Pros The ease of use and design is really well done. I also really like the community step template library, people really seem to make good use of it and I get all the benefits. Cons The only thing that I can thing of right now is that you can't export variables. That would be very helpful for copying things from one place to another when it's not quite able to be put into a variable set Review Source SA Simon A. Lead Backend Developer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Octopus Deploy - Makes releases simple" February 21, 2022 5.0 Octopus Deploy has been a positive experience, It has helped out team make deployments easy and simple. Pros \* Octopus easily integrates with TeamCity \* Provides flexible & powerful deployment configuration options \* Allows easy reproducible deployments across environments & target servers Cons \* Configuration can be challenging - particularly with Azure \* Some options are hidden behind several menus \* Inconsistent locations for various settings Review Source DS Douglas S. Web Developer Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It's Pretty Good, Folks" July 1, 2022 5.0 Great tool. It is extremely useful for any dev team to have. Pros I can automatically deploy packages from TFS to all the appropriate servers. Cons I can only set up one environment for automatic deployment within the tool. (There are ways to achieve this using Octopacks, though.) Reason for choosing Octopus Deploy I have no experience with competitors. Review Source YR Yeamin R. Senior DevOps Engineer Financial Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good Continuous Deployment Tool " November 18, 2022 4.0 Pros \- Octopus Deploy does the "CD" part of the CI/CD pipeline very well. CI can be any tool to build the artifacts. Octopus can do the deployment part in different environments.- The deployment steps are under 'process' tab. It's possible to include python or bash script in the deployment step- You can host Octopus in your own VMs- You can choose where to run a project - in worker node or not.- Terraform has Octopus provider so IaC is easy Cons Unlike some other competitor products it's not great for both CI and CD, only CD is good. Review Source BH Brad H. Director, Data Operations Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Amazing product for anyone looking to automate their config management and deployment process" January 26, 2022 5.0 Pros The ability to cascade variable substitution Cons I wish there was a better view for Runbooks on the dashboard Review Source NG Navdeep G. Lead Software Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "excellent feature for deployment" February 20, 2022 5.0 Pros I found this product very useful, when it comes to my application deployment. I see it's very user friendly and provided many easy to use feature which helps me to customized and maintain my application in easy manner. thanks and good luck OCTO team Cons I see this product complete all my project related needs .I have not seen any cons so far. I will let team know if I need any thing which prevent me to do. Review Source WM Wellington M. Senior Software Developer Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Using Octopus Deploy to deploy software" May 9, 2022 5.0 I'm satisfied with Octopus Deploy. It's my go-to project for deploying applications. Pros I like the Deploy a Release feature of Octopus. It helps me coordinate the deployment of an application and keep each unrelated component in its own project. Cons When your project list grows, the dashboard tab becomes cluttered. Review Source LJ Levi J. Account Manager Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy to use! Great team to work with!" March 13, 2023 4.0 Pros Octopus Deploy is a powerful and versatile deployment automation tool that streamlines the software release process. It is highly regarded for its ease of use and simplicity, with a user-friendly interface and intuitive workflows that make it easy to automate deployments across different platforms and environments. Cons Octopus Deploy is generally well-regarded by users, however some users have noted that the pricing structure can be a bit confusing. However, overall this concern is relatively minor and do not detract significantly from the value and effectiveness of the tool. Review Source CM Chippy M. Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great product" July 1, 2022 5.0 Pros Very easy to use and helps in deployment Cons Nothing as such. I couldnt find any con for this product Review Source Pedro L. Consultor Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Una solución integral para el despliegue continuo" January 30, 2025 4.0 En general pienso que Octopus Deploy es una gran herramienta para desplegar y configurar de forma automática tus aplicaciones. Pros Lo que más destaco de Octopus Deploy es que soporta casi todos las tecnologías de desarrollo, por lo que en ese aspecto es muy versátil. Puedes gestionar configuraciones, variables y secretos sin volverte loco. Además, su sistema de auditoría te deja ver qué versión se desplegó y cuándo. Cons Como punto débil consideraría que la configuración inicial es un poco laboriosa y echo en falta que además de hacer el despliegue continuo, también se pudiera hacer la integración continua del código y poder tener todo centralizado sin tener que depender de terceros. Review Source GK Gary K. cannot disclose Online Media Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great tool. Good value as long as you watch the licensing." February 23, 2025 5.0 Great tool. Good value as long as you watch the licensing. Pros It has an easy to use interface and straightforward deployment configurations out of the box, robust features for managing complex deployment processes, seems to support for a wide range of platforms, and detailed reporting and visibility into deployment status. Also good and helpful documentation Cons Seems to be potentially more expensive the larger the deployments, there is a bit of a learning curve for advanced features. Review Source AG Andrew G. Principal DevOps Engineer Biotechnology Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best CD tool I have ever used. " January 26, 2022 5.0 We would not be able to function without it at this point. It helps release management team stay in sync, it automated our deployments so DevOps does not have to work so hard. It is focused on deployment, Jenkins is not strong in this regard, so it was a big win there. Pros I love how easy it is to set up projects and the visibility that this tool offers. I liked it so much that I brought it over to my new organization. I have been using this tool for about 4 years now and have seen the gambit with it. Deployments were a mess before we introduced this in both companies. I love the Tenent feature, that really changed the world for me. Customer/Production management became a breeze at that point. Cons There are some things I do not like about octopus, but they are not deal breakers. The view can some times get a little wonky when you are changing releases and pushing different versions all the time, and the "view" can become out of sync with reality. Reason for choosing Octopus Deploy Octopus had a much better price, and Harness dashboard just could not matchup to the visibility that Octopus gives you. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT OPS Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Octopus - when deployment becomes easier every day" January 21, 2022 4.0 Very good. I realy like this tool I dont how much experience with others, but i am happy my company is using this one. I think o know this well. Pros Easy to use. Fast. I think its reliable. Most of the things are straightforward. I like the way portal is build, where options are etc. Cons Basically we can improve each part but hard to recall. For example if i am in variables, maybe some compare functions ? Whenever i work with with varaibles, lots of libraries, sometimes it becomes hard. Also why i can leave empty scope, and everyone can updated ?? this is a security bridge i think. I dont like when octopus is loosing connection (\* health check). Sometimes i have issues with the service. Even if se to automatic, it doesnt start after windows server reboot. When i pick a lot of machines during deployment ( target ) would be nice to type like in the search, or role attachment, just a names or like \*name. When i have lots of machines to exclude would be easier. nothing very urgent. Process creation - adding steps, moving, sometimes but irritating. You know to know the tricks. What would be awesome - interacive checks. Like i attach a role in the process and a message that currently not attached or a variable and some hints. Adding description to the variables could be easier. I realy dont like that when i do even a small change in the process i edit a script or something i have to create a new release. Audit log could be improved. I alredy shared my ideas on the previous page. I guess integration with AWS maybe could be more usefull. Reason for choosing Octopus Deploy i wasnt involved Review Source Stephen S. Principal DevOps Engineer Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Deployments at Enterprise scale made easy!" March 7, 2023 4.0 We have instrumented Octopus for ~13k projects for ~4k users as of the date of this review. We moved from a very custom process to a well defined process. There's no doubt in my head that the scale we operate at today was only possible by using Octopus Deploy for our deployments. Pros We have been able to integrate Octopus Deploy with pretty much anything and everything we have thrown at it. We have all sorts of different types of deployments to various on-prem and cloud based targets. Even legacy based targets. We have not found a blocker that has stopped us from integrating our deployment requirements with Octopus yet. Octopus has ample amount of community based steps and first class steps out of the box that make it VERY powerful. Octopus is very customizable in how you handle deployments. Its really up to the end user to define what standard their business requires and Octopus makes it very easy to implement. For us we love step templates. Its re-usable code blocks that we can use at scale for thousands of deployments. No need to copy and paste the same code block into hundreds or thousands of deploys that are identical. Cons For the most part Octopus scales really well! We have over 13k projects with ~4k users in the tool and for the most part works fine. Though there are some inherent issues with UI/API performance when dealing with this many projects and users. They are working on these issues. But right now that's our biggest issue. Another topic of improvement would be around how step templates are version controlled. Right now all code in step templates is stored in the Octopus Database. I would love to see this moved to GitHub using the OCL language used for other parts of Octopus Config As Code. Lastly there are no good ways to template deployment processes besides cloning projects. I would love to see some sort of templating capability (similar to how TeamCity handles it). This would help greatly with scalability. Review Source