Cloudomation DevStack:
The Amazon CodeCatalyst Alternative

Deploy and manage remote development environments
– with Cloudomation DevStack.

Cloudomation DevStack vs. Amazon CodeCatalyst

Feature	Cloudomation DevStack	Amazon CodeCatalyst
Hosting	Self-Managed, Managed On-Premise, Managed Cloud (SaaS)	SaaS
USP	Code stays local, supports “weird” deployment models	Simple to use with other AWS tools
Pricing*	Available as an add-on for Engine	35,49 / Monat
Supported IDEs	All IDEs (Visual Studio Code, JetBrains with and without SSH, Eclipse, Netbeans, Web IDEs)	AWS Cloud9 IDE, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs
CDE configuration	Devfile, devcontainer or custom	Devfile
CDEs are	VMs	Container
Docker in the CDE		–
Custom Blueprints		Only in the enterprise tier
Working offline possible		–
Suitable for backend development		–
Easy transition for developers		–

Source: https://codecatalyst.aws/explore/dev-environments, https://docs.aws.amazon.com/codecatalyst/latest/userguide/devenvironment.html

*Cost estimates were based on the following assumptions: Pricing estimates calculated for 8 core, 16GB ram machine type and 160 hours of CDE runtime / month

Features

Cloudomation DevStack features at a glance.

Managed Cloud and On-Premise

Decide on your preferred hosting: Self-hosted on premise, managed on-premise or managed cloud (SaaS).

CDEs based on VMs

VM-based development environments in which the software to be developed and all the necessary tools are available.

Integration

Built to integrate seamlessly with existing workflows and tool stacks of developers.

Central Configuration

Configure CDEs and which tools are available for your developers.

Powerful CLI

In addition to a web portal, developers can manage their CDEs via the terminal.

Automation Platform

Access to the flexible Python-based automation tool Cloudomation Engine.

Learn more about Cloudomation DevStack