fDeploy
Self-hosted deployment automation server for Windows teams pushing .NET applications to IIS across multiple environments.
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Description
.NET shops running everything on Windows and IIS often end up with deployments that are half-manual, someone remote-desktops into a server, copies files, and tweaks IIS settings by hand, which is slow and easy to get wrong. fDeploy replaces that with a proper deployment server built specifically for this Windows/.NET/IIS world, rather than forcing a Linux-first DevOps tool to fit.
fDeploy runs as a self-hosted Windows server and agent, managing deployments across environments with a built-in NuGet repository, IIS site configuration, PowerShell execution, and role-scoped access control. It captures release snapshots (freezing processes and variables at release time), supports XDT configuration transforms with variable substitution, includes a certificate library with IIS site binding, and authenticates via Active Directory or OpenID Connect, exposing everything through an OpenAPI v3 REST API.
💬 Our review
The short version: fDeploy is a solid, purpose-built deployment tool for .NET/IIS shops that generic Linux-first DevOps tools handle awkwardly at best, worth it if you're a Windows-only team tired of manual IIS deployments, though the pricing is steep for smaller teams.
General CI/CD tools like Octopus Deploy cover similar ground (Octopus is the closest direct competitor, also strong on Windows/.NET deployment) but fDeploy differentiates on built-in NuGet hosting and deep IIS-specific features like certificate/binding management. At $2,900-$7,250 per server instance for the Professional tier, it's priced for established businesses rather than solo developers or small startups, though the free Community tier (under $1M/€900k revenue) makes it accessible to smaller organizations first. Worth it once manual IIS deployment pain outweighs the license cost; overkill if you're not Windows/.NET-centric.
💰 Pricing
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Gratuit sous $1M/€900k CA, puis $1450-$7250 selon le palier et instance
Pros
pensé spécifiquement pour Windows/.NET/IIS, pas un outil Linux adapté de force
dépôt NuGet intégré, gestion de certificats et bindings IIS
snapshots de release et transforms XDT avec substitution de variables
palier Community gratuit pour petites organisations (<$1M/€900k CA)
authentification AD/OIDC, API REST OpenAPI v3
Cons
tarifs Professional/Enterprise élevés pour les petites équipes
Windows uniquement, aucun intérêt hors écosystème .NET/IIS
pas de période d'essai, commande par facture/virement