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Attribute Ratings
- Azure DevOps Services is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
Azure DevOps Services
88%
56 Ratings
7.0
SpiraPlan
70%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
Azure DevOps Services
100%
3 Ratings
SpiraPlan
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability
7.1
Azure DevOps Services
71%
5 Ratings
SpiraPlan
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
8.4
Azure DevOps Services
84%
20 Ratings
SpiraPlan
N/A
0 Ratings
Implementation Rating
10.0
Azure DevOps Services
100%
2 Ratings
SpiraPlan
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Azure DevOps Services
[Azure DevOps Services (formerly VSTS)] is well suited for agile teams. It is a digital kanban for teams to access anywhere at any time. Especially during covid when most companies are still remote, it allows teams to fully perform and still be functional in operating within an agile methodology. It also gives visibility to teams capacity.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 1001-5000 employeesSpiraPlan
We selected SpiraPlan because the workflow allows us to start simple without adopting an entire methodology. It suits small teams and single users really well.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 51-200 employeesPros
Azure DevOps Services
- Flexible Requirements Hierarchy Management: AZDO makes it easy to track items such as features or epics as a flat list, or as a hierarchy in which you can track the parent-child relationship.
- Fast Data Entry: AZDO was designed to facilitate quick data entry to capture work items quickly, while still enabling detailed capture of acceptance criteria and item properties.
- Excel Integration: AZDO stands out for its integration with MS Excel, which enables quick updates for bulk items.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Company, 5001-10,000 employeesSpiraPlan
- Flexible requirements organisation structure. I'm able to group and sub-group requirements as I see fit.
- Competitive product pricing. Paying by active use instead of registered user was the winning point.
- UI is straightforward and easy to use.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 51-200 employeesCons
Azure DevOps Services
- Column sorting when in filtered states.
- A way to show cross-team dependencies.
- A customized "From" field for notifications. Sometimes when a mail comes from Azure DevOps the teams do not realize that I am sending it
- A way to do online poker that doesn't require a plug-in.
Product Owner
Development Dimensions InternationalHuman Resources, 1001-5000 employees
SpiraPlan
- Access from South East Asia is rather sluggish. Could be due to server location.
- Complimentary phone app to do simple tasks (e.g. create tasks, create requirements, add comments) offline would be beneficial because access to the internet can be an issue at the customer's environment.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 51-200 employeesPricing Details
Azure DevOps Services
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$2 per GB (first 2GB free)
Azure DevOps Services Editions & Modules
Edition
Basic Plan | $61 |
---|---|
Basic + Test Plan | $522 |
Azure Artifacts | $23 |
Azure Pipelines - Microsoft Hosted | $404 |
Azure Pipelines - Self-Hosted | $155 |
- per user per month (first 5 users free)
- per user per month
- per GB (first 2GB free)
- per parallel job (1,800 minutes free with 1 free parallel job)
- per extra parallel job (1 free parallel job with unlimited minutes)
Additional Pricing Details
—SpiraPlan
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$5 Per User per Month
SpiraPlan Editions & Modules
On-premise Edition
3-User | $1331 |
---|---|
5-User | $1191 |
10-User | $991 |
20-User | $891 |
20-User | $6,9992 |
- Lifetime License per Seat
- Lifetime License (unlimited seats)
SaaS Edition
1-User | $51 |
---|---|
3-User | $91 |
5-User | $91 |
10-User | $91 |
20-User | $91 |
- Per User per Month
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Azure DevOps Services
Azure DevOps Services 10.0
Based on 3 answers
I don't think our organization will stray from using VSTS/TFS as we are now looking to upgrade to the 2012 version. Since our business is software development and we want to meet the requirements of CMMI to deliver consistent and high quality software, this SDLC management tool is here to stay. In addition, our company uses a lot of Microsoft products, such as Office 365, Asp.net, etc, and since VSTS/TFS has proved itself invaluable to our own processes and is within the Microsoft family of products, we will continue to use VSTS/TFS for a long, long time.
Business Analyst
InnovaSystems International, LLCComputer Software, 201-500 employees
SpiraPlan
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
Azure DevOps Services
Azure DevOps Services 7.1
Based on 5 answers
Azure DevOps is a powerful, complex cloud application. As such there are a number of things it does great and something where there is room for improvement. One of those areas would be in usability. In my opinion it relies too much on search. There is no easy way to view all projects or to group them in a logical way. You need to search for everything.
Technical Lead
Newell RubbermaidConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees
SpiraPlan
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Azure DevOps Services
Azure DevOps Services 8.4
Based on 20 answers
When we've had issues, both Microsoft support and the user community have been very responsive. DevOps has an active developer community and frankly, you can find most of your questions already asked and answered there. Microsoft also does a better job than most software vendors I've worked with creating detailed and frequently updated documentation.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Architecture & Planning Company, 1001-5000 employeesSpiraPlan
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Azure DevOps Services
Azure DevOps Services 10.0
Based on 2 answers
Was not part of the process.

Verified User
Analyst in Research & Development
Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employeesSpiraPlan
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Azure DevOps Services
Azure DevOps is much easier to implement and use on a daily basis than VersionOne. This is based on end-user feedback and my personal experience as well. ADO has more features and seems to get updated more frequently than VersionOne as well. VersionOne is less expensive overall than ADO, but our company prefers to use ADO because it has a lot more benefits.
Senior Network Administrator
University HealthSystem ConsortiumHospital & Health Care, 1001-5000 employees
SpiraPlan
Main differentiating factors:1. Lightweight process2. Plans based on active users instead of registered users.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 51-200 employeesReturn on Investment
Azure DevOps Services
- It provides a great IDE to make things easier, clear, and compact. It has always been a positive ROI
- It's worth the money. I don't think any other software could replace the VS. It has helped us a lot to making things ready on time
- The only thing I dislike is that it takes a lot of memory space when in an idle state
VLSI TEST ENGINEER
Tessolve Services Pvt. Ltd.Semiconductors, 1001-5000 employees
SpiraPlan
- Allows us to manage simple IT requirements without major upfront costs. Allows us to expand our process complexity at our own pace.
- Slow UI response from a South East Asia country can make data entry a drag.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 51-200 employees