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Radar by Skyhook vs. Visual Studio App Center (discontinued)

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Radar by Skyhook

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    Radar by Skyhook

    		N/AN/ARadar is an open-source Kubernetes interface designed for the humans and AI agents that operate clusters. It addresses a common gap in Kubernetes workflows: clusters are easy to query with kubectl, but hard to understand. Radar presents a live cluster over two surfaces, a graphical UI for engineers and a built-in MCP server for AI assistants, so both can make sense of what is actually running. Deployment Radar runs as a single Go binary that talks to the…

    $0

    per month per installation

    Visual Studio App Center (discontinued)

    Score6.9 out of 10
    		N/AVisual Studio App Center was a solution used to build, test, release, and monitor mobile and desktop apps, as well as to continuously monitor real-time performance. The product was discontinued in March 2025, and is no longer available.

    $40

    per month per build concurrency

    Pricing
    Radar by SkyhookVisual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Radar OSS
    $0
    Cloud Free
    $0
    Up to three connected clusters
    Team
    $149
    per month per cluster
    Enterprise
    $299
    per month per cluster
    Custom
    Contact Sales
    Builds
    $40
    per month per build concurrency
    Standard Test Plan
    $99
    per month per build concurrency
    Enterprise Test Plan
    $499
    per month per build concurrency
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Radar by SkyhookVisual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount of 20% for commercial plans.—
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Azure DevOps
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Azure DevOps
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Azure DevOps Server
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Azure DevOps Server
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Radar by SkyhookVisual Studio App Center (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Skyhook Radar
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    Discontinued Products
    Honestly, it's an all around solution that needs some enhancements. Need to build an app, check! Need to test that app, check! Need to debug that app, check! Visual Studio App Center is a well rounded platform for multiple types of builds and services.
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    Pros
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    • It supplies the right native integration for test cases both IOS and Android
    • Constant device updates means you are working with the right builds to support product use cases
    • Excels in automated test cases that are easy to implement, monitor, and digest results
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    Cons
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    • Webview support was lacking
    • User management seems a bit disconnected from the standard Microsoft ecosystem. Almost feels like you are managing local users and sharing access more than an enterprise solution
    • Price could be better
    • Buggy on some of the latest versions of windows
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    Alternatives Considered
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    The biggest benefit is in integrations and plug-ins, as well as the fact that it's not open source. I know open source is popular, but we have all been on the downside of open source and waiting for things to be voted up or a contribution to fix an issue. This alone makes VSAC a nice solution! Plus, it comes with a complete IDE integration of services, documentation, and is light weight
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    Return on Investment
    Skyhook Radar
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    • Cut down on time to delivery enhancements and overall builds to users
    • Helps test new proposed releases with ease
    • Cuts down on local build issues as it does do a good job with local development environments as well
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    ScreenShots

    Radar by Skyhook Screenshots

    Screenshot of Radar opens a real-time web UI in about 30 seconds - no agents, no CRDs, no account required. See cluster health, resources, and activity from a single binary running on your laptop or in-cluster.Screenshot of An interactive, auto-laid-out graph of how your Kubernetes resources connect, with grouping by namespace or app label and instant detail on any node. Updates stream live as the cluster changes.Screenshot of Kubernetes events and resource-change diffs in one real-time feed. See exactly what changed - replicas, images, config - and when, retained well past the default one-hour event TTL.Screenshot of Manage Helm releases without leaving the UI: inspect values, compare revisions, and upgrade, roll back, or uninstall.Screenshot of First-class FluxCD and ArgoCD support with sync status, health, and reconciliation controls, so you can see and fix drift from the same place you see the cluster.Screenshot of A 31-check audit across security, reliability, and efficiency, with findings labeled to frameworks including NSA/CISA and CIS and paired with remediation guidance.