Azure DevOps Server Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 8.4 out of 10

Score

8.4 out of 10

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Pros

Efficient Task Management: Users have found Azure Boards fast and easy to use once a good structure is established, enabling quick creation or modification of task types. This reduces administrative overhead and facilitates the creation of numerous smaller tasks.

Simplified Setup Process: Reviewers appreciate Azure Repos for its simplicity in setup compared to other solutions, with most options readily available including user management. The out-of-the-box features streamline the onboarding process.

Powerful CI/CD Pipelines: The Pipelines tool within Azure stands out for its robust capabilities, allowing users to swiftly create pipelines, automate workflows, and easily track their progress effectively throughout the development cycle.

Reviews

48 Reviews

One of the best CI/CD pipelines

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

October 5, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Azure DevOps is being used by the entire company. We use that to build our build and release pipeline to continually release our deployment.

For our department, we build infrastructure with Terraform and deploy it to the Google Cloud Platform. It solves our problem of not having a CI/CD pipeline. It makes our development cycle much faster.

Pros

It is compatible with so many services. You can deploy to GCP, AWS, and with any kind of developing language.
It has a clear developing logic. You build first and then deploy things to the destination you want.
When you develop with Microsoft products, you can do a lot more.

Cons

There is a little window tells you small jokes and information. It just annoys me.
The UI might use more careful design. it can be confusing when you want to find the thing you want.
There are small things can be added to improve productivity, such as cloning the whole agent job.

Likelihood to Recommend

For companies, especially big companies, when they adopt the way of CI/CD, they need a build pipeline to realize all these. Either they develop websites with languages like Python, Ruby, or C#, or they set up infrastructure with Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet. Azure DevOps integrates everything together and provides a solution that works with all the technologies you use.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Azure DevOps server is a great product

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

October 4, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use the Azure Dev Ops server throughout the IT department of our organization. It is utilized by Business Analysts, Scrum Masters, Developers, and QA. We have Git integration enabled and it has been an awesome experience with its integration to our source code. I especially love the built-in ability in the latest version to perform source code wide string searches. This makes it exceptionally easy to find code references and delve into new areas quickly. Aside from source control, it is our UI interface for all of our SCRUM project management needs. We create all of our tasks on the work items board and it makes it easy to see the progress of the overall team. Overall it's just been a great experience and I can't think of any complaints.

Pros

Git integration has been fantastic.
Provides a convenient UI for managing the SCRUM process.
Built-in Code Review feature and completion policies.

Cons

I wish I could default to a specific dashboard on load.

Likelihood to Recommend

Great for source control, project management, and code reviews. It is really critical to put in place code review policies with required reviewers before a pull request can ever be merged into a target branch. As a senior developer sometimes I feel this can be cumbersome but there have been a few instances where I have caught a major error in a pull request and was able to prevent the code from being merged.

Brendan McKenna

Senior Developer in Information Technology at American Board of Internal Medicine (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

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Code and product life cycle management in one place

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

October 4, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have been using Azure as one of our cloud providers for a few months. Not all departments in my company are using it but a few of the critical applications that need multi-cloud for managing resilience are using it. How these departments use it is for an end to end infrastructure on the cloud and set up and launch an app in Azure.

Pros

Not only does it provide a way to manage your code, but you can also do most of the other activities such as planning for a release, planning test cycles and, in a sense, true product management
The reporting is great out of the gate. They will enable you to draw insights into how the teams are managing and pushing the changes to production.
It integrates pipeline and DevOps, making it true life cycle management.

Cons

Most of the companies use AWS, GitHub, etc. and generally the support on the internet is relatively less.
Being a Microsoft service, it works very well with Microsoft apps.

Likelihood to Recommend

If you are using Azure as a cloud provider and want to build solid code management and overall software life cycle management, then azure DevOpsSserver is a great fit and should generally work. Also, the reporting features out of the box are really helpful and the higher management can get great visibility on how the code and product are being managed.

Verified User

Professional in Quality Assurance (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

Azure DevOps Server - A Complete Suite for your DevOps strategy

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

August 1, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Azure DevOps server is being utilized as a centralized tool for our organization's code & release management. All departments in the organization have their own repositories where they check-in their codes. Azure DevOps server along with GIT integration is serving as a central code repository for our organization. Also its widget integration and inbuilt templates to automate code build and release from almost any tech stack is worthy to have it as a DevOps tool.

Pros

Vast range of Template for Automated Build and Release Pipeline with option to have conditional triggers
Code repository mechanism is aligned with GIT which is a well known public repository system
Bug Management is also an integral feature of this tool
Dashboard creation option of Build and Release pipeline is also available

Cons

Can add more build templates for specific technology requirements
Can have more features in dashboards which can help dev teams stream line their tasks and priorities
Can have raise alarm feature in case of any sort of failure in devops pipeline execution

Likelihood to Recommend

Azure DevOps is well suited if you have a big team that is collaborating their codes and need to have devops pipeline for all build and release work. Also since this tool provides bug management facility, you don't need to purchase any other tool for that purpose. Moreover if you have your infrastructure built over Azure cloud then this is a best match for your requirements as it integrates well with it.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Take an advantage of Microsoft TFS for easy integration with other Microsoft family products

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

June 5, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Dell Technologies uses Team Foundation Server for managing multiple projects across the North America region and rolling out in all other regions. If you use Visual Studio for development, TFS, or its online equivalent VSTS, you can have a fairly seamless end-to-end integration. Out of the box, it provides code management, testing, work hierarchy in agile formats, automated build, and deployment.<div>

</div><div>Dell manages source code, project reporting, engineering progress tracking and release management for agile software development. Microsoft TFS is also leveraged by the Product Management group to define and manage product requirements and managing the technical backlog. TFS really makes it easier to perform an end-to-end integration, reporting, tracking, code management, automated build, and deployment, etc.</div>

Pros

TFS makes it easier to build technical features and acceptance criteria that different team members of Product Manager, Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Release Management.
It enables the product managers to review technical backlog, prioritize features and go to market that helps improve key performance indicators.
It provides seamless integration with Microsoft products like SharePoint, IIS, Visual Studio that helps integrate and exchange data.

Cons

TFS UI could improve like some of its major competitors with fewer options on the same UI page. TFS tries to offer too many options on the same UI.
Development in branches is hard to achieve and TFS has a room for improvement.
Integration with non-Microsoft is difficult. TFS could provide easier integration with other product lines to improve acceptability.

Likelihood to Recommend

Team Foundation Server is well suited in product management

<ul><li>Easier to build a technical backlog.</li><li>Create user stories, features, EPICs, assign tasks and acceptance criteria, etc.</li><li>Make a Product Manger's and engineering teams' life easier in meeting and tracking. </li><li>Project managers can easily track the work and create reporting.</li></ul>

Vaibhav Choksi

Senior Product Manager, Digital Commerce in Information Technology at Dell Technologies (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

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Code versioning tool with room for improvement

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

December 17, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Team Foundation Server in the Information Systems Department in our company. All developers have access to Team Foundation Server to do code versioning. We use it integrated with Visual Studio to check-in and check-out our projects' code. We also use the web interface to navigate between code versions and to manually download code when necessary.

Pros

Integration with Microsoft products, like SharePoint, IIS, Visual Studio
Users are able to access via desktop client, web browser and through Visual Studio
Code version control

Cons

Bad UX and UI in the web interface
Merging code is a very hard task
Development in branches is also hard to achieve
Not so easy to upgrade server version

Likelihood to Recommend

TFS is well suited to developers and teams that work with Microsoft technologies and products. For other scenarios, alternatives like Git can deliver more powerful and reliable features. Also, developing software in branches is very difficult, as well as merging code. These tasks needs to be carefully planned to avoid broken code and headaches in your company.

Vinicius Lima

Programmer in Information Technology at Cybermap (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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Great system for consolidating work and information

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

December 3, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are currently managing a large project and we use TFS to manage bugs, code and releases. It is only being used by the technical team but others are coordinating with us to make sure their bugs make it into the system. As well, we are using data from the system to routinely give updates to management on the status of the project as well as any concerns or risks.

Pros

The consolidation of issues is extremely useful for us. Having one place where all bugs are entered has helped our business process immensely.
Being able to query data regarding user stories, bugs and code is extremely helpful. As well, using the visual tools built into the system can help with messaging regarding the status of a project.
Being able to monitor code deployments is extremely helpful. Since we are managing multiple environments, this tool makes it easy to see what is happening where.

Cons

Searching through code can be somewhat cumbersome. It would be nice if there was a way to do general searches in certain areas of the system.
Without proper training, the system can be confusing to navigate. This issue can be prevented with good training but it is something to be aware of.
Navigation can be clunky at times depending on where you are in the system. For power users, this is not a huge deal but it is a tad bit annoying.

Likelihood to Recommend

TFS is very good when working on a large project with a lot of moving pieces. When you have many BAs involved and a lot of user stories, it can be extremely useful to consolidate information. If you are not working on a large project with many users and developers, it may be excessive. However, in general, the tool is extremely helpful when implemented correctly.

Michael Martinez

Data and research analyst in Human Resources at State of Colorado (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

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Project Management made easy!

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

September 20, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Team Foundation Server to manage manage almost all the projects and application packages. Team Foundation Server makes it easy for us to have good control of all the progress and it really helps in managing the whole release process even if a lot of developers and many teams are involved.

Pros

The environment is easy to use.
It is very easy to track progress of various work items.
Project management is made really easy.

Cons

There is no ability to work offline.
There is a learning curve involved which is little hard to get when you are using the tool for the first time
The UI can be little more organized.

Likelihood to Recommend

Team Foundation Server is specifically very useful for bigger teams which have a lot of developers and organizations with a lot of parallel team working on similar projects. It helps to keep track and manage the overall project well. I don't think of an alternative which is as powerful as TFS

Verified User

Employee in Corporate (5001-10,000 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

We can get two fruits (Version Control and Track Items) for one single Tree (TFS)

Rating: 9 out of 10

July 23, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Team Foundation Server is used for version control of Microsoft .net applications, SSIS, SSRS. Also, TFS is used for tracking tasks, bugs and change requests.

Pros

Version Control
Track Bugs, Change Requests, Tasks

Cons

Compare versions of SSIS can be improved
Merging of the SSIS Code can also be improved

Likelihood to Recommend

Team Foundation Server is a very a very good tool when you are using with Visual Studio. It's very easy to check in/check out the code to the Team Foundation Server.

One can easily check the Task, Bugs and any change request items very easily from the Visual Studio. One can also check this items directly on the web browser as well.

Lavanya Elluri

Database Engineer in Information Technology at REI Systems (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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I like to work with Team Foundation Server

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

April 16, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Team Foundation Server as Source Control Managment System and for automated Builds and Tests. We don't use the WorkItem System of Team Foundation Server. We Used it a couple of years ago, but it was to complicated. Right now we just use Trello with a Scrum AddOn for Task and Backlog Planning. Right now only our Developers are using Team Foundation Server.

Pros

I like the Team Foundation Source Control Management much more compared to other Systems like GIT, because:
- Perfect Integration into Visual Studio
- Easy and direct checkout/check-in
- Perfect branching and merging
- Workflow Support with autmated Reminders
The Build System is just great. Since Version 2017 its very easy to integrate self made tools into the build process.
Easy Managament of Users and User Rights.

Cons

Team Foundation Server could be improved in the Task and Backlog Managment for smaller Teams. E.G.: It's hard to quickly write down Tasks during a meeting because you have to fill in lots of Fields per WorkItem. It is hard to push the Items around.

Likelihood to Recommend

Well, as said before. I like TFS for Source Control and automated Builds and Testing, but it could be improved in the area of Task Management.

Markus Hopfenspirger

Geschäftsführer in Manufacturing at myTGA - connect GmbH (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

9 years of experience

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Take an advantage of Microsoft TFS for easy integration with other Microsoft family products

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

June 5, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

TFS makes it easier to build technical features and acceptance criteria that different team members of Product Manager, Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Release Management.
It enables the product managers to review technical backlog, prioritize features and go to market that helps improve key performance indicators.
It provides seamless integration with Microsoft products like SharePoint, IIS, Visual Studio that helps integrate and exchange data.

Cons

TFS UI could improve like some of its major competitors with fewer options on the same UI page. TFS tries to offer too many options on the same UI.
Development in branches is hard to achieve and TFS has a room for improvement.
Integration with non-Microsoft is difficult. TFS could provide easier integration with other product lines to improve acceptability.

Likelihood to Recommend

Team Foundation Server is well suited in product management

Vaibhav Choksi

Senior Product Manager, Digital Commerce in Information Technology at Dell Technologies (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

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