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Azure DevOps Services
Formerly VSTS

Overview

What is Azure DevOps Services?

Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS, Microsoft Visual Studio Team System) is an agile development product that is an extension of the Microsoft Visual Studio architecture. Azure DevOps includes software development, collaboration, and reporting capabilities.

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10 out of 10
May 20, 2023
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Awards

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Reviewer Pros & Cons

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Harsh Shukla | TrustRadius Reviewer
Harsh Shukla
Release Train Engineer
Emerson (Industrial Automation, 10,001+ employees)
Ruth Carson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Ruth Carson
Software Engineer
NeoXam Tuinisie (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)
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Pricing

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Azure Artifacts

$2

Cloud
per GB (first 2GB free)

Basic Plan

$6

Cloud
per user per month (first 5 users free)

Azure Pipelines - Self-Hosted

$15

Cloud
per extra parallel job (1 free parallel job with unlimited minutes)

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Azure Pipeline Tutorial | Azure Pipeline Deployment | Azure DevOps Tutorial | Edureka Rewind - 3

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Product Details

What is Azure DevOps Services?

Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS, Microsoft Visual Studio Team System) is an agile development product that is an extension of the Microsoft Visual Studio architecture. Azure DevOps includes software development, collaboration, and reporting capabilities, along with the basic plan which includes:
  • Azure Pipelines: automatically builds and tests code, combines continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD)
  • Azure Boards: Work item tracking and Kanban boards
  • Azure Repos: Unlimited private Git repos
  • Azure Artifacts: 2 GB free per organization
The Basic + Azure Test Plans bundle can be used to allow users to test and ship with confidence using manual and exploratory testing tools.

Azure DevOps Services Video

Introduction to Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps Services Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS, Microsoft Visual Studio Team System) is an agile development product that is an extension of the Microsoft Visual Studio architecture. Azure DevOps includes software development, collaboration, and reporting capabilities.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 8.1.

The most common users of Azure DevOps Services are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Reviews

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October 12, 2019

Azure DevOps was our Agile metrics savior!

Amy Liston | TrustRadius Reviewer
Amy Liston
Product Owner
Development Dimensions International (Human Resources, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are using Azure DevOps to manage the workflow for all of our software development teams. We use this software to provide team metrics, identify team dependencies and manage agile boards. We also use the software to manage pull requests.
Pros and Cons
  • Agile Management.
  • Metrics.
  • Customized Reporting.
  • Scaleable Team Projects.
  • 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.
Likelihood to Recommend
Before using Azure DevOps, the department was calculating metrics by hand. It was a very tedious process that, at times required duplicate effort. Once we added the online boards, we were able to let the cards automatically calculate dates and provide us with team metrics instantly. It is also great for being able to easily move features from one team to another. Before we added all teams in the same project, it would require us to re-enter the features. We move features around a lot so that has been a big help. I also like the board customization, not all of our teams follow the exact same Agile flow, so allowing each board to have its own columns, states, and notifications give flexibility to each team.
Return on Investment
  • We have saved a ton of time not calculating metrics by hand.
  • We no longer spend time writing out cards during planning, it goes straight to the board.
  • We no longer track separate documents to track overall department goals. We were able to create customized icons at the department level that lets us track each team's progress against our dept goals.
Alternatives Considered
Azure DevOps covers way more than just an awesome Agile storyboard. The widgets, the reporting, the interaction with Power BI and the features that hook into pull requests and DevOps in general, go way beyond what your competitors offer. I find Azure DevOps easy to navigate and anytime I have had a question or concern, I have received a quick, answer from tech support.
Support Rating
10
I have had to reach out to tech support a few times and I always received a quick response that answered my question. Everyone was very knowledgeable and courteous when they were trying to help me through my problems.
Other Software Used
Users and Roles
100
Developers, Product Owner, Scrum Masters, Product Managers, Marketing Team
Support Headcount Required
5
Enterprise Architect, DevOps Build Engineer, Product Owner
You do not need a high level of technical background to support Azure DevOps. I am a former developer, but as a Product Owner, I set up the project for the entire department and was able to explain to the teams how to use the software.
Business Processes Supported
  • Planning Day
  • Grooming
  • Stand-Ups
  • Team Metrics
Innovative Uses
  • We use it to share our innovation concepts with stakeholders prior to them entering the SDLC.
Future Planned Uses
  • We might use more of the DevOps features so that they hook into our zero downtime deployment setup.
Likelihood to Renew
10
Azure DevOps is by far my favorite software that I use. It has saved me a lot of time and has helped out department get a better understanding of the work that each team is doing.
January 11, 2019

Great tool for process mapping

Verified User
Analyst in Research & Development
Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
My department utilizes Microsoft Visual Studio to create workflows for the system, organization, and application process flows.
Pros and Cons
  • Great for documenting process flows.
  • Great for developing org charts.
  • Great for mapping out ideas and brainstorming.
  • I'd like to be able to set up the automatic spacing and organizing workflows to flow from top to bottom.
Likelihood to Recommend
Wonderful for process mapping.
Return on Investment
  • Positive: System development efficiency.
  • Positive: Process mapping made easier.
Alternatives Considered
Mind manager has additional components which allow you to not just map out process workflows but also project plan.
Other Software Used
Microsoft SQL Server, OnBase by Hyland, Cisco Business Edition 6000 (BE6000)
Users and Roles
5000
Development, business, HR
Support Headcount Required
I'm not sure. It's a very large company.
Business Processes Supported
  • Process mapping
  • Organization structuring
  • Brainstorming
Innovative Uses
  • brainstorming
Future Planned Uses
  • I'm not sure what else we could use it for.
Likelihood to Renew
10
It's a great tool for process mapping.
Products Replaced
Not Sure
Key Differentiators
I was not part of the decision process for purchase.
Evaluation Lessons Learned
I wouldn't, great product.
Implementation Details / Implementation Partner
  • Don't know
Implementation Issues
  • We did not encounter any serious issues.
Implementation Rating
10
Was not part of the process.
Support Rating
10
I do not deal directly with support, the IT department does.
Bug Resolution
No
Exceptional Examples of Azure DevOps Services Support
My IT department works with Microsoft support.
Easy Tasks
  • Mapping process flows
  • Brainstorming and throwing in symbols
Difficult Tasks
  • Aligning arrows.
Usability
10
Great system easy to use.
January 15, 2018

All under one umbrella

Swagata Bhattacharyya | TrustRadius Reviewer
Swagata Bhattacharyya
Business System Analyst
Medullus Systems (Computer Software, 11-50 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
It is used across the organization. We use it for tracking tasks as well as for CICD.
Pros and Cons
  • Task management
  • Capacity Management
  • CICD
  • Once you add a new sprint, it does not automatically reflect in the left panel of work items. You have to select the iteration under default teams settings. This is a bit confusing and difficult to figure out if you don't know.
  • When a task is marked as Resolved, the remaining time does not become 0 like it happens when you close the task. It may be a good idea to reset it to 0 for resolved tasks as well.
  • The system allows you to close a user story which has open tasks under it. A warning mentioning this while closing the user story will be good.
Likelihood to Recommend
I believe it can be used in all projects, big or small. All projects are broken down into subtasks and VSTS is a great tool to manage subtasks and capacity.
Return on Investment
  • The code version control, tasks, capacity all are in one place. So we don't have to move between tools to get the overall state of the project
  • It allows adding users based on their email addresses, so if tasks are outsourced, it is very easy to include members external to the organization in the project team
  • It can be shared with the client which leads to more transparency
Alternatives Considered
Unlike the other tools I have used, VSTS has everything under one roof. The other tools I have used are specific to a particular requirement like code version control, task management etc. VSTS on the other hand, has all aspects of the project tied together which makes it more useful.
Other Software Used
Users and Roles
20
Software/web delevopment
Easy Tasks
  • Adding users to capacity and marking their planned leaves is a great feature
  • Love the way we can have source code control linked with the user stories
  • The burn chart is great to get a progress update at one glance
Difficult Tasks
  • I an revising this review specifically to add this suggestion. We have a globally distributed team who work in different time zones. If you consider this scenario...I am in EST and we have some developers working during India business hours. Each developer works Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5pm IST and 7 hours capacity per day. On Monday, say at 1pm EST I am looking at the sprint and I see 35 hours for a developer. It will show up as green but it is actually red because his day has already ended and he has 28 hours left for the week. If we can add the time zone or working hours along with the capacity for each user, that will be awesome.
Usability
9
Apart from the time zone issue mentioned in a previous step, everything else works great for our project. We have started using the auto build functionality after checking in the source code which has saved us a lot of time. The iterations help us manage work efficiently. We are very happy with the way we are able to manage the project using VSTS.
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