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Azure DevOps

Composite Score

9.0 /10

CX Score

9.3 /10

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What is Azure DevOps?

Plan smarter, collaborate better and ship faster with Azure DevOps Services, formerly known as Visual Studio Team Services.

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Awards & Recognition

Azure DevOps won the following awards in the Application Lifecycle Management category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

10 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Service Experience
Product Impact

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

11 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

10 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact

2022

Azure DevOps Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Azure DevOps?

1% Negative

3% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Security Protects
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Agile Work Management

Automation

Analytics and Reporting

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Traceability

Workflow Management

Resource Planning

Artifact Management

ALM Integration

Managed Artifact Repository

Visual Analysis Design

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

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Azure DevOps Reviews

Rashmeet K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Fast management software

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Azure DevOps from other similar products?

Its features are easy to understand and comprehend.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Drag and drop from product backlog to sprint backlog is very efficient.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Time tracking is separate that we use. Actual time tracking in office vs time spent on working is something I'd love to see.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are Agile and want a software that can facilitate ceremonies with you, go for it.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Caring
Includes Product Enhancements
Helps Innovate

Naveed A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Unique product for agile methodology

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Azure DevOps from other similar products?

It's quite a unique product for implementing agile methodology in company. It eliminates waterfall method pretty much and implements agile in simple and clear manner. If someone is managing a big team of more than 100 employees who need access to projects this is product is way to go.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is organized. This product actually brought revolution in project management. Made it quite easy and neat to manage and complete projects.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It mainly lacks automation. Visibility and access are other features that are not much developed. They need to be worked on.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This product needs to be integrated in your architecture if you have problem managing projects. It's a complete change in how project if managed.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Jai R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Insurance
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2022

Easy UI, Excellent features

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Azure DevOps from other similar products?

Planning is a great feature. Its got this planning poker interface that you can use to estimate stories and then use it during your sprint planning.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The favorite part is the ease with which I can create stories, tasks and link them. I can see insights w.r.t Burn Down charts and average velocity metrics easily.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing that I have disliked about this product.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you're transitioning from waterfall to Agile, consider this friend of yours who will take you a long way in the Agile journey.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2020 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2019 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2018 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Azure DevOps Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Azure DevOps?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Agile Work Management Multiple backlogs, backlog grooming, sprint planning, prioritization, and estimation, and a multi-level agile artifact hierarchy (Epics, User Stories, etc.)

Automation Manual activities such as traceability, test generation, artifact state changes, integrations, and artifact creation can be automated to streamline ALM work.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt Supports the ability to create tests and acceptance criteria and assign, prioritize, track, and resolve tests,related bugs, and issues.

Traceability ALM artifacts can be traced from ideation to requirements, design, develop, test, and implementation.

Workflow Management Custom workflows can be created, managed, and monitored for artifacts, processes and practices to govern and streamline ALM work.

Resource Planning Assigning resources to activities and estimates to manage workloads, support project management, and ensure completion of work related to ALM artifacts, including dashboards to manage multiple teams

Artifact Management ALM artifacts can be readily created, reused, moved, and managed through baselines, reviews, approvals, releases, and audits for projects and products.

ALM Integration Integrate artifacts across ALM phases such as requirements, analysis, design, development, and testing, either internally or through an API.

Managed Artifact Repository Artifacts are stored in version controlled repository that supports check out, update, check-in, and collaboration across multiple types and workspaces.

Visual Analysis Design Can create and manage context diagrams, business process models, use cases, data flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, data models, and UI mockups, etc.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

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Azure DevOps Reviews

Rashmeet K.

Fast management software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Naveed A.

Unique product for agile methodology

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jai R.

Easy UI, Excellent features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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ALM Integration

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