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Azure DevOps

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

588 Reviews Write a Review

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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2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2026

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

Latest Award, 2026

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

11 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

2025

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Service Experience
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

10 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Service Experience
Product Impact

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

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 Champion

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.
Download the entire Product Scorecard to access more information on Azure DevOps.

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

1
Since last award

85 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?

2% Negative

3% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Effective Service

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Agile Work Management

Automation

Workflow Management

Traceability

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Artifact Management

Analytics and Reporting

Visual Analysis Design

Resource Planning

Managed Artifact Repository

ALM Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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Azure DevOps Reviews

Linda Z.

Role: Operations
Industry: Communications
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2023

provides a seamless integration of various tool

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Azure DevOps from other similar products?

provides a seamless integration of various tools and services, streamlining the entire software development lifecycle.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Integration and tools available

What do you dislike most about this product?

Limited Customization. Azure DevOps was designed to be a plug-and-play platform.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you do want to shift your career or get started with DevOps, the good news is it is not that hard to get started!

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

ankit k.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2023

Great tool, fabulous innovation by Microsoft

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Azure DevOps from other similar products?

Azure DevOps stands out for its seamless integration with Azure services and its comprehensive end-to-end solution, encompassing the entire software development lifecycle.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

seamless integration with other Microsoft and Azure services, making it a unified and efficient platform for managing the entire DevOps lifecycle

What do you dislike most about this product?

challenges with the complexity of setting up and configuring Azure DevOps, especially for large and complex projects. Additionally, the cost of Azure DevOps services can become a concern for organizations with extensive usage. It's essential to carefully plan and manage configurations to optimize the experience and costs.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For those considering Azure DevOps, it's advisable to start with a pilot project, invest in training, plan meticulously, integrate tools thoughtfully, automate CI/CD processes, prioritize security and compliance, monitor costs, encourage collaboration, gather feedback, stay informed about updates, and engage with the Azure DevOps community and support for a successful implementation.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Inspires Innovation
Trustworthy

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

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2023

More scalability. Ease of use. Azure is worth it!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Enables Productivity
Effective Service
Caring
Respectful

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

Azure DevOps Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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Azure DevOps Reviews

Linda Z.

provides a seamless integration of various tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

ankit k.

Great tool, fabulous innovation by Microsoft

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

More scalability. Ease of use. Azure is worth it!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Resource Planning

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ALM Integration

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Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

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