Azure DevOps
Microsoft's suite of Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Test Plans and Artifacts for software teams.
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About Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps is Microsoft's application lifecycle suite. Azure Boards handles backlogs and sprints, Azure Repos hosts unlimited private Git repositories, Azure Pipelines runs CI/CD on Microsoft-hosted or self-hosted agents for any language and cloud, Azure Test Plans covers manual and exploratory testing, and Azure Artifacts hosts package feeds. Teams can use the whole suite or individual services, and Pipelines in particular is often used with GitHub repositories. It is common in enterprises standardised on Microsoft, especially .NET shops, and Azure DevOps Server provides an on-premises edition. Microsoft is putting most new investment into GitHub, so the product evolves slowly and its interface feels more corporate. Pricing is generous for small teams: the first five Basic users are free, with a free Microsoft-hosted parallel job and a self-hosted one, and additional users, parallel jobs and Test Plans are billed monthly. It runs in the browser.
Best for: Microsoft-centric enterprises that want planning, repos and pipelines in one suite.
Pros and cons
What works
- Five free users and a free CI/CD job
- Flexible Pipelines that work with GitHub too
- On-premises Server edition
Why people leave
- Slower development as Microsoft focuses on GitHub
- Corporate, dated interface
- Extra parallel jobs add cost quickly
Top Azure DevOps alternatives
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GitHub66.5Microsoft's main focus now, with Actions and a bigger ecosystem.
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GitLab62.6Single DevSecOps platform with a self-managed edition.
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Bitbucket59.6Atlassian hosting and Pipelines if your planning lives in Jira.
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Jenkins57.2Self-hosted, plugin-based CI if you only need pipelines.
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TeamCity55.3Strong .NET-friendly CI server with a free tier.
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Azure DevOps: common questions
Is Azure DevOps free?
Azure DevOps has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Azure DevOps open source?
No, Azure DevOps is not open source. Open-source alternatives include GitLab and Jenkins.
What platforms does Azure DevOps run on?
Azure DevOps is available for Web and Self-hosted.
What are the best alternatives to Azure DevOps?
The highest-ranked Azure DevOps alternatives right now are GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.