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Jama Connect vs TFS comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Jama Connect
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
10th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Application Requirements Management (4th)
TFS
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
99
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites category, the mindshare of Jama Connect is 3.5%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TFS is 4.4%, up from 4.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
TFS4.4%
Jama Connect3.5%
Other92.1%
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
 

Featured Reviews

Juergen Albrecht - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at CCC Systems Engineering Suisse GmbH
Has required better change management and easier tool integration but supports certification needs and strong collaboration
The visualization tools are nearly similar, so it does not matter if you use DNG or even Jama Connect, but at Jama Connect, the selection and setup for running complex scripts is very powerful and fast compared to IBM, which is sometimes very slow due to the complex software which has lost focus on usability. The collaboration capabilities of Jama Connect are fantastic, and when comparing IBM, PTC, and Jama Connect, they are nearly equal because all three have recognized the importance of collaboration in today's work environment. The feature that I really appreciate about Jama Connect is its allowance for certifications through the FAA and FDA organizations in the US, which in the past was not possible for smaller companies because larger ones, such as Boeing and Airbus, often advised against using unapproved tools.
PF
Angular C Full Stack Developer at Great American Insurance
Simplified task creation enhances seamless development workflow
We use TFS for our Agile board to handle our sprints, epics, stories, and tasks, tracking how work is progressing. It is also a repository for managing code changes TFS integrates seamlessly with Visual Studio and Azure Cloud, facilitating continuous integration and continuous deployment, which…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Provides suitable tools for managing regulatory requirements."
"Support has been excellent - an advantage of working with a somewhat smaller vendor interested in making users successful."
"We use Jama Connect mainly for requirements management."
"Jama Connect is a good tool for the entire software development cycle."
"The user experience is better than the competition."
"The relationship mapping feature is especially helpful, as it allows us to connect different requirements and compliance-related documentation."
"The most valuable feature is the single identity provider capability, which simplifies the integration with various platforms, like Google App Store and Microsoft Azure, for providing user access."
"I like Jama Connect because it's easy to use and understand. The widgets are great, and linking is straightforward. The solution is not complex compared to its competitors."
"It is a stable solution."
"The good thing is, unlike other products, you get a complete suite of features."
"The solution helps with pretty much all aspects of the development cycle, including using it for QA, testing, development, and the release, and it's useful for every aspect of the development cycle."
"TFS is used to check source code and revision control, ensuring we do not have to do source control on our own, and as a programmer the product does exactly what I need from it."
"I like the build management features, the integration with Jenkins and many other tools, the team rooms for team collaboration, and issue tracking are very valuable features."
"The product is absolutely scalable for use in large enterprise companies."
"The most valuable features are the dashboard and task-selection capability."
"You get a managed system where you can manage your development tasks easily, and you don't need to keep your own bookkeeping for tasks and backup items."
 

Cons

"There are a few areas where Jama Connect can improve. One suggestion is to enhance the built-in feature of profile generation."
"The initial setup could be better, it's complicated."
"The user interface could be modernized and the product lacks project management functionalities."
"There are some security concerns with Jama Connect, including two-factor enablement."
"The solution is expensive."
"The solution is very software-centric, and its validation piece is not time-efficient at all."
"The text and diagram handling in Jama Connect could be improved."
"We did have some issues of scalability issues early on. I believe we pushed the envelope on numbers of test cases, and did suffer some performance issues, and outages in effect."
"TFS should have capabilities similar to Git, like storing all types of artifacts in the repository."
"Team Build definitions bug-tracking tools."
"The security model could be more granular."
"Even with VS Code as an open source ID, TFS at the backend as a repository is difficult and integration is complex."
"The execution of test cases could stand improvement."
"Microsoft should discontinue the use of SharePoint as I don’t really see any value add to TFS, document management features can be included in TFS web portal itself, if required!"
"Customization of build templates - better tools."
"Sometimes we feel that it need more CPU, and RAMs on TFS server, either we implemented the hardware with the product minimum requirements."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Jama Connect is a little pricy."
"If you want to have creative licenses, pricing may be an issue with the licenses, as it can become quite expensive over time to serve many people."
"The cost seems very competitive with other offerings."
"To have a single source for all the requirements and all the change requests our company gets is the most valuable feature. It has also helped us to keep track of reviews."
"It is pretty expensive compared to other project management tools."
"The price of the solution is cheaper than other competitors and it is a per-user license."
"The solution is expensive."
"On a scale where ten is the highest and one is the cheapest, I rate the solution's licensing cost at one on a scale of one to ten."
"We are using the open-source version."
"TFS is expensive, and the licensing costs are yearly. I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"Use the Microsoft recommended “seat-based” licensing model. This allows a single developer with multiple machines to consume only one client license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
28%
Healthcare Company
8%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
6%
Government
6%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise64
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Jama Connect?
I think Jama Connect's change management feature is not well developed at this stage, as it lacks many steps for marks, building IDs, and the usual functionalities such as comparing past changes an...
What is your primary use case for Jama Connect?
I am currently dealing with all options based on what the customer wants because my goal is not to promote one tool over another, but to identify the customer's problems and decide on the most suit...
What advice do you have for others considering Jama Connect?
At the moment, from what I hear from clients and from my own use, I would rate Jama Connect between five to six. I have not considered new improvements for PTC Integrity regarding interface, automa...
Which is better - TFS or Azure DevOps?
TFS and Azure DevOps are different in many ways. TFS was designed for admins, and only offers incremental improvements. In addition, TFS seems complicated to use and I don’t think it has a very fri...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TFS?
While I do not know the exact pricing, TFS is likely more expensive than GitLab.
What needs improvement with TFS?
From a testing perspective, while the build and deploy automation capability and pipeline integration are already present to a great extent, these are areas where TFS can improve further.
 

Comparisons

 

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Sample Customers

Deloitte, SpaceX, Omnigon, Delft University
Vendex KBB IT Services, Info Support, Fujitsu Consulting, TCSC, Airways New Zealand, HP
Find out what your peers are saying about Jama Connect vs. TFS and other solutions. Updated: August 2026.
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