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Microsoft Azure DevOps Server vs Visual SourceSafe [EOL] comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure DevOps Server
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
21
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Visual SourceSafe [EOL]
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
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Featured Reviews

SachinJain - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Specialist at Intuitive Technology Partners
Have faced challenges in getting timely responses but have managed to streamline workflows and reduce infrastructure costs
My current company was not using any products apart from AMQ. I suggested it to them, which is why they started using it. I also suggested it to the customer. The feedback for Red Hat AMQ has been good. Based on this, we suggest it to our customers, and they are happy using that product. Our big customer, FedEx, which is one of the best and biggest giants in logistics and courier, started using it and they are happy with that. The base operating system, RHEL 8 and 9, is being used across the infrastructure. The server and critical applications and data are running on Red Hat 8 and 9. We are performing proper maintenance of the OS and it is working fantastically. We have not received any issues or complaints. Our domains include Human Gateway, pharmaceuticals, and automobile clients. The critical application is running on Microsoft Azure DevOps Server. When developers send code to us, we create the CI/CD pipeline and schedule jobs. The solution provides time savings and infrastructure savings. Multiple virtual machines are not required when installing applications in containerization, which saves infrastructure costs. We receive notifications about CPU, memory, and disk space utilization from time to time.
it_user134535 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Developer at a marketing services firm with 11-50 employees
Provides for the setup of software development teams in a sandbox environment. I would like to see external backup for project source code files to the cloud.
We migrated most of the projects to Team Foundation Server (TFS). Visual SourceSafe could borrow some new features from TFS such as: * Improved protection of source code against file corruption due to software crashes, power outages, and computer viruses * External backup for project source code files to the cloud * Support for Git

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I work with Microsoft and understand what they are trying to do; it really helps."
"The valuable features are managing campaign boards, sprint planning with product backlog, sprint backlog, and velocity and capacity of the development team, and also the bar and chart graphics, which assist in tracking the day-to-day project status."
"Azure Board is helpful because it is easy to use and the board clearly shows the status of our project."
"What I like about this solution is that it is one big framework, which everybody knows, so one can quite easily start-up new developers using it."
"The product is efficient."
"I am not familiar with any issues with respect to stability, and I have never seen Team System crash."
"What I like about this solution is that you have Source control that enables you to organize and track the production so that you know where you are in the development phase and so on."
"Microsoft makes great products. They are quite robust."
"Visual SourceSafe 2005 allows for more than one developer to check out the same source code file and contribute to it, just like with Git and other distributed source control systems."
 

Cons

"It crashed many times, because in engineering there are a lot of phases."
"The disadvantage is the price is a problem. Because of the price, we cannot buy as many accounts as we want, so just some people in our team can use it."
"The technical support could be better."
"The user experience for the task assignment functionality, and more generally the software lifecycle development, needs to be improved."
"Technical support is a bit lagging so could be improved."
"The product must improve its stability."
"I would say compared to some more modern tools which are made to work offline, with this solution you have to be connected all of the time and with a central server. In our case, it's not a big problem because we all work on-premises, but it can be an issue if you have teams in different locations."
"My experience with Azure Boards is not helpful for planning or tracking. In comparison to the boards on GitHub and GitLab, they are quite minimal."
"Visual SourceSafe could borrow some new features from TFS such as improved protection of source code against file corruption due to software crashes, power outages, and computer viruses, external backup for project source code files to the cloud, and support for Git."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is no fee for the solution's community version."
"It is an open-source product from Microsoft."
"The price could be better."
"You can choose pricing from a variety of options. I would rate the product's pricing a six out of ten."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
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Outsourcing Company
14%
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Visual Studio Team System?
Currently, I don't see any areas for improvement or anything that could be better about Microsoft Azure DevOps Server. Perhaps some small things could be changed or some features could be added, bu...
What is your primary use case for Visual Studio Team System?
I am using Microsoft Azure DevOps Server for our developmental process. I simply use it for task creation and all, focused on daily activities. I have integrated Microsoft Azure DevOps Server with ...
What advice do you have for others considering Visual Studio Team System?
From the developers on my team, I don't hear any positive feedback about these available integrations or concerns. Everything is all right. I would give eight to nine points in general to Microsoft...
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