Microsoft Azure DevOps Reviews

We use Microsoft Azure DevOps as a code repository, for task and work management, software tests, and documentation.

The most valuable feature of the solution is task management.

The solution could be made faster because it can be a little unnerving to browse through too many pages and press too many buttons.

I have been using Microsoft Azure DevOps for six years.

Microsoft Azure DevOps is a stable solution.

I rate the solution ten out of ten for stability.

Microsoft Azure DevOps is a scalable solution. In my current company, around 30 users are using the solution. In my previous organization, more than 100 users were using Microsoft Azure DevOps.

The solution makes you faster. You can organize your work in an easy and shared way. You can configure different types of access to allow some people just to read and to be able to modify some things. Since the solution gives you all the benefits of Git, you have a commit history.

We have an MPN subscription for Microsoft Azure DevOps, and it's all included.

Microsoft Azure DevOps is deployed on the cloud in our organization. The product supports our agile project management practices very well. We can configure a process, and it would give you some different types of tasks, like the epics feature, user stories, and tasks. We need very little staff for the solution's deployment and maintenance.

For source control, we use Git repositories that are perfectly integrated into our IDE, Visual Studio 2022. Everything is available, and we can create or pull requests from Microsoft Azure DevOps. We can also manage, reject, and accept the requests. I would recommend the solution to other users.

Using Azure Boards for tracking work items and bugs is clear and visually appealing. It's easy to add tasks. In our current configuration, every time I go inside the tasks and go back using the browser, it doesn't redirect me to Azure Boards, even if I am coming from there.

Since the solution is available as Software as a Service (SaaS), you won't need to do any setup, installation management, etc. It's very straightforward, and there is no particular study required. To a certain degree, the solution is configurable and can suit different use cases. It is working very well in terms of Git repositories. Microsoft Azure DevOps is also very accessible.

You can define tasks using Microsoft Azure DevOps and then reference them when you write a commit message or push code. You can open a previous commit in the browser from Visual Studio, and you can use DevOps to compare some files or to check commits done by Visual Studio. So, the solution is perfectly integrated.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

As an architect, I use Azure DevOps for our projects, primarily focusing on setting up CI/CD workflows. We track tasks and maintain timesheets on Azure DevOps. I collaborate with project managers to define deployment pipelines and ensure smooth deployment processes. While Azure DevOps serves as our project management tool, my main role involves architecting deployment strategies and working closely with the project management team to implement them effectively.

Switching to Azure DevOps initially posed challenges, but as our team became familiar with it, we found it greatly improved our daily operations and productivity. Its streamlined processes made our development workflow more efficient.

What I like most about Azure DevOps is how easy it is to manage projects and control deployments. Once configured, team members can manage deployments if they have permissions. Additionally, the reports feature helps generate itemized invoices for the services provided to clients, which is valuable for billing purposes.

One potential enhancement in Azure DevOps could be integrating more customizable reporting features, particularly for Power BI integration, to provide better insights into project data.

I have been working with Azure DevOps for five years.

Azure DevOps is quite stable.

Azure DevOps is scalable and can be used in distributed environments and for different tenants.

Before Azure DevOps, we used various tools like Jira. We decided to switch to Azure DevOps to have all services unified in one place, simplifying management. The main advantage is having everything centralized.

The initial setup process for Azure DevOps was somewhat complex, requiring documentation and technical support. Migration from previous tools and configuring project guidelines were involved. The deployment strategy involved creating directories, and repositories, setting up environments, and assigning access rights, following a predefined plan. Initially, deployment took about three to four hours, but now, for regular deployments, it typically takes 30 minutes to an hour, depending on project stability. 

For the initial deployment of Azure DevOps, gathering information from various resources is essential, but typically, only one person is needed to handle deployment through the web interface. Maintenance involves regular tasks like backups and occasional updates, requiring minimal effort.

The pricing for Azure DevOps may be higher compared to other tools, but overall, I find it reasonable.

In my experience, integrating reporting and analytics into Azure DevOps enhances project visibility and decision-making processes. We can easily generate reports online to track project status and task progress. Additionally, I have integrated Azure DevOps with other tools like SQL Server, enabling us to gather data for generating Power BI reports.

The most beneficial integrations with Azure DevOps are integration with other project management tools for seamless collaboration and APIs for importing data into applications. Additionally, integrating with personal models allows for enhanced analytics and reporting on resource performance and other project metrics.

The source control management features of Azure DevOps, particularly Azure Repos, are highly effective. We can easily track and manage code changes, commit updates, and maintain a complete history of changes for our applications.

I would recommend Azure DevOps to others. Before choosing Azure DevOps, I would advise considering the need for better project management, consolidation of management tools, and streamlining deployment processes.

Overall, I would rate Azure DevOps as an eight out of ten.

We integrate the report pipelines with Azure pipelines, automating the creation of pipelines and initiating deployments automatically. Our process includes continuous integration, deployment, and branching strategies.

The tool's most efficient feature is the integration of its services in one place. It is an easy-to-use product that improves productivity. Microsoft Azure DevOps is also user-friendly. Its documentation is clear and can be found on Google. 

Microsoft Azure DevOps should create some training materials. 

I have been using the product for more than four years. 

Microsoft Azure DevOps is a stable solution. 

The product is scalable. 

I haven't contacted the technical support team yet. 

I rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a nine out of ten. 

We use the solution mostly for automation, deployment, generating build, and creating virtual machines.

The build and release management features are valuable. The deployment packages are also valuable.

Requirements traceability must be customizable. It is very difficult to integrate the product with third-party tools. It is all proprietary. It's not very customizable. It should be managed better. The product is not sufficient to generate documentation automatically.

I have been using the solution for three to four years.

The tool’s stability is good. I rate the stability a nine out of ten.

We have around 60 users in our organization.

The turnaround time is high.

Positive

My team set up the solution. It took one and a half years to stabilize.

The tool helps us save reasonably.

The solution is expensive.

Overall, I rate the product a seven out of ten.

Being a project manager, it is necessary to create sprint, and kanban boards for management decision-making and our product life cycle. We use the solution for sprint backlog creation and bug reporting for IT department fixation. The dashboard is an interesting feature with visibility on the pending due dates. 

Since using this software, we have revoked the usage of MS Office tools and prefer to instead use Azure.

Azure is one of the few project management software solutions that provide a clear view of project standing, and sprint of product backlog as well. 

As far as my organization is concerned, we use this software for managing the project life cycle where we raise change request forms here and the IT developer provides the solution and from there we can conduct the UAT and sign off for closure. 

The entire product life cycle is being managed with task assignments so broader and a clear understanding of scope is provided by this software and the organization can better understand its current progress.

The available Kanban board is the best feature for management decisions. The sprint capabilities of the product break down the feature and characteristics of the product into steps and if any step is pending we may forward it to the backlog. 

Microsoft Azure is an Agile methodology, so multiple steps can be performed by different user segments in order to achieve the scope smoothly. 

More features can be included. We'd like to see better Kanban templates and an audio-video chat facility. 

The bug reporting facility can be enriched; there is nothing to mark "passed" "failed" the test cases. 

The dashboard can be enriched. 

Related links must be visible on the dashboard for integration purposes. 

I've used the solution for the last two years.

The stability is good.

The scalability is good.

Customer service and support are good. 

Positive

We did not use a different solution previously.

The initial setup is a little bit complex.

We worked with the vendor.

We have witnessed a good return on investment. 

This is good software for a reasonable price.

We did not evaluate other options. 

Azure DevOps is primarily used as a DevOps tool rather than an AI tool. It is used for source code management, setting up repositories and pipelines, and it can handle a range of workflows from the DevOps stack.

The tool helps by being an all-in-one solution where I can store secrets, code, and pipelines. This comprehensive nature has made it valuable and helpful by improving customer productivity and allowing me to perform multiple tasks without needing additional solutions.

Azure DevOps is highly valued for being an all-in-one solution. It offers capabilities like source code management, secret storage, pipeline management, and more, making it comparable to a multitool that does not require integration with other solutions. I appreciate it for its scalability and ability to handle different workflows effectively.

A notable improvement would be adding more notifications. It would benefit from more seminars or events where Microsoft encourages other users to transition to Azure DevOps.

I have been working with Microsoft Azure DevOps for around two years.

The stability of Azure DevOps is rated as stable and simple, with no complexity involved. I have not experienced any outages or downtimes in Azure DevOps.

Azure DevOps is highly scalable and receives a rating of ten out of ten. It can handle various volumes of workflows, which makes it effective for different use cases.

I have not communicated with technical support for Azure DevOps.

Neutral

Azure DevOps does not have a complex setup process. It requires Microsoft Azure for the services used, and the product itself is simple to set up.

The pricing of Azure DevOps is rated at five out of ten. It is mid-range pricing. It is considered to offer good value for money even if setting up an agent separately is required.

Our discussion mentioned Jenkins as a popular CI/CD product.

Azure DevOps is a very powerful tool with almost every feature necessary for DevOps, so it is recommended to other users.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

We are mostly using Microsoft Azure DevOps for the development dashboard and for CI/CD pipelines. We also use it mainly for Git repository management.

We are primarily using Microsoft Azure DevOps for its Git repository management and CI/CD pipelines.

Service monitoring should be improved. This feature is available for Azure DevOps in the cloud but not on-premise. It can be enhanced to be used with on-premise solutions.

I have almost three years of experience working with Microsoft Azure DevOps.

This solution is stable. Its stability rating is eight out of ten.

I have not contacted Microsoft technical support; I rely on the documentation.

Positive

I did not use a different solution before using Microsoft Azure DevOps.

For me, the initial setup experience would be rated a seven out of ten.

The deployment takes only a few minutes. That said, it depends on the size of the artifact. If the artifact size is large, it will take a bit more time. We did not use any third-party services; we handled it in-house.

I have no idea about the pricing of Microsoft Azure DevOps.

I did not evaluate other options. We had to listen, as we were already using the solution.

I recommend Microsoft Azure DevOps. It is user-friendly.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

We use Azure Repos for most things. It integrates with Azure Boards. 

It's good for the ticketing part and for saving the Azure Repos. We use Terraform.

Azure DevOps integrations with other tools have streamlined our workflows.

The centralized code repository is a major part. We store code and collaborate, and everyone can see what others are doing and what code they're adding. We can review the code and make changes if needed. 

The same code used for implementation is visible to other team members, allowing them to contribute. Additionally, the Azure board interface helps create tickets and assign workloads, keeping everyone informed about progress.

Azure DevOps is effective for repository management and code collaboration. We can create branches, differentiate between code versions, save and review code later, get PR approvals, and more. All these features are valuable.

There is room for improvement in customer service and support. Sometimes, I create a ticket for a specific issue, and they tell me it's not relevant to that ticket. 

They ask me to create a different one, basically saying they can't help with the current one. It's a communication gap. We're troubleshooting, so we don't always know the exact issue. They should let us stick with the same ticket and maybe assign a different engineer if needed. These areas definitely need improvement.

Another area is the Azure monitoring agent for Citrix machines. There's room for improvement there too.

I have been using this solution for four months. 

It's a very refined tool from Microsoft, so there haven't been any problems with stability for us.

Scalability is great. We can add as much code as we need, and the deployed code volume can also be scaled. 

The scalability comes in the sense of creating virtual machines using IaaS, which works really well within the suite.

I'm on the DevOps team, and around 25 to 30 of us in the team itself use Azure DevOps. So, overall, there are a lot of end users in my company. 

The customer service and support are good, but there are some issues when we're doing a deployment and need clarification. They're not very helpful there. Maybe there's a separate team for that. 

But in general, for project creation and work, after everything is deployed, Microsoft can help with a general support ticket. But they won't help with the planning phase. They're more like big management. So, there's a gap in the assistance we need for new project deployments.

Neutral

For ticketing, we use ServiceNow. Both solve the same problem in that regard. And for code repositories, we use GitHub. So, it's not an all-in-one solution like Azure DevOps, which has a lot of features bundled together.

Since Azure DevOps offers everything in one place, it feels more convenient. It does a bit of everything. So it's a good option because it replaces various individual tools and provides all their services in one package.

It is very straightforward. It was easy for me to deploy. 

The deployment depends on the workloads we have. For example, deployment for setting up Azure DevOps or the application itself isn't the same.

It takes a lot of time to get the setup ready. 

Regarding setup, connecting it to Visual Studio was smooth on both Mac and Windows. Integrations are quite good. 

Deployments depend on the workload. We create virtual machines using Terraform, so it's usually fast, especially when downloading repos from Azure Repos.

Smaller tasks like deploying a prepared code for a single service wouldn't require additional engineers. Many workflows can be handled by one person. 

Architecture is different, as the architect designs the infrastructure, which needs to be followed.

ROI depends on the cost optimization we can achieve. Sometimes, clients use heavier resources than they actually need. So it depends. 

If the environment is fully optimized, there can be significant savings, leading to a good return on investment. But they would also be paying for partner management. 

For Microsoft, it can get expensive when you need heavy-duty machines. But compared to on-premises solutions or the hardware we used before, it's still much more convenient for us. So even though it can be pricey, the benefits outweigh the cost in our case.

Maybe some more flexible payment options could improve the pricing. 

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

We rely on Azure DevOps for our CI/CD workflows. We use it extensively in our daily operations, particularly for deployments and other IT tasks. We use it for project management and collaboration throughout our software development lifecycle. Our task is to determine if the workflow within our networks is integrated with our ITSM or focused management, enabling us to initiate tracking for these tasks.

The reporting and analytics features of Azure DevOps significantly improve our project visibility and decision-making process. This includes a reporting dashboard and integrated monitoring capabilities. We utilize Prometheus and other tools for monitoring, and Azure DevOps seamlessly integrates with various solutions, ensuring flexibility in usage while maintaining consistent concepts.

Azure DevOps has significantly enhanced the productivity and efficiency of our development team, especially considering our high volume of daily deployments. Developers find it invaluable for tracking changes, generating logs, and creating reports effortlessly. Automation of deployments is particularly crucial for us, given our extensive environment with over two thousand fifty-three instances. The most significant benefit is the reduction in time and effort, leading to a decrease in human errors.

Integrating our pipeline with Jenkins is seamless, particularly for code management using Git repositories. Additionally, for cloud-based applications, we already have native network integration with Azure Active Directory.

As we frequently deploy numerous applications, ensuring the protection and fine-tuning of these applications once they are in production is crucial for minimizing downtime and enhancing availability.

The features of Azure Repos that we find most impactful are those related to source control management within our DevOps code management processes.

If the pipeline isn't properly configured, it indicates a potential gap in the team's understanding of DevOps principles, which can lead to deployment issues. Incorporating security tools directly into DevOps is crucial, as many existing DevOps solutions lack robust security features.

I have been working with it for nine years.

We encountered certain downtime.

It doesn't provide the level of scalability as Jenkins provides. We have approximately forty users in our company. I would rate it six out of ten.

The technical support is relatively satisfactory. I would rate it five out of ten.

Neutral

Deploying GitLab or Jenkins is much easier and involves fewer requirements. Integration with various tools is readily available, especially with Jenkins Blue Ocean, which offers extensive enterprise integrations. When it comes to Azure DevOps, integration with non-Microsoft tools may pose challenges.

For any Microsoft product, Active Directory is a prerequisite, and ensuring its availability on the Azure Standard and Database is essential. This configuration is necessary for setting up the application effectively.

Maintenance is essential due to occasional exclusivity with business connectivity, leading to various issues such as data rate problems and database availability issues.

When compared to other vendors, it is cheaper.

I would recommend other tools like GitLab or Jenkins. Overall, I would rate it seven out of ten.

We are a team of 12 consultants specializing in this solution. We have customers with approximately 200 users each, and we have been able to reduce our customers' deployment time by using Azure DevOps or TFS.

Additionally, our customers have been able to measure and improve their development process, by generating some KPI's as 'average defect fixing time', 'effort deviation', and 'velocity' among others, due to the continuous use of Azure DevOps.

The integration of the whole cycle is the main strength of the tool. If I want to control the cycle with other tools on the market, I would have to use several tools. However, this is not the case with Azure DevOps or TFS.

The ability to extend work items was more flexible than it is now. Talking version control, one of our customers had some issues because they found it very difficult to manage more than 1000 repositories for one team project.

Additionally, I would like to see more powerful dashboards that could be used instead of Power BI. Azure DevOps or TFS does not support graphics from hierarchy queries. It would be powerful to have because some customers don't have Power BI licenses.

We have been working with Azure DevOps or TFS for the past 11 years.

It is totally stable.

The documentation is good and thus, we have not had to contact technical support very often. However, when we have escalated an issue to technical support, they have been good.

The initial setup can be straightforward if the consultant is knowledgeable.

The pricing is very competitive because of the whole development cycle by Azure DevOps. You don't have to buy and integrate several different tools.

Azure DevOps or TFS is a very good tool for development teams. It's easy to use. However, you would need the help of a consultant who has a lot of experience with the tool. This is because the tool let's you do things in many ways, but not all of them will be the right way to do it. It would be better to invest in the services of an experienced consultant.

Overall, I would rate TFS or Azure DevOps at nine out of ten.