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TFS pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

TFS offers powerful integration capabilities, especially for those using .NET or other Microsoft products.
It provides comprehensive features for managing work items, backlogs, source code, and build releases.
TFS's test plans and test management tools are highly valued, supporting multiple test cases and automation.
The solution features robust source code management with efficient branching, labeling, and merging abilities.
Project management functionality is strong, with detailed reporting, task selection, and traceability from requirements through to design.

CONS

Access and permissions are confusing, especially when including basic manual testing functionalities.
There is a lack of integration between TFS and Microsoft Teams, causing collaboration issues.
More options are needed for requirements management to help product owners use TFS effectively.
Integration issues with third-party development sites and project teams highlight the limitations of TFS being on-premise.
Users experience problems with source code merging, leading to confusion and unexpected loss of changes.
 

TFS Pros review quotes

PF
Angular C Full Stack Developer at Great American Insurance
Nov 12, 2024
A notable feature of TFS is its ease of creating user stories and tasks, which simplifies the process of adding and editing them.
Pmurki@Micron.Com Praveen - PeerSpot reviewer
VP & GM, Client Storage at Micron Technology
Aug 19, 2024
The initial setup is easy, it is easy to understand and use.
reviewer2603940 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Dec 16, 2024
It is user-friendly with a straightforward drag and drop interface, which makes it easier for me to create builds and release pipelines without needing to program YAML files.
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AS
Sr Solution Architect, Sr Technical Manager of Automation at Convergys Corporation
Sep 25, 2024
Once TFS is installed, there are no major issues.
CarlBrown - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Engineering at Vertex Downhole Ltd
May 26, 2022
The most valuable features are related to source code management. Using TFS for source code management and being able to branch and have multiple developers work on the same projects is valuable. We can also branch and merge code back together.
Thomas Bradley - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at BAE Systems
Dec 11, 2023
The solution's iteration board is good because you can track all your work with it.
OA
Director, Supply Chain at Business Derivatives
Sep 20, 2023
TFS' most valuable feature is the triage process. It is a robust solution that is easy to use.
AM
IT Manager at Agricultural Bank of Egypt
Aug 21, 2023
We use TFS for forecast management.
HS
Senior Soft Engineer at SECP
Jun 6, 2022
The most valuable feature of TFS is that it keeps the code secure while working collaboratively in a team of four or five individuals.
Ashu Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior quality analyst at Lalli
Sep 21, 2023
The tool's installation is straightforward.
 

TFS Cons review quotes

PF
Angular C Full Stack Developer at Great American Insurance
Nov 12, 2024
There might be some complexity in its off-cloud versions.
Pmurki@Micron.Com Praveen - PeerSpot reviewer
VP & GM, Client Storage at Micron Technology
Aug 19, 2024
There is room for improvement from reporting point of view.
reviewer2603940 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Dec 16, 2024
There are glitches, such as runners getting stuck, deployments generating errors, and it's becoming outdated.
Learn what your peers think about TFS. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
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AS
Sr Solution Architect, Sr Technical Manager of Automation at Convergys Corporation
Sep 25, 2024
TFS should have capabilities similar to Git, like storing all types of artifacts in the repository.
CarlBrown - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Engineering at Vertex Downhole Ltd
May 26, 2022
They have room for improvement in merging the source code changes for multiple developers across files. It is very good at highlighting the changes that the source code automatically does not know how to handle, but it's not very good at reporting the ones that it did automatically. There are times when we have source code that gets merged, and we lose the changes that we expected to happen. It can get a little confusing at times. They can just do a little bit better on the merging of changes for multiple developers.
Thomas Bradley - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at BAE Systems
Dec 11, 2023
I'd like to see some kind of visualization tool for TFS that would make life much easier.
OA
Director, Supply Chain at Business Derivatives
Sep 20, 2023
The tool needs improvement in stability.
AM
IT Manager at Agricultural Bank of Egypt
Aug 21, 2023
We encounter issues with backups.
HS
Senior Soft Engineer at SECP
Jun 6, 2022
I would like to see TFS improve its web interface as there are some limitations with IDs and the integration behind it and with open-source tools like VS Code.
Ashu Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior quality analyst at Lalli
Sep 21, 2023
TFS needs to be stable.