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MS Azure DevOps vs Jira for test planning and management - which one is the better solution?

Hello community, 

I work at a healthcare company with 1000+ employees.

From a test planning and test management perspective, tracking requirements to tests, to defects, which one is the best tool and why: MS DevOps or Jira?

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

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Ian McInally
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Last answered Aug 18, 2021
Shibu Babuchandran - PeerSpot reviewer
Shibu Babuchandran
Regional Manager/ Service Delivery Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
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Aug 18, 2021

HI @Ian McInally ​,


Had made this comparison some time back, hope this helps you in deciding the tool.














































































Why choose Jira Software Cloud over Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS)?
See what makes Jira Software the #1 software development tool used by agile teams.
Feature Comparison Jira Software Azure DevOps
Simply powerful project configuration √ x
Teams can easily customize their project workflow, issue types, and fields for the board they want and need.
Built-in roadmaps √ x
Track progress of how projects are progressing so you can get a clear overview of your teams work and plans.
Customizable dashboard √ √
Custom dashboards are a one-stop shop for all of the information you need to organize projects, and achievements in a single view.
Comprehensive agile reporting √ x
Teams have access to more than a dozen reports with real-time, actionable insights into how their team is performing sprint over sprint.
Powerful search √ x
Jira Software comes with advanced search capabilities powered by Jira Query Language that offers teams detailed views into their work.
Native mobile support √ x
With Jira Software for iPhone and Android, your single source of truth is always in your pocket.
Marketplace with 1,000+ plug-and-play add-ons √ x
Over 1,000 plug-and-play add-ons from the Atlassian Marketplace extend Jira Software to fit any use case or development process.
Enterprise-ready √ √
Jira Software provides high availability, performance at scale and advanced security features like encryption at rest.

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