Azure DevOps
Plan smarter, collaborate better, and ship faster with a modern set of dev services.
Overview
Azure DevOps provides developer services to support teams to plan work, collaborate on code development, and build and deploy applications. It includes Azure Pipelines for CI/CD, which supports building, testing, and deploying to any cloud or on-premises. Azure Pipelines has robust support for release management, including multi-stage pipelines and approvals, making it easy to implement blue-green deployments.
✨ Key Features
- Azure Pipelines (CI/CD)
- Azure Boards (Work tracking)
- Azure Repos (Git repositories)
- Azure Test Plans (Testing)
- Azure Artifacts (Package management)
- Support for Blue-Green, Canary, and Rolling deployments
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Tight integration with Azure cloud services
- Comprehensive suite of tools (Boards, Repos, Pipelines)
- Strong support for Windows and .NET development
Unique Value: Provides a complete, integrated set of tools for the entire development lifecycle, especially for teams leveraging the Microsoft and Azure ecosystems.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Enterprise CI/CD for .NET and Windows applications.
- Deploying applications to the Azure cloud.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Teams looking for a lightweight, CI-only tool.
🏆 Alternatives
More comprehensive than standalone tools like Jenkins or CircleCI. Tighter integration with Azure than GitLab or GitHub.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Azure Standard/ProDirect Support tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 90-day free trial
Free tier: Free for individuals and small teams (up to 5 users). Includes 1 Microsoft-hosted CI/CD parallel job with 1,800 minutes per month.
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