We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure DevOps and Nolio Release Automation based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Release Automation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."What I like the most is the DevOps Boards. It's easy to create a hierarchical project structure, assign tasks to people, and to track their tasks."
"It's graphical representation and tools are easy to use."
"We can track everything from the requirements stage to the production stage."
"Technical support has been excellent. On that side, Microsoft is very good. The customer support of Microsoft has really improved this past year. On the cloud side also we are very satisfied because it offers very good support."
"The most valuable feature in automating our build and release processes with Azure DevOps is the scheduling capability."
"The work items option is incredibly flexible."
"The automated bill feature is most valuable. As with most software developers, I can build code on my machine, but if one of my coworkers can't build the same code on theirs, there are always issues in trying to track it down. The automated bill process makes it a lot easier to track down where the issues are and find out what bugs aren't being included for whatever reason."
"Valuable features for project management and tracking in Azure DevOps include a portal displaying test results, check-in/check-out activity, and developer/tester productivity."
"The graphical view of when you're writing flow is the most valuable feature."
"One standout aspect is its architecture. We can configure multiple instances on a single server using different system names or usernames."
"The CA Application Insight feature is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The functions have too much dependency right now, so it makes it really, really hard to upgrade and make a change in the code."
"When converting to DevOps, it was difficult to map."
"I would like to see better integration and collaboration between tools."
"Non-functional testing such as security testing, log testing, and performance testing can be improved with a better visualization."
"I think Azure DevOps could improve the traceability or business intelligence about the execution of DevOps processes."
"Its setup is quite complex."
"The UI could be improved."
"The installation time of this solution depends on the environment it is being implemented in. We had a couple of projects that took around two weeks of implementation. This included the whole integration of the DevOps and everything together."
"The configuration of the solution is a bit difficult to maneuver. They should work to make it easier."
"A concern with CA Release Automation is that Automic was acquired by CA recently. We're a bit concerned that CA strategy is going with Automic, that CA Release Automation is dead. They are not investing in it too much... They do say, that in the next two or three years we don't need to worry. They will still provide support for CA Release Automation. But we're not sure how CA Release Automation will evolve."
"In the next release, I would like to see more features to use active directory. And more rules to support more Python scripts and to work with Kubernetes and clouds, to have an easy solution for a lot of parameters."
"It could use better integration with development tools."
"When I started using Nolio around eight months ago, a challenge was the lack of relevant information and related support for learning."
Microsoft Azure DevOps is ranked 1st in Release Automation with 127 reviews while Nolio Release Automation is ranked 12th in Release Automation with 50 reviews. Microsoft Azure DevOps is rated 8.2, while Nolio Release Automation is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure DevOps writes "Allows us to deploy code to production without releasing certain features immediately and agile project management capabilities offer resource-leveling". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nolio Release Automation writes " Enables one-touch application deployment across various environments". Microsoft Azure DevOps is most compared with GitLab, Jira, TFS, Rally Software and ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, whereas Nolio Release Automation is most compared with GitLab, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Chef and UrbanCode Deploy. See our Microsoft Azure DevOps vs. Nolio Release Automation report.
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