We performed a comparison between GoCD and Microsoft Azure DevOps based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most notable aspect is its user interface, which we find to be user-friendly and straightforward for deploying and comprehending pipelines. We have the ability to create multiple pipelines, and in addition to that, the resource consumption is impressive."
"Permission separations mean that we can grant limited permissions for each team or team member."
"The UI is colorful."
"I like the fact that there is built-in Power BI. Both are Microsoft tools. So, you can incorporate dashboard capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is that it brings order to our projects, and we know the status of each one at every moment."
"Some of the most valuable features are the ease of use and the ability to monitor a lot of things. It has a lot of applications and facilities that meet all the developers' requirements. For example, we can use application insights to get an idea of our application's performance. Since it's cloud-based, it's really good for collaboration and working as a team."
"The user interface is very friendly."
"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."
"Microsoft has good integration with its other products, such as Office, Teams, et cetera."
"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."
"Microsoft Azure DevOps integrates well with other components, such as Synapse, which is a data warehouse tool of Azure. It is a framework platform for BI and integrated with other tools, such as Power BI."
"The aspect that requires attention is the user management component. When integrating with BitLabs and authenticating through GitLab, there are specific features we desire. One important feature is the ability to import users directly from GitLab, along with their respective designations, and assign appropriate privileges based on that information. Allocating different privileges to users is a time-consuming process for us."
"The tool must be more user-friendly."
"The documentation really should be improved by including real examples and more setup cases."
"I would like to see better interoperability with the agile scaling frameworks."
"There are certain features, and reporting that can only be used in PowerBI, but not directly in DevOps."
"It is essential that you get buy-in from the top management down to everyone in the pipeline."
"The user interface could be improved."
"I would like to see a bit more project tracking."
"Azure DevOps could be improved with more security plugins, especially for SaaS scanning and vulnerability scans."
"This product would be improved if the helpdesk were included."
"They have to add more features such as schedules and more flexibility in the platform."
GoCD is ranked 14th in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites with 6 reviews while Microsoft Azure DevOps is ranked 2nd in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites with 127 reviews. GoCD is rated 7.6, while Microsoft Azure DevOps is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of GoCD writes "User-friendly, useful multiple pipeline capabilities, and low resource consumption". On the other hand, 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". GoCD is most compared with GitLab, Tekton, GitHub Actions, CircleCI and Jenkins, whereas Microsoft Azure DevOps is most compared with GitLab, Jira, TFS, Rally Software and ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management. See our GoCD vs. Microsoft Azure DevOps report.
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