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Atlassian ALM vs Microsoft Azure DevOps comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Atlassian ALM
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
18th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure DevOps
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
135
Ranking in other categories
Release Automation (1st), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites category, the mindshare of Atlassian ALM is 2.3%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure DevOps is 11.9%, down from 21.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Azure DevOps11.9%
Atlassian ALM2.3%
Other85.8%
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
 

Featured Reviews

LasseMikkonen - PeerSpot reviewer
Has supported unified project documentation and traceability but needs better structuring for advanced requirement management
For sure, that is the thing with Atlassian ALM: you just go to the marketplace and put the plugins and you are integrated, whatever. If I need to give it a grade on requirement management especially, I would put it at six or seven, probably six. Limited features and scalability are the reason I give Atlassian ALM a six or seven out of ten. They could have proper structure so that you can have document type structuring of the requirement and reuse of requirements and linking. You can do links in Jira, but you cannot manage them as in other tools. I would put Atlassian ALM at six because then you could get seven if you put all possible plugins and configure it for about one month. Out of the box, it is something around six. It is getting higher all the time with Atlassian ALM, but it is relatively much lower than the competitors still. They have AI features already built in and many other things. They have open pricing, and you can see the prices on the website. That is good; I would say that is how it should be with Atlassian ALM. It is not super fast, but it is constant. They have so much documentation out there that it is quite rare that you need to contact support because you know the answer already by searching online. This is totally missing from IBM because they have hidden their documentation mostly, and then online searches do not give you any answers.
Ivan Angelov - PeerSpot reviewer
Facilitates agile transformation with potential for enhanced intuitiveness
What I liked about the solution is that it offers numerous features that are not available by default unless you are agile. Transitioning from the traditional Waterfall model to an agile methodology was challenging for us. Until 2020, our team predominantly worked with the Waterfall approach, using local tools like ServiceNow. We had a few team members who were familiar with Agile ISO, but none had experience with Azure. Therefore, we pursued Azure certification at the AZ-900 level. Our company organized a training session with a certified Azure expert, which was extremely beneficial for adopting best practices during the initial three months. This preparation helped us get accustomed to the new tool, as transitioning to a new system invariably requires time. Managing a pipeline of deliverables became significantly easier with this solution. We utilized it for stories and integrated change management with Azure DevOps. Eventually, everything related to the environment was organized there, enabling us to follow up and track progress with our technical engineers on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis. Reports were automatically generated and sent to management, offering them insights into our progress concerning the predefined roadmap.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the Scrum board."
"This solution fits very well into our agile product management environment."
"The main power of this tool is the integration between the different products of the Atlassian suite. We have good integration with work management with Java. This is the major strength from this provider."
"If you can spend the little effort to configure Jira to support your more complex requirements management, then you can concentrate everything in one tool."
"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."
"The installation is very straightforward."
"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."
"The reviewing and everything is very good in Azure DevOps."
"It's a pretty problem-free solution."
"The user interface is very friendly."
"The most valuable feature is that it's fully integrated, where we have a single place to do everything that we need."
"The solution is easy to implement and easy to use."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in the high-level project management."
"The automation for scheduling software and doing software tests should be simplified because it's complex and too rigid."
"The reports are not really customizable, which is something that they should improve on."
"However, it is not really scalable, so if you want to use it for anything larger or plan to use it for product portfolios, then it starts to be problematic."
"As for room for improvement, more features need to be added to the classic pipeline. The build and release pipelines are present, but there has not been much improvement there."
"There are certain areas in Azure DevOps that are better in other products."
"There could more integration with other platforms."
"They have brought a lot of new collaboration features in the latest version. We haven't used those features, but they should continue to expand it more on the collaboration front so that two developers can look at the code and work at the same time. It will be helpful for working from home."
"The testing environment and different pipelining concepts can be improved."
"The main issue that I have is the connection speed. Sometimes, the response is too slow. I am based in Taiwan, and I am not sure if it is because of broadband or something else. Its initial configuration is also a little bit difficult."
"Those processes are a bit difficult for some customers who may not have technical knowledge and don't go through the entire documentation."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a community edition available, but if the price were lower for the addons then more people would use the full version."
"The price is reasonable for the solution."
"The price of the solution is expensive."
"The licensing structure is good."
"As a Microsoft Partner, you get a discount on the pricing. Licensing costs are around $80 a month for DevOps, but for Azure, it is about $200 a month."
"The cost is quite affordable."
"We have an MPN subscription for Microsoft Azure DevOps, and it's all included."
"There is a licensing fee of $6/user per month."
"Microsoft Azure DevOps is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
17%
Educational Organization
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise69
 

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Also Known As

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Azure DevOps, VSTS, Visual Studio Team Services, MS Azure DevOps
 

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Sample Customers

Facebook, NASA, Cisco, eBay, Redfin, Toyota, Kaiser Permanente, Gilt, CSIRO, Autodesk, The Daily Telegraph, CODE, Illumnia
Alaska Airlines, Iberia Airlines, Columbia, Skype
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