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Automic Continuous Delivery Automation [EOL] vs Microsoft Azure DevOps comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Automic Continuous Delivery...
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure DevOps
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
133
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (2nd), Release Automation (1st), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer895359 - PeerSpot reviewer
Automatic installation for complex deployments and environments, with good workflow support
I like that really complex deployments are possible with it. It's very good. You have everything you need. You can design your workflows for your needs. You can do so much more, it's not just an automatic installation tool. It's a real deployment tool. I can do the complete deployment with everything that is possible.
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

"It can support very complex environments and dependencies."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to see which problems have been resolved from deployment."
"It gives us good feedback on visualizations and on how our processes have progressed."
"The IT process automation is the most valuable aspect of this solution."
"The capability to provide visibility to the stakeholders, to management, is the biggest piece that showcases what the solution is about."
"I would say our headwind, or our time to market, is reduced considerably. We get more consistent results out of it, because you write one time and once it's automated you expect it to behave the same way every time. And it cut down a lot of re-work for us."
"The product provides efficiency, in terms time, cost, and resources."
"The main benefit is you can deploy everything with it."
"The most valuable feature is automation with version control."
"Microsoft has good integration with its other products, such as Office, Teams, et cetera."
"Some of the valuable features are the interface and the workflows are easy to learn and to manage."
"All of the features related to release management are very good."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the CI/CD pipeline, and the testing automation."
"What I like the most about this product is that it's free and it's secure."
"It's very user-friendly, and the documentation is good. The most valuable feature is backlog item creation, where we pick features and other things. The burndown chart created for projects to be maintained by the development teams is also useful."
"The initial setup process is easy."
 

Cons

"There needs to be better error handling and error descriptions. It should be more clear what the errors are and what we can do to fix them."
"Not a perfect ten because the user interface is brand new and it needs improvement."
"GUI for mobile phones: Availability to approve and start deployment through mobile phones."
"There is an issue with the stability in the tool. The process of agent will stop, then the monitoring agent can't be recognized because the process is running, but you can talk with the system."
"The stability of the solution can be improved."
"I would like to see more support for WebSphere."
"We hope that we can integrate the new CD Directive into our portfolio, so we can bring the deployment and release management closer together."
"At the moment, the version that we are using (version 12.0), the environment is complex with multiple installations. Therefore, the monitoring is not scalable, but this should be improved in 12.1 and 12.2."
"Being more technology-agnostic through ease of integration would be beneficial."
"It should be able to handle the different types. There is ecosystems engineering, and there is software applications engineering. There is a need to bring these teams together, but the disciplines don't integrate very well, and so it won't work."
"I think Azure DevOps could improve the traceability or business intelligence about the execution of DevOps processes."
"When you compare with Jira, there is a lack of progress features."
"Microsoft Azure DevOps could improve by having better integration with other email servers."
"Its setup is quite complex."
"It should be easier to manage Licenses especially because it's in the cloud."
"Better integration with the Linux operating system would be an improvement for this solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you have a fixed contract, it has limits to spreading out. If you have a flexible enterprise license contract, then you have a lot of scalability for this tool."
"We increased our quality and reduced our time costs."
"Customers often complain about the price."
"I can save time and money more quickly."
"The solution costs $5 or $10 per user, per month."
"Licensing cost per user is approximately $11 to $15. We have about 400 users, but not all are active. We have around 200 to 300 active users."
"I don't know what we pay, but I do know what I've seen online. If we switched to JIRA, we will basically have to double our costs because we still have to pay for the DevOps licensing. We're probably spending $100 a month on it. It has only standard licensing fees."
"The main agile features are very expensive."
"The majority of the components are reasonably priced."
"The costs are moderate and justify the value provided."
"We purchase the solution on an annual basis."
"Compared to other tools, Microsoft Azure DevOps is a cheap solution."
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Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
9%
 

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Which is better - Jira or Microsoft Azure DevOps?
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TFS and Azure DevOps are different in many ways. TFS was designed for admins, and only offers incremental improvements. In addition, TFS seems complicated to use and I don’t think it has a very fri...
What do you like most about Microsoft Azure DevOps?
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.
 

Also Known As

CA Continuous Delivery Automation, Automic Release Automation, Automic ONE Automation, UC4 Automation Platform
Azure DevOps, VSTS, Visual Studio Team Services, MS Azure DevOps
 

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