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We performed a comparison between Codebeamer 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Codebeamer vs. Microsoft Azure DevOps Report (Updated: March 2024).
768,578 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"Codebeamer's API-based integration and many other integration aspects with other solutions are very powerful.""Since implementing this solution we have better communication and information exchange with customers.""The solution easily replaces IBM DOORS, which no longer offers maintenance in China.""It is a stable solution.""CodeBeamer provides full traceability, excellent collaboration, regulatory compliance, and instant reporting with its holistic approach from requirement management to testing.""There is a lot of complexity involved, meaning it can do many things, which can be quite useful.""The platform provided the flexibility to expand our business processes, accommodating or altering them to suit the requirements of a changing environment.""One of the most valuable features of Codebeamer is its strong performance."

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"Azure is an advantage when working with other Microsoft solutions.""It's graphical representation and tools are easy to use.""The installation is straightforward. We can create a whole new organization in less than a day.""The most valuable features are continuous integration and deployment, and simplicity.""Azure DevOps is complete and meets all of your expectations. You can develop your own plugins to customize it however you want, so it's highly flexible. We develop personalized plugins or use ones that other programmers create for the Azure Marketplace.""It's a complete solution that has everything you need.""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 scalable."

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Cons
"It's still a fairly new tool that lacks maturity right now.""It would be helpful if Codebeamer's overall processing and integration with software like Jira could be improved.""We would like to see more industry-specific features that are tailored to the vertical markets.""Certain areas in Codebeamer could be improved, like addressing small issues, glitches, or bugs.""The product's UI is an area of concern where improvements are required.""The search and replace feature within the tool itself could be improved.""During migrations from other platforms to CodeBeamer, there have been instances where we encountered issues that required redoing certain tasks.""Usability needs to be improved."

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"Microsoft could focus on refining the reporting and dashboard elements of Azure DevOps to improve it.""I'd like to have something better for the test plan.""Microsoft Azure DevOps should create some training materials.""There could more integration with other platforms.""The solution can improve by adding integration with on-premise tools. The only built-in repository options are GitHub and DevOps.""While reporting in Azure DevOps is a robust capability, there's always room for enhancement, particularly in providing more granular reports.""I think that the integration is to some extent, immature.""I would like to see improvement in the metrics and the dependencies."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Pricing is good when compared to similar ALM solutions."
  • "It is reasonably priced and in accordance with the industry standards."
  • "They're not the most expensive product on the market, but they're not the cheapest either — I'd say codeBeamer ALM is moderately priced."
  • "Codebeamer is not a cheap solution."
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  • "It's a good tool, quite rich, it has a lot of features, and quite a lot of analytical capabilities which are built on top of it so that you can see how your projects are going and all that stuff. It's a good tool."
  • "There is a licensing fee of $6/user per month."
  • "The price is cheaper than Jira and some of the other competing tools."
  • "It is the least expensive product in this class."
  • "I find that the pricing is good, and it is competitive with the other vendors in the market."
  • "Microsoft Azure DevOps is free for up to five users and allows you to track a maximum of three projects."
  • "It is a subscription model and I only pay for what I use."
  • "The price of this solution is fair."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The platform provided the flexibility to expand our business processes, accommodating or altering them to suit the requirements of a changing environment.
    Top Answer:As I am not involved in purchasing the product, it is difficult for me to comment on the product's pricing model.
    Top Answer:During migrations from other platforms to CodeBeamer, there have been instances where we encountered issues that required redoing certain tasks.
    Top Answer:Jira is a great centralized tool for just about everything, from local team management to keeping track of products and work logs. It is easy to implement and navigate, and it is stable and scalable… more »
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of the solution is task management.
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    Also Known As
    codeBeamer ALM
    Azure DevOps, VSTS, Visual Studio Team Services, MS Azure DevOps
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    Overview

    codeBeamer ALM is a market-leading Application Lifecycle Management platform. It is holistically integrated, and is packed with features that help you develop better products faster. Scale, monitor, control, and report on your entire development lifecycle conveniently, and comply with safety-critical regulations. Cut development time and costs.

    Microsoft Azure DevOps is a cloud service that enables developers to collaborate on code development projects and create and deploy applications quicker than ever before. The service helps unite developers, project managers, and software development experts through a collaborative experience while using the application. For the users' convenience, Azure DevOps offers the user cloud services through Azure DevOps Services or an on-premises service using Azure DevOps Server. In addition, it supports integration with additional services and adding extensions, including the ability for the user to create their own custom extensions. 

    Azure DevOps provides a variety of unified features that can be accessed through their web browser or IDE client, such as:

    • Azure Pipelines - Develop and deploy services to support ongoing application integration and delivery. Azure pipelines, which work with almost every project type and most languages, will automatically test code projects in order to make them available to others.

    • Azure Artifacts - Share packages and integrate package sharing between teams. Packages include NuGet, npm, and Maven, in addition to other private and public sources. Developers can now share and consume packages with other developers from different public registries.

    • Azure Repos - Offers source control of your code through Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) or Git repositories. Developers can now keep track of any changes that are made in their code over the course of their project.

    • Azure Test Plans - Offers continuous and manual/exploratory app testing through several tools. Test Suites, or a collection of Test Cases, are grouped together in a container called a Test Plan.

    • Azure Boards - Provides a suite of Agile tools to track work, support planning, code defects, and general issues while using Kanban and Scrum software. Teams are in need of tools that are flexible and will help them grow. Azure Boards is a service that helps developers manage their software projects. 

    Benefits of Microsoft Azure DevOps

    Microsoft Azure DevOps offers many benefits, including:

    • A quick setup and easy deployment
    • An elastic scale
    • Exceptional security
    • No-maintenance operations
    • Effortless collaboration through domains
    • The ability to create and deploy products faster than traditional software

    Reviews from Real Users

    Microsoft Azure DevOps stands out among its competitors for a variety of reasons. Two major ones are its ability to forecast how long each task will take and the ability for users to follow the entire development process.

    PeerSpot viewers note the effectiveness of this solution. An executive chief operating officer for a cloud provider notes, “We can forecast tasks and the number of hours a task will take and can compare it with how long a task actually takes.” 

    Carlos H., a product and system director at SPCM, writes, “I think the most usable thing is that you can follow the whole progress of the development process. This makes it very useful for us.”

    Sample Customers
    Medtronic, Align Technology, Daimler, Samsung, Harman, Dassault
    Alaska Airlines, Iberia Airlines, Columbia, Skype
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company28%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Transportation Company7%
    Healthcare Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Energy/Utilities Company11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Government9%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise38%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise70%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise51%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise68%
    Buyer's Guide
    Codebeamer vs. Microsoft Azure DevOps
    March 2024
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    Codebeamer is ranked 9th in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites with 10 reviews while Microsoft Azure DevOps is ranked 1st in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites with 124 reviews. Codebeamer is rated 7.8, while Microsoft Azure DevOps is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Codebeamer writes "Has good technical support services, but the migration process needs improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure DevOps writes "Good support, helpful management capabilities, and great Kanban boards". Codebeamer is most compared with PTC Integrity, Polarion ALM, Jira, IBM Rational ALM and Jama Connect, whereas Microsoft Azure DevOps is most compared with GitLab, Jira, TFS, Rally Software and OpenText ALM Octane. See our Codebeamer vs. Microsoft Azure DevOps report.

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