Both Azure DevOps and Jira are very much popular platforms designed for project management and interns help with software development. If you wish to boost the productivity of your project team then both platforms can help you to fulfill this.
This article can help you to choose the right platforms between Jira and Azure DevOps. So in this article, we will deep dive into the differences between DevOps vs Jira in terms of their features, benefits, advantages/disadvantages, etc.
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Azure DevOps vs Jira
An Overview
Azure DevOps: Azure DevOps is a cloud-based platform by Microsoft that can help you with end-to-end software development that includes project and source code management, etc. This platform provides you with the opportunity to collaborate better as a team and smartly plan your project activities for better productivity.
Jira: Jira is an excellent and well-known platform by Atlassian that can help you with issue tracking and project management activities that can help your team to track and plan the project activities properly which intern helps you to boost productivity.
Features of Azure DevOps
- Mainly, provides you with different sprint planning tools, backlogs, Kanban boards, etc.
- Provides you support to CI/CD Azure pipelines.
- Provides you Git repositories support for versioning and source control.
- Supports Azure test plans.
Features of Jira
- Provides Kanban boards and Scrum support.
- Provides advanced reporting features.
- Seamless integration with different third-party tools and applications.
- Provides the capability for IT service management via the Jira Service Management feature.
Azure DevOps and Jira Comparision
Source Control Support
| Features | Azure DevOps | Jira |
| Source Control | Provides Azure Repos (in-built Git repository). | Doesn’t provide any source control support but can integrate with third-party tools like GitHub/Bitbucket. |
| Planning | Allows the teams to break down the big tasks into smaller ones. So that the tasks can be managed easily. | More flexible and allows you to create custom issue types and custom fields based on your requirement and supports advanced agile project management features. |
| Pricing | Easy pricing model. A free tier for up to five users. You have the option to pay extra for more users and additional features. Check out Azure DevOps Pricing for more details. | A complex pricing model with different tiers and plans. |
| CI/CD | Provides you with built-in CI/CD with Azure pipelines. | No built-in CI/CD offerings but you can integrate with third-party tools like Jenkins, Bamboo, etc. |
| Advanced Reporting | Provides reporting features but is not as extensive as Jira. | Jira wins the race here by providing advanced reporting, customizable dashboards, etc. |
| Third-party integrations | Less as compared to Jira. | More into third-party integrations, plugins,etc. |
You may also like following the below AzureDevOps articles
- Azure DevOps vs Jenkins
- How to create a new project in Azure DevOps
- How to check Azure DevOps Status
- What is Azure DevOps?
Wrapping Up
Both Azure DevOps and Jira are well-known platforms. You can choose between Jira and Azure DevOps based on your individual requirements. Above comparison can help to choose between Jira vs Azure DevOps. Thanks for reading this article !!!
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