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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
7.0
Number of Reviews
139
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (2nd), Release Automation (1st), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer895359 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Project Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
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.
Anil Tiwari - PeerSpot reviewer
AI Solutions & Digital Transformation Lead at UnifyCloud
Task management has become transparent and reporting now tracks team productivity in detail
I reduced my rating from a perfect score because of one concern. Microsoft Azure DevOps is very easy to use. If any person is new to the platform while creating user stories or repositories, it is a very efficient way for people to work. The platform does not require in-depth training. If someone provides a one to two hour description, people with some technical knowledge would understand it greatly. The platform is interesting for both fully technical and non-technical persons. People can use it easily and it is understandable. Anyone can create a user story or Microsoft Azure Board, generate reports using SQL queries while adding conditions, or monitor tasks. Any person with admin rights can see graphs showing which resources have spent how many hours on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Based on that information, we can measure resource performance, which would be really helpful for management or HR departments when increasing employee salaries, offering appreciation, or providing bonus activities in an organization. Regarding governance and security within Microsoft Azure DevOps, there is strong security because Microsoft provides a secure and productive environment that follows all compliances. Everyone can trust Microsoft because it is a reputable brand in the market. People can rely on and trust any Microsoft product. I am not talking about Microsoft Azure DevOps only, but also CRM, Windows, security, and Entra ID. With any Microsoft product, there is no need to worry about security or compliance concerns. From a security and governance point of view, Microsoft Azure DevOps provides very strong capabilities.

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

Pros

"The metrics gathered after deployment, for example, the rate of success versus the rate of failure."
"The capability to provide visibility to the stakeholders, to management, is the biggest piece that showcases what the solution is about."
"You can automate everything you want."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to see which problems have been resolved from deployment."
"The main benefit is you can deploy everything with it."
"It can support very complex environments and dependencies."
"They have gained efficiency that they cannot achieve in any other way."
"The product provides efficiency, in terms time, cost, and resources."
"The features that have a significant impact on us include CI/CD, where we have full integration with the source code repository and Azure Pipelines."
"With the pipeline we're using, that time was reduced by ten times."
"In simple terms, Microsoft Azure DevOps helps any organization move ideas from development to production faster with greater automation, improved collaboration, quality governance, and a secure environment."
"The most valuable feature is that we can run integrations with DevOps. From a QA perspective and a testing perspective, we can run those tests and integrate automation tools. Then we can run those tests as part of the deployment process. Every time we are deploying something, it automatically runs all the tests."
"We are 100% satisfied with it."
"I love how easy the solution is to use; it’s intuitive, I don’t need to reference a manual, everything is naturally laid out, you can link your tasks and assign people, the user experience is excellent, and it all just makes sense to me."
"Overall, this is a good product and if the Gantt chart and occupancy reporting features are added then it will be the most powerful one in this space."
"It is easy to use. The shared repository is useful. Everything is in one environment."
 

Cons

"There are some bugs. For example, during the design of a workflow, important information is lost, it vanishes."
"If you have a technical problem and need development of the tool, the support team is terrible, because they cannot help with the technical details."
"GUI for mobile phones: Availability to approve and start deployment through mobile phones."
"It would be very beneficial for us to see integrations into cloud environments, especially into the Google Cloud environment because we are heading towards cloud."
"The stability of the solution can be improved."
"One of the biggest features I've been asked by my team to put in there is opening more scripting languages to be part of the platform."
"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."
"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."
"The initial three months were particularly challenging, and without the help of an external consultant, adapting to the change in work processes would have been difficult."
"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 is room for improvement, as this is not the finished article at all."
"It is very expensive in comparison to others."
"Despite the fact that you can automate most of the things, you still have to produce some scripts."
"Its UI can be easier and more customer-friendly. The UI can be improved from the project management and agile perspective."
"The testing agents need to be improved, they can enhance the areas related to continuous integration and build automation and add more technologies for the build."
"Not all companies use the same methodology which could limit the use of this solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Customers often complain about the price."
"I can save time and money more quickly."
"We increased our quality and reduced our time costs."
"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."
"Compared to other tools, Microsoft Azure DevOps is a cheap solution."
"The price is reasonable, but of course, you can find others that are cheaper such as Atlassian."
"For the basic license, it is around five euros per month."
"The pricing of Azure DevOps falls within the average range and it is fixed."
"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 licensing costs are reasonable."
"The solution is expensive."
"We have an MPN subscription for Microsoft Azure DevOps, and it's all included."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
15%
Construction Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
7%
Outsourcing Company
6%
 

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
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Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business44
Midsize Enterprise28
Large Enterprise70
 

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I am not much involved in the pricing, licensing, or costing aspects. However, one of my colleagues is involved in the licensing and pricing part, and it is very efficient. We are Microsoft Gold Pa...
 

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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