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Planview AgilePlace vs TFS comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Scalability Issues

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7.4
TFS is scalable and reliable for varying team sizes, though complex for large organizations, aided by Microsoft support.
 

Valuable Features

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8.3
TFS provides seamless Visual Studio integration, version control, Agile support, test management, customization, and secure collaboration with an intuitive interface.
The integration with Azure DevOps also offers seamless functionality for CI/CD processes.
 

Room For Improvement

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6.0
TFS needs enhanced stability, features, and user interface, with improved integrations, cost efficiency, and Agile functionality for competitiveness.
I am content with how TFS is structured now, particularly the Azure version.
 

Stability Issues

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8.1
TFS is generally stable with few disruptions, but performance improvements and resource allocation are recommended for optimal use.
 

Customer Service

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5.0
TFS support receives mixed reviews, with praise for quick, knowledgeable service but some criticism for occasional slow responses.
 

Setup Cost

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6.8
TFS offers cost-effective pricing with Visual Studio but is seen as complex; assess needs and explore cloud options.
 

Categories and Ranking

Planview AgilePlace
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
17th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (11th)
TFS
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
97
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites category, the mindshare of Planview AgilePlace is 1.5%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TFS is 5.6%, down from 9.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
 

Featured Reviews

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Gives us visibility into projects and enables users to leave comments on different projects
We use the submit feedback button pretty often. I encourage the teams to use that if they see anything that could be improved. But we've been really happy with how fast LeanKit improves. The biggest improvement would be the API and data connections and making the data more accessible or quicker to access. One of our team members has brought up actual-time tracking on a card as a potential improvement. They had an interest in knowing how long a specific card had been worked on by a specific user or somebody that was assigned to that card. But there's not really a way for them to start and stop a time that they were actually working on it, except for if we created a different lane and they dragged it into the lane and then stopped using it in the lane. They requested that there'd be some sort of timer function on each one of the tasks.
Pmurki@Micron.Com Praveen - PeerSpot reviewer
Version control is excellent and good for code review, branching, merging strategies and more
I've worked with TFS for source control and Agile project management. We also used TFS for seamless team collaboration and tracking.  I used TFS for a couple of years. Now, we use Azure DevOps. It's a wonderful tool for source control and CI/CD pipelines It's a really valuable tool for…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Insurance Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Healthcare Company
6%
Educational Organization
61%
Computer Software Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
4%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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Which is better - TFS or Azure DevOps?
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 TFS?
Microsoft's technical team is supportive.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TFS?
There are many version control options available in the market. From a costing and licensing perspective, I would rate it around six out of ten. It is not the cheapest product, but it offers good v...
 

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Also Known As

Planview LeanKit, LeanKit
Team Foundation Server
 

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Sample Customers

REA Group, Thompson Reuters
Vendex KBB IT Services, Info Support, Fujitsu Consulting, TCSC, Airways New Zealand, HP
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