Azure DevOps Server vs. LinearB

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure DevOps Server
Score 8.3 out of 10
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AzureDevOps Server (formerly Team Foundation Server, or TFS) is a test management and application lifecycle management tool, from Microsoft's Visual Studio offerings. To license Azure DevOps Server an Azure DevOps license and a Windows operating system license (e.g. Windows Server) for each machine running Azure DevOps Server.N/A
LinearB
Score 7.8 out of 10
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LinearB is a tool for software development organizations that allows for improved productivity based on objective data driven insights. Founded in 2018, Los Angeles-based LinearB promises a fresh approach to software development project management and metrics, for example helping developer teams correlate project issues with data from their code, Git, projects, and more. LinearB promises to bring context to the metrics, helping engineering leaders understand what is happening across a…
$0
(8 devs included)
Pricing
Azure DevOps ServerLinearB
Editions & Modules
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Free
$0
(8 devs included)
Pro
$10
Per dev per month to start
Enterprise
$45
Per dev per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure DevOps ServerLinearB
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Azure DevOps ServerLinearB
Considered Both Products
Azure DevOps Server
Chose Azure DevOps Server
Jira has been growing in hardware design teams since is being integrated with CAD software. The best of Azure is that you can manage since level of access control to multiple types of teams. Another bonus is that Jira has more mobile features that let your team stay connected …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
Because of the microsoft ecosystem and the product is also build on ms services cloud which uses azure internal services so it is easy to integrate.
more reliant support available for the microsoft services because of the well established user community of the product and …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
Azure DevOps is a fully integrated solution that solves all of the problems that our separate tools did in a much easier-to-use way. Before we implemented DevOps we had three different solutions that we had to integrate with each other and required a lot of manual intervention …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
Managing projects is a breeze using Azure DevOps Server, and the tool also automates testing and checks to see if the project is within its scope. Intuitive, with a low learning curve for novice users; it's also simple to collaborate on projects and keep tabs on their progress …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
Honestly speaking, GitHub is better in terms of version control and JIRA has better functionality when it comes to Agile boards, other than that, the UI could have been a bit better for Azure DevOps Server. In all other areas, I feel overall Azure DevOps Server is better.
Chose Azure DevOps Server
  • Better bug and user story tracking feature.
  • Easy integration with multiple version controls and code repo like- Github and Bitbucket.
  • Managing ticket lifecycle is quite good, able to easily move through different stages.
Chose Azure DevOps Server
In my opinion, DevOps covers the development process end to end way better than JIRA or GitHub. Both competitors are nice in their specific fields but DevOps provides a more comprehensive package in my opinion. It is still crazy to see that the whole suite can be used for free. …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
I was new to the agile methodology when it was first introduced to the Enterprise. Different project teams opted to leverage different project management tools, two of the most common being Jira and DevOps. For someone overcoming a huge learning curve already, I felt that …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
My organization already has an established Microsoft relationship which allowed us to move faster in procuring the product. The alternative would require my large organization to move at a snail's pace at procurement. This is not necessarily a hindrance for most other …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
Azure DevOps has a
  • backlog module which is a substitute for JIRA / Trello
  • pipeline module which is a substitute for Jenkins / TeamCity
Chose Azure DevOps Server
I was not involved in the purchase decision for this product. Since I have started working at my company, we have always used [Azure DevOps Server]. So I can't comment on how it performs vs its competitors. I have used many project management tools that are not as robust, but I …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
I've used and currently use JIRA, which is a similar software to Azure DevOps Server. Azure DevOps Server is more detailed and comprehensive than JIRA. They both offer many of the same features and capabilities but Azure has a better overall interface and is more in-depth. It …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
Azure DevOps Server is a fantastic tool and my favorite for organization and management of large application building projects. It was selected for its ease of use with a user-friendly design that allows any team members, particularly outside of developers, to quickly get up to …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
TFS is more of a GUI; has more features integrated into the product.
Chose Azure DevOps Server
TFS tool by default comes with a git version control repository which offers centralized TFVC and distributed git version control.
Chose Azure DevOps Server
At the time we brought Azure DevOps in-house it really was the only game in town. Our company migrated from Visual SourceSafe to TFS to Azure DevOps without any issues or downtime. Git isn't overly intuitive so I never recommend it and shy away from it. I loved it when …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
Microsoft Azure DevOps is the one that integrates everything you can possibly use and provides a solution that eases your developing process. It has a strong support community and well-written documentation. No matter what you do, you will always find the right pipeline. It is …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
I was not involved in selecting the tool.
Chose Azure DevOps Server
Azure DevOps server has quite an upper hand while we compare it with other tools in the market. Its not just a tool in fact its been a complete suit. If we look out at other products available as alternative options to Azure DevOps Server, they are meant for a specific purpose …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
TFS gives and edge over JIRA for inbuilt version controlling that TFS has. TFS provides a GIT version control repository that offers centralized TFVC and distributed GIT Version control. Version controlling is a key feature that promoted TFS over JIRA in the implementation of a …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
The advantage of Team Foundation Server is the integration capability with Microsoft technologies and products, such as Visual Studio. Although this is an important consideration, Team Foundation Server is not a straightforward tool and needs to be improved to work seamlessly …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
Git and GitHub are very popular right now and they are OK. But they do not integrate automated Testing and Building... The Work Item Management of Jira is about as complicated as the one of TFS so we use Trello. The other Source Control Systems are more complex to use because …
Chose Azure DevOps Server
JIRA is possible more popular than TFS, but TFS is great for Microsoft Shops.
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User Ratings
Azure DevOps ServerLinearB
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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Usability
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Support Rating
8.4
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Implementation Rating
8.0
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Ease of integration
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User Testimonials
Azure DevOps ServerLinearB
Likelihood to Recommend
In our case it was best suited when we started working remotely, we were able to track everything in out projects easily, able to share our codes, give reviews for the codes and also create integration and deployment CI/CD plans for the release and testing. It helped our team members with the productivity, early prototyping and release. Create summarised reports of different aspect of our projects. Even in other scenarios it is one of the best tools to use for collaboration and project management. I haven't found any specific scenario where it is not appropriate
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It gives you an amazing dashboard with graphs and data that helps in analyzing our work. Through cycle metric tracking, the throughput of your teams is great as compared to agile metrics such as Scrum Velocity.
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Pros
  • Vast range of Template for Automated Build and Release Pipeline with option to have conditional triggers
  • Code repository mechanism is aligned with GIT which is a well known public repository system
  • Bug Management is also an integral feature of this tool
  • Dashboard creation option of Build and Release pipeline is also available
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Cons
  • Searching through code can be somewhat cumbersome. It would be nice if there was a way to do general searches in certain areas of the system.
  • Without proper training, the system can be confusing to navigate. This issue can be prevented with good training but it is something to be aware of.
  • Navigation can be clunky at times depending on where you are in the system. For power users, this is not a huge deal but it is a tad bit annoying.
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  • Tracking work based on Kanban methodology has some glitches and is not fully supported in linear.
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Likelihood to Renew
Because we are a Microsoft Gold Partner we utilize most of their software and we have so much invested in Team Foundation Server now it would take a catastrophic amount of time and resources to switch to a different product.
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Usability
For standard users the interface is friendly. but if you are a manager some tools are a little confusing to use, like the query system that you always need to create from scratch. Templates should be more helpful for queries and for standard procedures that you need to duplicate PBIs over time. The search history of Work Items is a little painful to use.
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Support Rating
I have not had to use the support for Azure DevOps Server. There have never been any issues where I was not able to figure it out or quickly resolve. Our Scrum Master has used support before though, and the service has always been prompt and clear with a customer-focus
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Implementation Rating
Do research beforehand and, if possible, do a trial run before implementing into production environment.
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Alternatives Considered
Azure DevOps is a fully integrated solution that solves all of the problems that our separate tools did in a much easier-to-use way. Before we implemented DevOps we had three different solutions that we had to integrate with each other and required a lot of manual intervention to make sure they worked correctly.
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Return on Investment
  • It has streamlined the pipeline and project management for our agile effort.
  • It has helped our agile team get organized since that is a new methodology being leveraged within the Enterprise.
  • The calendar has improved visibility into different OOOs across the project team since we all come from different departments across the larger organization.
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