# Azure Boards, Azure Pipelines vs monday dev Comparison

| | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 139 | 375 | 1,453 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (42.9% of reviews) | Enterprise (38.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (58.8% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | $10.00 1 Seats Per Month | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Azure Boards

Pros:
- Ease of Use (14 reviews)
- Tools (13 reviews)

Cons:
- Poor Interface Design (8 reviews)
- Complexity Issues (7 reviews)

### Azure Pipelines

Pros:
- Ease of Use (22 reviews)
- Integrations (13 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (12 reviews)
- Learning Curve (10 reviews)

### monday dev

Pros:
- Ease of Use (16 reviews)
- Integrations (15 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Curve (7 reviews)
- Expensive (6 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (107 reviews) | 8.8 (302 reviews) | 9.0 (1132 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (110 reviews) | 8.2 (307 reviews) | 9.1 (1142 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.5 (49 reviews) | 8.3 (141 reviews) | 9.0 (470 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.5 (39 reviews) | 8.3 (111 reviews) | 9.1 (447 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (91 reviews) | 8.3 (263 reviews) | 9.1 (940 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.0 (34 reviews) | 8.6 (106 reviews) | 9.4 (424 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.3 (102 reviews) | 8.9 (300 reviews) | 9.5 (1077 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Azure Boards

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Azure Pipelines

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### monday dev

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Basic dev

Price: $10.00 1 Seats Per Month

Description: Plan and manage your team’s Scrum processes

Key Features:
- Unlimited free viewers
- Unlimited items
- Dedicated templates for development

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/monday-dev/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Application Release Orchestration

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Azure Boards** | N/A | N/A |
| **Azure Pipelines** | 8.6/10 | 58 |
| **monday dev** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Configuration Management** | Not enough data | 8.7 (40 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | 8.5 (40 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | 8.7 (39 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Deployment Automation** | Not enough data | 9.0 (44 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Process Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.1 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Plugins** | Not enough data | 8.2 (34 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **APIs / Integrations** | Not enough data | 9.0 (44 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Feature Flags** | Not enough data | 8.1 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Processes

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Pipelines** | Not enough data | 9.2 (49 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Orchestration** | Not enough data | 9.0 (42 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Visualization** | Not enough data | 8.4 (38 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Continuous Delivery

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Azure Boards** | N/A | N/A |
| **Azure Pipelines** | 8.9/10 | 38 |
| **monday dev** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Deployment-Ready Staging** | Not enough data | 8.9 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integration** | Not enough data | 9.2 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Extensible** | Not enough data | 8.6 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Management

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Processes and Workflow** | Not enough data | 9.0 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | 8.4 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Automation** | Not enough data | 9.2 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Bug Tracking

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Azure Boards** | N/A | N/A |
| **Azure Pipelines** | N/A | N/A |
| **monday dev** | 8.7/10 | 414 |

#### Bug Reporting

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **User Reports & Feedback** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (287 reviews) | 
| **Tester Reports & Feedback** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (270 reviews) | 
| **Team Reports & Comments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (302 reviews) | 

#### Bug Monitoring

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (271 reviews) | 
| **Bug History** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (284 reviews) | 
| **Data Retention** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (272 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Bug Tracking

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### ServiceNow Store Apps

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Azure Boards** | N/A | N/A |
| **Azure Pipelines** | N/A | N/A |
| **monday dev** | N/A | N/A |

#### ServiceNow Apps

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **ServiceNow Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Value** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### DevOps Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Azure Boards** | N/A | N/A |
| **Azure Pipelines** | 8.9/10 | 38 |
| **monday dev** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Configuration Management** | Not enough data | 8.6 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | 8.5 (34 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Orchestration** | Not enough data | 8.5 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Automation** | Not enough data | 9.1 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | 9.0 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Extensibility** | Not enough data | 8.7 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Processes

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Pipeline Control** | Not enough data | 9.1 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Visualization** | Not enough data | 8.9 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous Deployment** | Not enough data | 9.4 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Product Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Azure Boards** | 8.8/10 | 15 |
| **Azure Pipelines** | N/A | N/A |
| **monday dev** | 8.7/10 | 501 |

#### Communication

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Wiki Documentation** | 9.0 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.5 (295 reviews) | 
| **Community Forum** | 8.9 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.5 (323 reviews) | 
| **Customer Ideation** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.6 (333 reviews) | 

#### Planning

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Work Capacity** | 9.4 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.0 (401 reviews) | 
| **Task Ranking** | 8.8 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.1 (419 reviews) | 
| **Kanban Board** | 8.8 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (362 reviews) | 
| **Custom Workflows** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.0 (404 reviews) | 
| **Release Forecasting** | 8.7 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.9 (156 reviews) | 

#### Workflow Management

| Feature | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Time Tracking** | 8.3 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (399 reviews) | 
| **Progress Monitoring** | 9.1 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (453 reviews) | 
| **Budgeting** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.5 (328 reviews) | 
| **Team Scorecard** | 8.8 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (326 reviews) | 

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## Categories

**Unique to Azure Boards (1):** [Product Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/product-management-software)

**Unique to Azure Pipelines (4):** [Application Release Orchestration (ARO) Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-release-orchestration), [ServiceNow Marketplace Apps](https://www.g2.com/categories/servicenow-store-apps), [DevOps Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/devops-platforms), [Continuous Delivery Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/continuous-delivery-tools)

**Unique to monday dev (2):** [Product Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/product-management-software), [Bug Tracking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/bug-tracking)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Azure Boards | Azure Pipelines | monday dev | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 24.1% | 28.5% | 58.8% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 33.1% | 33.2% | 30.9% | 
| **Enterprise** | 42.9% | 38.3% | 10.2% | 

### By Industry

#### Azure Boards

- **Information Technology and Services:** 32.3%
- **Computer Software:** 13.5%
- **Financial Services:** 6.0%
- **Oil & Energy:** 3.8%
- **Higher Education:** 3.0%
- **Consumer Goods:** 3.0%
- **Management Consulting:** 3.0%
- **Program Development:** 2.3%
- **Logistics and Supply Chain:** 2.3%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 1.5%
- **Other:** 29.3%

#### Azure Pipelines

- **Information Technology and Services:** 29.2%
- **Computer Software:** 24.7%
- **Financial Services:** 5.1%
- **Internet:** 2.2%
- **Airlines/Aviation:** 2.0%
- **Education Management:** 2.0%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.0%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.0%
- **Banking:** 1.7%
- **Management Consulting:** 1.7%
- **Other:** 27.5%

#### monday dev

- **Marketing and Advertising:** 12.7%
- **Computer Software:** 12.2%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 10.9%
- **Financial Services:** 3.6%
- **Retail:** 3.0%
- **Education Management:** 2.4%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 1.9%
- **Higher Education:** 1.9%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 1.9%
- **Construction:** 1.8%
- **Other:** 47.7%

---
## Alternatives

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## Top Discussions

### Azure Boards

- Title: [This worked really well for us in Agile projects, are there good success stories of using this in waterfall methodology?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/32346-this-worked-really-well-for-us-in-agile-projects-are-there-good-success-stories-of-using-this-in-waterfall-methodology) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, no matter the project metrology (we use agile, interactive, and waterfall), Azure Pipelines works well for both build and release automation to multiple..."
- Title: [What's the best way to add performance to Projects](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-s-the-best-way-to-add-performance-to-projects) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "You can create your own agent machines that can run locally or via Virtual Machines in a data center, including Azure (via IaaS).  These have been known to..."

### Azure Pipelines

- Title: [What is Vsts used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-vsts-used-for) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "We used it to store our project details in. For communication and sending texts ."
- Title: [Is Visual Studio Team services free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-visual-studio-team-services-free) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "As we know, a user who has Microsoft account can join VSTS by simply entering the credentials, if don't have then you can create and sign in the VSTS for..."
- Title: [Can Visual Studio Team Services be used to host npm packages?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/51447-can-visual-studio-team-services-be-used-to-host-npm-packages) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Well, Before you go through the trouble of setting up a private package server to host your Nuget, NPM, Maven or Gradle feeds, consider using Visual Studio..."

### monday dev

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/azure-boards-vs-azure-pipelines-vs-monday-dev)