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# Azure Boards vs Productboard Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Azure Boards** [

4.4/5(140)

](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-boards/reviews#reviews)

**Productboard** [

4.2/5(256)

](https://www.g2.com/products/productboard/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Azure Boards**
No pricing available

**Productboard**
Free Trial

**Contact Us** Per Year · Enterprise 

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Azure Boards**
1 month

Based on 10 responses

**Productboard**
1 month

Based on 11 responses

Return on Investment

**Azure Boards**
11 months5 months sooner

Based on 9 responses

**Productboard**
16 months

Based on 6 responses

Perceived Cost

**Azure Boards**
$$$$$

**Productboard**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Azure Boards**
11%

**Productboard**
14%3% more

Pros & Cons

**Azure Boards**
[
Ease of Use (15)
](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-boards/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1074162&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Tools (13)
](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-boards/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2267388&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Poor Interface Design (8)
](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-boards/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2223458&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity Issues (7)
](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-boards/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2267418&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Productboard**
[
Collaboration (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/productboard/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1799556&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Customer Support (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/productboard/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1799927&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Lack of Features (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/productboard/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1799815&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/productboard/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1797287&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Azure Boards**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_2ac0e7b10e1efb64107026cb2b241d53/azure-devops-projects.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Azure Boards

](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-boards/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_2ac0e7b10e1efb64107026cb2b241d53/azure-pipelines.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Azure Pipelines

](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-pipelines/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_f176b4154a751d10150daa67a57b7dc5/azure-portal.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Azure Portal

](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-portal/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_fe9c16c233d8477690204aa6b3466027/gearset-devops.png "Product Avatar Image")

Gearset DevOps

](https://www.g2.com/products/gearset-devops/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-boards/integrations)

**Productboard**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_b34e5fb2190630dd5d5830f2b22fe140/fin.png "Product Avatar Image")

Fin

](https://www.g2.com/products/fin/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_793034d14bb0f3fa12d97cf3cc0032c4/jira.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Jira

](https://www.g2.com/products/jira/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e63eb2d0ef10e2df421befaed80bed3c/agentforce-service-formerly-salesforce-service-cloud.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Salesforce Service Cloud

](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-service-formerly-salesforce-service-cloud/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_f6ee5c9dddbf5c28b136829c8782ed1b/slack.png "Product Avatar Image")

Slack

](https://www.g2.com/products/slack/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/productboard/integrations)

Screenshots

**Azure Boards**
No screenshot available

**Productboard**
 ![Productboard screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/68094/productboard-insights.PNG)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Azure Boards**

9.2

9.2108

**Productboard**

8.0

8.0174

Ease of Use

**Azure Boards**

8.8

8.8111

**Productboard**

8.1

8.1176

Ease of Setup

**Azure Boards**

8.6

8.650

**Productboard**

8.1

8.188

Ease of Admin

**Azure Boards**

8.5

8.539

**Productboard**

8.8

8.874

Quality of Support

**Azure Boards**

8.6

8.692

**Productboard**

8.8

8.8138

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Azure Boards**

9.0

9.034

**Productboard**

8.7

8.769

Product Direction (% positive)

**Azure Boards**

9.3

9.3103

**Productboard**

8.1

8.1151

Features

Product Management[Hide 72 FeaturesShow 72 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.9

16

7.5

142

Communication

Wiki Documentation

9.0(won by 1.6)

10

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.4

73

Community Forum

8.9(won by 1.9)

9

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.0

59

Customer Ideation

8.9(won by 0.8)

9

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.1

100

NPS of Customers

Not enough data

Not enough data

Planning

Task Ranking

8.9(won by 0.7)

14

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.2

111

Kanban Board

8.8(won by 1.6)

13

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.2

75

Custom Workflows

9.1(won by 1.6)

9

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.5

88

Work Capacity

9.4(won by default)

12

Feature Not Available

Release Forecasting

8.8(won by default)

10

Feature Not Available

Projections

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Time Tracking

8.5(won by 1.9)

12

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

6.6

52

Progress Monitoring

9.2(won by 1.1)

16

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.1

74

Budgeting

8.3(won by default)

8

Feature Not Available

Team Scorecard

8.8(won by default)

10

Feature Not Available

Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Milestone Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Product Lifecycle Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Communication Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Planning Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Requirements Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

@mentions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Projects

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Release Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Journey Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Gantt/Timeline View

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

To-Do List

Not enough data

Not enough data

Surveys & Feedback

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deadline Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Product Roadmapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Idea Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agile Methodologies

Not enough data

Not enough data

Timeline Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Feedback Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Template Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Guest Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Strategy and Innovation Roadmapping Tools[Hide 43 FeaturesShow 43 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

7.8

66

Analytics

Analytics

Not enough data

7.1(won by default)

36

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Execution

Team Collaboration

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

54

Project Management

Not enough data

7.6(won by default)

51

Task Management

Not enough data

7.1(won by default)

41

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Portfolio Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Evaluation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Communication Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Feedback Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Roadmapping

Roadmaps

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

57

Timelines

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

51

Additional Functionality

Brainstorming

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Idea Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Engagement Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ideation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chat/Messaging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Polls/Voting

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management[Hide 49 FeaturesShow 49 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.2

35

Setup

Activities

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

25

Flows

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

19

Dependencies

Not enough data

7.9(won by default)

19

Notifications

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

15

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Business Process Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Updates

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

15

Audit Trail

Not enough data

7.6(won by default)

13

Integration

Not enough data

7.5(won by default)

17

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Workflow Management

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Template Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Rules-Based Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Configuration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Forms Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

No-Code

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Graphical Workflow Editor

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Research Repositories[Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

7.7

37

Management

Team Collaboration

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

33

Access Control

Not enough data

7.9(won by default)

28

Data Security

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

24

Functionality

Sentiment Analysis

Not enough data

6.1(won by default)

16

Tagging

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

32

Note Taking

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

29

Integrations

Not enough data

7.4(won by default)

30

Show 2 feature categories with incomplete data

Collaboration & Productivity[Hide 45 FeaturesShow 45 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

To-Do List

Not enough data

Not enough data

@mentions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Screen Sharing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Brainstorming

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real Time Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Communication Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chat/Messaging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Assignment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Sharing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Discussions/Forums

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Contact Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Video Conferencing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision-Making[Hide 36 FeaturesShow 36 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Decision-Making

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Historical Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

"What If" Scenarios

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functions/Calculations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Statistical Simulation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Self Service Data Preparation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predictive Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Healthcare

Not enough data

Not enough data

Key Performance Indicators

Not enough data

Not enough data

Planning Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monte Carlo Simulation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Data Collection

Not enough data

Not enough data

KPI Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Source Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Forecasting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Tree

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Analysis Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Modeling & Simulation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Azure Boards](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2ac0e7b10e1efb64107026cb2b241d53/azure-devops-projects.jpg "Azure Boards")](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-boards/reviews)

Azure Boards

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

23.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

32.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

43.3%

[![Productboard](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0413b19203f6f40a616d508ed2abcf8e/productboard.svg "Productboard")](https://www.g2.com/products/productboard/reviews)

Productboard

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

42.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

49.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

8.4%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

23.9%

42.4%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

32.8%

49.2%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

43.3%

8.4%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Azure Boards](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2ac0e7b10e1efb64107026cb2b241d53/azure-devops-projects.jpg "Azure Boards")](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-boards/reviews)
Azure Boards

Information Technology and Services

32.1%

Computer Software

13.4%

Financial Services

6.0%

Oil & Energy

3.7%

Consumer Goods

3.0%

Other

41.8%

[![Productboard](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0413b19203f6f40a616d508ed2abcf8e/productboard.svg "Productboard")](https://www.g2.com/products/productboard/reviews)
Productboard

Computer Software

35.3%

Information Technology and Services

15.7%

Marketing and Advertising

6.4%

Internet

5.6%

Health, Wellness and Fitness

2.8%

Other

34.1%

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## Azure Boards vs Productboard

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure Boards easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with Productboard.

- Reviewers felt that Azure Boards meets the needs of their business better than Productboard.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Productboard is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Azure Boards over Productboard.