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At a Glance
Azure Pipelines
Azure Pipelines
Star Rating
(365)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy
Star Rating
(58)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Azure Pipelines vs Octopus Deploy

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Octopus Deploy easier to use. However, Azure Pipelines is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Azure Pipelines overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Octopus Deploy meets the needs of their business better than Azure Pipelines.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Azure Pipelines and Octopus Deploy provide similar levels of assistance.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Azure Pipelines over Octopus Deploy.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Pipelines
No pricing available
Octopus Deploy
Free
Free
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Free Trial
Azure Pipelines
No trial information available
Octopus Deploy
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
297
9.0
52
Ease of Use
8.3
301
8.6
52
Ease of Setup
8.3
135
7.7
33
Ease of Admin
8.3
111
8.2
28
Quality of Support
8.3
258
8.3
42
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
106
8.5
25
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
294
8.7
52
Features by Category
Application Release OrchestrationHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.6
48
8.6
17
Administration
8.6
39
8.6
14
8.7
38
8.8
16
8.7
39
8.8
16
Functionality
8.9
40
9.6
16
8.1
37
8.6
12
8.2
34
8.6
14
8.9
40
9.0
15
8.1
25
6.9
6
Processes
9.3
43
8.9
15
8.9
37
8.8
16
8.5
37
8.4
15
8.9
36
8.9
8
Functionality
8.9
33
9.4
6
9.2
34
9.0
7
8.6
32
9.2
6
Management
9.0
34
9.3
7
8.4
33
8.1
6
9.2
34
8.6
7
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
ServiceNow Store AppsHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
ServiceNow Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
Management
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
35
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
Processes
9.1
34
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
9.4
32
Not enough data
Continuous IntegrationHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
9.8
5
Functionality
Not enough data
9.7
5
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Not enough data
9.7
5
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Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
10.0
5
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Verified
Not enough data
9.7
5
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Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation Support - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Error Management - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance and Reporting - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Azure Pipelines
Azure Pipelines
Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy
Azure Pipelines and Octopus Deploy are categorized as Application Release Orchestration and Continuous Delivery
Unique Categories
Azure Pipelines
Azure Pipelines is categorized as ServiceNow Store Apps and DevOps Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Pipelines
Azure Pipelines
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
28.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
38.6%
Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
24.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
34.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
41.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Azure Pipelines
Azure Pipelines
Information Technology and Services
29.4%
Computer Software
24.9%
Financial Services
4.9%
Internet
2.3%
Marketing and Advertising
2.0%
Other
36.6%
Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy
Computer Software
29.6%
Information Technology and Services
25.9%
Internet
5.6%
Insurance
5.6%
Retail
3.7%
Other
29.6%
Alternatives
Azure Pipelines
Azure Pipelines Alternatives
GitLab
GitLab
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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
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CircleCI
CircleCI
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GitHub
GitHub
Add GitHub
Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy Alternatives
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
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GitHub
GitHub
Add GitHub
GitLab
GitLab
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Jenkins
Jenkins
Add Jenkins
Discussions
Azure Pipelines
Azure Pipelines Discussions
What is Vsts used for?
2 Comments
Tony W.
TW
We used it to store our project details in. For communication and sending texts .Read more
Can Visual Studio Team Services be used to host npm packages?
1 Comment
Samir P.
SP
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...Read more
Is Visual Studio Team services free?
1 Comment
Samir P.
SP
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...Read more
Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy Discussions
Is Octopus Deploy a CI tool?
1 Comment
MR
No, Octopus is meant for deploymentsRead more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Octopus Deploy has no more discussions with answers