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Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps is Microsoft's all-in-one development platform, bundling Git repos, work-item tracking (Boards), CI/CD (Pipelines), artifact feeds, and manual/automated test management (Test Plans) into one suite. It's the #6 most-used dev collaboration platform, reported in roughly 16.6% of developer surveys. It shows up heavily in enterprises already standardized on Microsoft infrastructure, since it integrates tightly with Azure cloud services and Active Directory identity.

Quick facts
Type: All-in-one DevOps suite (Repos, Boards, Pipelines, Artifacts, Test Plans)
Made by: Microsoft
Cost: Freemium — free for small teams (up to 5 users) and open-source projects; paid per-user tiers for larger organizations, plus pay-as-you-go Pipelines minutes
Best for: Enterprises and teams already standardized on Microsoft/Azure infrastructure
Primary use case: End-to-end project and code management — planning, source control, build/release pipelines, and testing — in one integrated suite
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Example

Azure Pipelines defines CI/CD as YAML in an azure-pipelines.yml file at the repo root, run by Microsoft-hosted or self-hosted build agents.

trigger:
  - main

pool:
  vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'

steps:
- task: NodeTool@0
  inputs:
    versionSpec: '20.x'
  displayName: 'Install Node.js'

- script: |
    npm install
    npm run build
    npm test
  displayName: 'Install, build, and test'

Getting started

Sign in with a Microsoft account at dev.azure.com, create an organization and project, then push your code to the built-in Git repo.

# clone a new Azure Repos Git repo
git clone https://dev.azure.com/myorg/myproject/_git/myrepo

# or connect an existing repo
git remote add origin https://dev.azure.com/myorg/myproject/_git/myrepo
git push -u origin main
Best for: Organizations already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem — Azure hosting, Active Directory, .NET stacks — that want planning, source control, CI/CD, and QA test tracking to live in one tightly integrated suite.