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Jama Connect vs Microsoft Azure DevOps comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Jama Connect
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
11th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Application Requirements Management (4th)
Microsoft Azure DevOps
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
139
Ranking in other categories
Release Automation (1st), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites category, the mindshare of Jama Connect is 3.3%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure DevOps is 9.9%, down from 12.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure DevOps9.9%
Jama Connect3.3%
Other86.8%
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
 

Featured Reviews

Juergen Albrecht - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at CCC Systems Engineering Suisse GmbH
Has required better change management and easier tool integration but supports certification needs and strong collaboration
The visualization tools are nearly similar, so it does not matter if you use DNG or even Jama Connect, but at Jama Connect, the selection and setup for running complex scripts is very powerful and fast compared to IBM, which is sometimes very slow due to the complex software which has lost focus on usability. The collaboration capabilities of Jama Connect are fantastic, and when comparing IBM, PTC, and Jama Connect, they are nearly equal because all three have recognized the importance of collaboration in today's work environment. The feature that I really appreciate about Jama Connect is its allowance for certifications through the FAA and FDA organizations in the US, which in the past was not possible for smaller companies because larger ones, such as Boeing and Airbus, often advised against using unapproved tools.
Bharadwaj Deepak Mohapatra - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at ENTERPRISE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Have built reliable end-to-end pipelines and streamlined cloud provisioning through consistent collaboration practices
I am currently working with open-source tools such as Jenkins for my main CI/CD pipeline, and for enterprise clients, I am using Microsoft Azure DevOps CI/CD pipeline. For other clients, I have also implemented CI/CD YAML pipelines through GitLab CI/CD workflow and GitHub Actions. I am creating the end-to-end CI/CD pipeline from development to deployment and monitoring all of this. Azure Boards is easier than Jira for my understanding because there are very easy points to manage the Agile methodology which we work on. Because it is a GUI, sometimes the process may take a few minutes more than the CLI process since the backend is running the exact CLI, but we are commanding through the GUI. There is definitely a time lag, but it is more secure. Microsoft Azure DevOps pipelines work very seamlessly rather than other CI/CD pipelines, as of my understanding. The downside is that the process may take more time when deploying some clusters, Kubernetes, Azure AKS service, or some vast microservice architecture deployments. There may be a little bit of lag I feel, though I cannot tell very strictly that this is a disadvantage, but sometimes it takes a little more time than other cloud infrastructures. All the major things are done by GUI, which is somewhat a little slow. However, if considering automations, process, monitoring, and provisioning, then it is the best cloud service across all the other service providers. Our implementation is a hybrid cloud. Microsoft Azure DevOps is definitely easily scalable. I have worked on many Kubernetes infrastructures and microservice deployments, and I have seen that replication is very good because it is very easy. The replication process is very straightforward. I definitely advocate for using less code because it is very time-consuming. If using GCP or Amazon Web Service, there is more interaction related to work over the CLI process. In terms of Microsoft Azure DevOps, there are many things done by the GUI, which is the best part.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Technical support answers fairly quickly compared to others like IBM or Atlassian. They also offer quite a good knowledge base for advanced cases and how to plan it, etc. via videos that they provide. They are quite useful."
"The feature that I really appreciate about Jama Connect is its allowance for certifications through the FAA and FDA organizations in the US, which in the past was not possible for smaller companies because larger ones, such as Boeing and Airbus, often advised against using unapproved tools."
"Support has been excellent - an advantage of working with a somewhat smaller vendor interested in making users successful."
"It is good at requirements management and test management, and for day-to-day users, it is very user-friendly."
"The relationship mapping feature is especially helpful, as it allows us to connect different requirements and compliance-related documentation."
"We use Jama Connect mainly for requirements management."
"Provides suitable tools for managing regulatory requirements."
"The user experience is better than the competition."
"Its integration with different functions has been very helpful."
"Microsoft Azure DevOps provides tools for tracking tasks and requirements, allowing the team to log in, see their assigned tasks, and mark them as finished while offering integrated graphics to monitor project progress."
"Our customers use Microsoft Azure DevOps for their business needs when it comes to DevSecOps and scalability."
"The simplicity is very good and the customer experience is also great."
"The simplicity and ease of use are two features that we have found to be most valuable."
"Overall, this is a good product and if the Gantt chart and occupancy reporting features are added then it will be the most powerful one in this space."
"Microsoft has good integration with its other products, such as Office, Teams, et cetera."
"The features of Azure Repos that we find most impactful are those related to source control management within our DevOps code management processes."
 

Cons

"The solution is expensive."
"I think Jama Connect's change management feature is not well developed at this stage, as it lacks many steps for marks, building IDs, and the usual functionalities such as comparing past changes and generating reports automatically."
"Test management can be improved. It's not so scalable. The user interface needs to split things into small projects."
"We did have some issues of scalability issues early on. I believe we pushed the envelope on numbers of test cases, and did suffer some performance issues, and outages in effect."
"t is rather slow, so the speed of the process and consuming information should be improved. It doesn't have a nice way of viewing information. We would like to see better interfaces for consuming information."
"I believe one of the weak points is the reporting side."
"More automation could speed up workflows, flag errors more timely, and eliminate manual steps."
"The user interface could be modernized and the product lacks project management functionalities."
"I would like there to be more seamless integration with GitHub. Azure DevOps seems to be targeted towards enterprises and GitHub is the ugly sister, so to speak, that you come about in the enterprise."
"The documentation isn't straightforward."
"Being more technology-agnostic through ease of integration would be beneficial."
"Improvements can be made mostly on the team management aspects."
"More features can be included."
"The only area that requires improvement is the interface."
"It would be very useful if it had better integration with Microsoft Word because we would like to be able to define the priority requirement document and add it to different stages of the backlog."
"Integration and plugins for other tools could better. Like if you want to integrate the DevOps with other tools that are in the market. This could be for the engineering tools to check code quality, application security tools, and DevOps dashboard tools."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Jama Connect is a little pricy."
"To have a single source for all the requirements and all the change requests our company gets is the most valuable feature. It has also helped us to keep track of reviews."
"The cost seems very competitive with other offerings."
"If you want to have creative licenses, pricing may be an issue with the licenses, as it can become quite expensive over time to serve many people."
"The solution costs $5 or $10 per user, per month."
"The pricing is very competitive because of the whole development cycle by Azure DevOps. You don't have to buy and integrate several different tools."
"The cost is quite affordable."
"It is a subscription model and I only pay for what I use."
"The pricing of Azure DevOps falls within the average range and it is fixed."
"I am not aware of any licensing subscriptions for the solution."
"Its pricing is reasonable for the number of features that you get and the functionality that you can utilize for the agile delivery, which is what we are using it for. I found it extremely cost-effective."
"We have an MPN subscription for Microsoft Azure DevOps, and it's all included."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
28%
Healthcare Company
8%
Government
6%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
5%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
7%
Outsourcing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business44
Midsize Enterprise28
Large Enterprise70
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Jama Connect?
I think Jama Connect's change management feature is not well developed at this stage, as it lacks many steps for marks, building IDs, and the usual functionalities such as comparing past changes an...
What is your primary use case for Jama Connect?
I am currently dealing with all options based on what the customer wants because my goal is not to promote one tool over another, but to identify the customer's problems and decide on the most suit...
What advice do you have for others considering Jama Connect?
At the moment, from what I hear from clients and from my own use, I would rate Jama Connect between five to six. I have not considered new improvements for PTC Integrity regarding interface, automa...
Which is better - Jira or Microsoft Azure DevOps?
Jira is a great centralized tool for just about everything, from local team management to keeping track of products and work logs. It is easy to implement and navigate, and it is stable and scalabl...
Which is better - TFS or Azure DevOps?
TFS and Azure DevOps are different in many ways. TFS was designed for admins, and only offers incremental improvements. In addition, TFS seems complicated to use and I don’t think it has a very fri...
Microsoft Azure DevOps: what is your experience regarding pricing and costs ?
I am not much involved in the pricing, licensing, or costing aspects. However, one of my colleagues is involved in the licensing and pricing part, and it is very efficient. We are Microsoft Gold Pa...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Azure DevOps, VSTS, Visual Studio Team Services, MS Azure DevOps
 

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Sample Customers

Deloitte, SpaceX, Omnigon, Delft University
Alaska Airlines, Iberia Airlines, Columbia, Skype
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