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Azure DevOps vs SourceTree: What are the differences?

Introduction

This markdown code provides a comparison between Azure DevOps and SourceTree, highlighting the key differences between the two.

  1. Integration: Azure DevOps provides a comprehensive suite of integrated tools and services that cover the entire development lifecycle, including code repositories, build and release pipelines, testing tools, and project management. SourceTree, on the other hand, is a Git client that focuses primarily on providing a user-friendly interface for managing Git repositories.

  2. Platform Compatibility: Azure DevOps is a cloud-based platform that can be accessed from any device with an internet connection, offering cross-platform compatibility. SourceTree is a desktop application available for Windows and macOS, limiting its compatibility to these operating systems.

  3. Team Collaboration: Azure DevOps offers robust features for team collaboration, enabling multiple team members to work on the same project simultaneously, track progress, and share code seamlessly. SourceTree, being a Git client, lacks the extensive collaboration features provided by Azure DevOps.

  4. Built-in CI/CD Pipelines: Azure DevOps includes built-in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, allowing developers to automatically build, test, and deploy their code changes. SourceTree, on the other hand, does not provide native CI/CD pipeline integration and relies on external tools for this functionality.

  5. Project Management: Azure DevOps provides comprehensive project management features, including agile planning tools, Kanban boards, and customizable dashboards, allowing teams to effectively plan, track, and manage their projects. SourceTree, being a Git client, does not offer dedicated project management capabilities.

  6. Scalability: Azure DevOps is designed to support enterprise-level scalability, allowing organizations to manage large-scale projects with multiple teams and repositories. SourceTree, as a desktop application, has limitations in terms of scalability, making it more suitable for individual or small-scale projects.

In summary, Azure DevOps is a comprehensive cloud-based platform that offers a wide range of integrated tools for software development, including project management, version control, and CI/CD pipelines. SourceTree, on the other hand, is a user-friendly Git client that provides a straightforward interface for managing Git repositories but lacks the extensive features and scalability of Azure DevOps.

Decisions about Azure DevOps and SourceTree

I explored many Git Desktop tools for the Mac and my final decision was to use Fork. What I love about for that it contains three features, I like about a Git Client tool.

It allows * to handle day to day git operations (least important for me as I am cli junkie) * it helps to investigate the history * most important of all, it has a repo manager which many other tools are missing.

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Pros of Azure DevOps
Pros of SourceTree
  • 56
    Complete and powerful
  • 32
    Huge extension ecosystem
  • 27
    Azure integration
  • 26
    Flexible and powerful
  • 26
    One Stop Shop For Build server, Project Mgt, CDCI
  • 15
    Everything I need. Simple and intuitive UI
  • 13
    Support Open Source
  • 8
    Integrations
  • 7
    GitHub Integration
  • 6
    One 4 all
  • 6
    Cost free for Stakeholders
  • 6
    Project Mgmt Features
  • 5
    Crap
  • 5
    Runs in the cloud
  • 3
    Agent On-Premise(Linux - Windows)
  • 2
    Aws integration
  • 2
    Link Test Cases to Stories
  • 2
    Jenkins Integration
  • 1
    GCP Integration
  • 205
    Visual history and branch view
  • 164
    Beautiful UI
  • 134
    Easy repository browsing
  • 87
    Gitflow support
  • 75
    Interactive stage or discard by hunks or lines
  • 22
    Great branch visualization
  • 18
    Ui/ux and user-friendliness
  • 8
    Best Git Client UI/Features
  • 7
    Search commit messages
  • 5
    Available for Windows and macOS
  • 1
    Log only one file
  • 1
    Search file content

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Cons of Azure DevOps
Cons of SourceTree
  • 8
    Still dependant on C# for agents
  • 5
    Many in devops disregard MS altogether
  • 4
    Capacity across cross functional teams not visibile
  • 4
    Not a requirements management tool
  • 4
    Half Baked
  • 3
    Jack of all trades, master of none
  • 3
    Poor Jenkins integration
  • 2
    Tedious for test plan/case creation
  • 12
    Crashes often
  • 8
    So many bugs
  • 7
    Fetching is slow sometimes
  • 5
    No dark theme (Windows)
  • 5
    Extremely slow
  • 5
    Very unstable
  • 4
    Can't select text in diff (windows)
  • 3
    Freezes quite frequently
  • 3
    Can't scale window from top corners
  • 2
    UI blinking
  • 2
    Windows version worse than mac version
  • 2
    Installs to AppData folder (windows)
  • 2
    Diff makes tab indentation look like spaces
  • 2
    Windows and Mac versions are very different
  • 2
    Diff appears as if space indented even if its tabs
  • 2
    Doesn't have an option for git init
  • 2
    Useless for merge conflict resolution
  • 2
    Doesn't differentiate submodules from parent repos
  • 2
    Requires bitbucket account
  • 1
    Generally hard to like
  • 1
    No reflog support
  • 1
    Bases binary check on filesize
  • 1
    Can't add remotes by right clicking remotes (windows)

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What is Azure DevOps?

Azure DevOps provides unlimited private Git hosting, cloud build for continuous integration, agile planning, and release management for continuous delivery to the cloud and on-premises. Includes broad IDE support.

What is SourceTree?

Use the full capability of Git and Mercurial in the SourceTree desktop app. Manage all your repositories, hosted or local, through SourceTree's simple interface.

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Jenkins
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Jira
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