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Team Foundation Server

byMicrosoft
in Application Development Life Cycle Management (Transitioning to DevOps Platforms)
4.4

Overview

Product Information on Team Foundation Server

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Team Foundation Server?

Team Foundation Server is a software designed to facilitate collaborative software development and project management. It provides version control, reporting, requirements management, project tracking, automated builds, and testing support for software teams. The software integrates with several development environments and offers capabilities for source code management, work item tracking, and continuous integration. Team Foundation Server addresses the need for centralized project coordination, helping teams manage code changes, track work progress, and streamline the application lifecycle from planning to deployment. This software is suited for organizations seeking to enhance team collaboration and improve the visibility and control over development projects.

Team Foundation Server Pricing

Team Foundation Server software uses a client access license and server license model, where organizations purchase server licenses and client access licenses for each user or device accessing the software. Pricing may vary based on user count and available features, and the software is often offered as a perpetual license with optional annual maintenance or support fees.

Overall experience with Team Foundation Server

IT MANAGER
500M - 1B USD, IT Services
FAVORABLE

“Effective Deployment Tool Streamlining Product Development”

5.0
Dec 4, 2024
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Senior Software Development Engineer
50M - 250M USD, Services (non-Government)
CRITICAL

“Exploring Team Foundation Server's Impact on Large Scale Development”

3.0
Dec 9, 2024
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 11th August 2023

Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft is dedicated to advancing human and organizational achievement. Microsoft Security helps protect people and data against cyberthreats to give peace of mind.

Company Details

Updated 25th March 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1975
Head office location
Redmond, Washington, United States
Number of employees
10000+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
https://microsoft.com

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Team Foundation Server Reviews and Ratings

4.4

(379 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
39%
4 Star
53%
3 Star
7%
2 Star
1%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?
  • Senior Software Development Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Exploring Team Foundation Server's Impact on Large Scale Development

    3.0
    Dec 9, 2024
    Team Foundation Server is the perfect tool for small projects requiring strict version control. The performance limitations become the major issue for large applications and projects. If scalability is a problem, it may be necessary to look for other options.
  • Senior Software Development Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Exploring Team Foundation Server's Impact on Large Scale Development

    3.0
    Dec 9, 2024
    Team Foundation Server is the perfect tool for small projects requiring strict version control. The performance limitations become the major issue for large applications and projects. If scalability is a problem, it may be necessary to look for other options.
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Reviewer Insights for: Team Foundation Server
Deciding Factors: Team Foundation Server Vs. Market Average
Performance of Team Foundation Server Across Market Features

Team Foundation Server Likes & Dislikes

Like

Easy GUI, quick communication, user friendly and accurate.

Like

Easy GUI, quick communication, user friendly and accurate.

Like

Easy GUI, quick communication, user friendly and accurate.

Dislike

Large code bases are a problem for Team Foundation Server. With the growth of our projects, the performance was greatly hindered. Merge and build processes began to get very slow which created a bottleneck and impacted the developers.

Dislike

Large code bases are a problem for Team Foundation Server. With the growth of our projects, the performance was greatly hindered. Merge and build processes began to get very slow which created a bottleneck and impacted the developers.

Dislike

Large code bases are a problem for Team Foundation Server. With the growth of our projects, the performance was greatly hindered. Merge and build processes began to get very slow which created a bottleneck and impacted the developers.