Choose Azure Boards if you need
- Integration with GitHub, Microsoft Teams or Slack. We haven't found them on GitHub Issues's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- GitHub Issues's lowest paid plan is Team at $4, as of October 19, 2026.
- They list no integrations in common.
- GitHub Issues lists SOC 2 and SSO. We haven't confirmed any of these for Azure Boards.
- GitHub Issues has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Azure Boards.
- GitHub Issues can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Azure Boards.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose GitHub Issues if you need
- Integration with GitHub Mobile or GitHub CLI. We haven't found them on Azure Boards's website.
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- What it does
- Azure BoardsPlan, track, and discuss work across your teams
- GitHub IssuesProject planning for developers that adapts to any team, project, and workflow, alongside your code
- Free plan
- Azure BoardsYes
- GitHub IssuesYes
- Pricing
- Azure BoardsNot confirmed
- GitHub IssuesPer user, monthly
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Azure Boards
- GitHub
- Microsoft Teams
- Slack
- Azure Pipelines
- Azure Test Plans
Only GitHub Issues
- GitHub Mobile
- GitHub CLI
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Azure Boards and GitHub Issues yet.
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