Comparison

Az DevOps vs SQLStudio Light

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Az DevOps

Access and manage your DevOps tasks on the go. Create, edit, and delete work items, manage boards and sprints, and monitor pipelines. Review code, manage pull requests, and interact with your projects and repositories from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Manage work items (create, edit, delete, comment, attach)
  • Manage team boards and sprints
  • Manage pipelines (cancel, rerun, view logs)
  • Manage projects, repos, and commits
  • Manage pull requests (approve, reject, complete, comment)
  • Switch between multiple organizations
Features
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DevOps mobile app. This app lets you access many of the features offered by DevOps from your smartphone, with a nice UI that makes working with your daily DevOps tasks even more enjoyable. Features: - Login with Microsoft (or with your Personal Access Token) - Manage your work items. Specifically, you can create, edit and delete a work item, add comments and add attachments - Manage your team's boards and sprints - Manage your pipelines. You can cancel and rerun a pipeline, and you can also see the pipeline's logs - Manage your projects, repos and commits (with file diff) - Manage your pull requests. You can approve, reject and complete a pull request, and you can also add comments to it. - Switch between multiple organizations Disclaimer: this is not an official Microsoft product. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SQLStudio Light

Features
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SQLStudio Light brings the tools to administer and develop Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance databases to Mac, iPhone and iPad, with an interface that feels familiar to anyone who uses SQL Server Management Studio. Connect directly to your server on your local network, over a VPN or across the internet: there is nothing to install on the server. QUERY EDITOR • Syntax highlighting and IntelliSense: keywords, tables, columns, procedures and parameters • Run scripts with GO and SQLCMD mode; results to grid, text or file • Estimated and actual execution plans with a graphical viewer, Live Query Statistics and client statistics • Code formatting, syntax checking, more than 300 templates and snippets • Per-window transactions, query options, .sql and .sqlplan files OBJECT EXPLORER • Databases, tables, views, programmability, security, SQL Server Agent, Always On, replication and much more • Complete context menus, filters, search, object details and dependencies • CREATE, ALTER, DROP, SELECT and INSERT scripts, plus the Generate Scripts wizard ADMINISTRATION • More than 130 dialogs and wizards: server and database properties, backup and restore, logins, users and roles, indexes, partitioning, compression, Always On, replication, Database Mail, maintenance plans, the Integration Services catalog, SQL Server Agent jobs • Every dialog can also generate the matching T-SQL script • Table designer, database diagrams, data editing, CSV import REPORTS AND MONITORING • 63 standard server and database reports • Query Store, Activity Monitor, Job Activity Monitor, Always On Dashboard • Log File Viewer, vulnerability assessment, missing indexes, live Extended Events SECURE CONNECTIONS • SQL Server Authentication or a Microsoft Entra access token • Mandatory or strict encryption (TDS 8.0) • Saved connections and registered servers with groups • Passwords are stored only in the device Keychain, protected with Touch ID or Face ID • No account to create, no data sent to third parties FREE AND PROFESSIONAL SQLStudio Light is free: connect to your servers, browse objects, view properties and reports, and run read-only queries (SELECT). SQLStudio Light Professional unlocks every feature that changes or creates something: any statement in the query editor, saving dialogs and wizards, the table designer, data editing, Object Explorer commands and tasks such as backup and restore. Professional is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.geolox.it/sqlstudio-light/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.geolox.it/sqlstudio-light/privacy.html Need Windows authentication, DacFx (.bacpac/.dacpac) and the complete SSMS toolset? Try SQL Studio, the full free edition that works through the SQL Studio gateway installed on your own server. Available in English and Italian. SQLStudio Light is an independent product by IT Service, not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft. SQL Server, Azure and SQL Server Management Studio are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Screenshots

Az DevOps4 screens
SQLStudio Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SQLStudio Light at every 3 days against Az DevOps's every 3 weeks. Az DevOps's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Az DevOps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and SQLStudio Light sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Az DevOps ships an update every 3 weeks, SQLStudio Light every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Az DevOps versus SQLStudio Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAz DevOpsSQLStudio Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (57 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPURPLESOFT SRLDario Bondi

Bugs and requests

Az DevOps

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • 🐛 Ads are in the way
  • 🐛 Pat and login button do nothing
  • 🐛 Multiple Company in one tenant not working
  • 🐛 Hyperlinks don’t go anywhere
  • 🐛 Doesn’t support all authentication types
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  • 🐛 Constantly loses what’s been typed half way through
  • 🐛 Options to Save disappear
  • 🐛 Cursor seems to be floating in random lines and typing appears elsewhere
  • 🐛 Can’t access work item queries
  • 🐛 In-app filtering is very basic
  • 🐛 Cant see text on dark mode
  • 🐛 Black icons not visible with dark theme
  • 🐛 Clearing cache is needed if you want to change organisation

Requested features

14 requests
  • 💡 Indicate line number in code view
  • 💡 More features expected
  • 💡 Select multiple organizations
  • 💡 Repo management (create new repo, run pipeline with desired branch)
  • 💡 Notifications in and out
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  • 💡 Ability to work with self-hosted Azure DevOps
  • 💡 Customize filters better (e.g., Status != Completed)
  • 💡 View work items by board
  • 💡 Pick specific pipelines and see execution history
  • 💡 Manage PRs
  • 💡 Automatically filter work items by project
  • 💡 Display only statuses in use for selected project when filtering by status
  • 💡 Pipeline section needs more information (name, how to run)
  • 💡 Support to know required token role for 'not authorized' error

SQLStudio Light

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Az DevOps

Subscriptions2
  • No Ads$0.991 Month
  • No Ads$8.991 Year
3 purchases

SQLStudio Light

Subscriptions2
  • Professional Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Professional Yearly$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Professional Lifetime$449.99

Questions

Is Az DevOps free?
Az DevOps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SQLStudio Light free?
SQLStudio Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Az DevOps or SQLStudio Light have ads?
Neither Az DevOps nor SQLStudio Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Az DevOps or SQLStudio Light?
Az DevOps ships an update every 3 weeks, and SQLStudio Light every 3 days. Most recently, Az DevOps was updated on November 3, 2026 and SQLStudio Light on October 31, 2026.

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