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Moving from Azure DevOps Boards to Jira

Santa Baltmane

Our Developer Team have to move from Azure DevOps Boards to Jira. Meaning that all information from Azure has to be adapted in Jira including tasks' comments, descriptions, and images. Is it even possible. Does anyone have done it?

I have read that it is possible if you create export data from Azure Devops as CSV file and importing into Jira (have to do some data mapping) by Jira administrator only (I still don't understand who is it?). Also export file from Azure DevOps does not include any comments added in tasks and no attachments/ images. Is there any way to transfer all data?

I would appreciate any help or advice.

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Mayur Jadhav_30osel

Hello @Santa Baltmane ,

Welcome to the Atlassian Community !!

Yes I have done TFS and Azure DevOps to Jira migration using third party plugin which brings Tickets, Comments, descriptions, images and custom fields data and even you can also bring the sprint data as well.

Basically you need to Map the Projects, Fields, and user.

I would recommend to check below third-party apps.

1. TFS4Jira Azure DevOps Integration

2. Azure DevOps for Jira Integration and Migration

Regards,
Mayur

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Mayur Jadhav_30osel

Hello @Santa Baltmane ,

Welcome to the Atlassian Community !!

Basically you need to Map the Projects, Fields, and user.

I would recommend to check below third-party apps.

1. TFS4Jira Azure DevOps Integration

2. Azure DevOps for Jira Integration and Migration

Regards,
Mayur

Christine Corona_9euove

Is a 3rd party app the only way to accomplish this transition from AzureDevOps to Jira? Due to the requirements of most of our users needing comments and attachments to come over?

Mayur Jadhav_30osel

I means you want to migrate attachments, comments with less effort then this one is the easy solution I can recommend.

Santa Baltmane

Thank you. I will have a look into these.

Christine Corona_9euove

@Mayur Jadhav I appreciate your answer, but I wouldn't say that I accept it, yet. I have to look at it from a client's perspective. And maybe said client isn't thrilled that they need to buy additional plugins to accomplish functionality that feels like should be OOTB. While I do appreciate the recommendation for the easier approach, I need to be able to give clients the option to choose.

That being said, is the only way to bring over comments and attachments (which are a non negotiable, they need to come over) from Azure DevOps to Jira with a 3rd party add on?

Thank you

Dhiren Notani_Exalate_

Hi @Santa Baltmane

Thanks for posting your question on the community.

I am Dhiren, one of the pre-sales engineers working at Exalate.

Exalate is the only decentralized bi-directional integration solution which allows you to integrate systems like Jira (Cloud/Server/DC) and Azure DevOps.

For business users it has a low-code(Visual) mode and for technical users it has a script mode (which i call the god mode) because of the amount of customizations that are possible here.

It is flexible, scalable and with the scripting engine architecture you have the ability to choose what information you want to share with DevOps (from Jira) and vice-a-versa.

You can synchronize system fields and any custom fields as well and it's possible to migrate information from Azure DevOps to Jira.

Thanks, Dhiren

OpsHub - Enterprise class Integration and Migratio

Hi @Santa Baltmane

Migrating from Azure DevOps Boards to Jira can definitely be done, but as you mentioned, exporting a CSV only gets you basic info like task titles and descriptions. It won’t capture comments or attachments, which is a problem if you're looking to migrate everything. Things to consider:

Data Mapping: If you go the CSV route, you’ll need to carefully map your fields between Azure DevOps and Jira, which could be time-consuming.
Custom Development: Using Jira’s API gives you full flexibility but requires dev resources to set up and maintain.
Attachments & Comments: Standard export methods won’t move attachments and comments. If you want that data, you’ll need enterprise – grade migration solutions
Admin Access: Make sure the Jira administrator knows how to manage the migration process and has the necessary permissions.

If you're looking for a comprehensive, less technical, no plugin, low code migration solution that handles everything from work items to attachments and comments, you might want to consider OpsHub Migration Manager (OMM), an Atlassian Solutions Partner. It is specifically designed for migrating complex data between systems like Azure DevOps and Jira, ensuring zero-downtime, full-fidelity migrations without any data loss. OpsHub Migration Manager takes care of mapping fields, preserving historical data, and making the whole process as smooth as possible, saving you from manual work and custom scripting.

Hope it helps!

Diana_Architect_ZigiWave

@Santa Baltmane , hi. Just a quick tuning in with another alternative solution you might want to explore in the future - ZigiOps (you can see it on the Atlassian marketplace). It's a fully no-code data integration solution (one-way & two-way data transfers) that can easily be used for migrations (it executes them in batches). It does not store any data & is easy to use. Feel free to explore it - via the free trial or the quick demo option.

Regards,

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