Agile and Devops Are Similar But Different | Here’s What You Need to Know

DevOps is a term that has been trending in the industry for quite some time now. But there’s a lot of confusion about how DevOps is different from Agile.

While both DevOps and Agile may share similar goals like producing better quality products and rapid deployment, they have a fair share of differences.

But before diving into the differences between Agile and DevOps, here’s a little context that you should understand:

Agile can significantly replace traditional software development models like the Waterfall model. DevOps, on the other hand, is not a replacement for Agile. Rather, it complements Agile.

To get a better understanding of the differences between Agile and DevOps, have a look at the infographic below.

Aaron Cure

Aaron Cure is the Principal Security Consultant at Cypress Data Defense and an instructor and contributing author for the Dev544 Secure Coding in .NET course. After 10 years in the U.S. Army, I decided to switch my focus to developing security tools and performing secure code reviews, penetration testing, static source code analysis, and security research.