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To be clear, I am not asking about about version control, or capabilities of the back end, but the front with the tie in with the interested parties. (Contributors, Viewers, Users)

Would those that work with both TFS and VSTS, would you say that TFS and VSTS have all the same "Visual" components (comparable version coalition) with the difference of placement being:

  • TFS is to SERVER (Designated/Local Server)
  • VSTS is to CLOUD (Online servers)

I have read all of the comparable but none talk to this aspect that I can find.

i.e. do you see the same portal pages and project counter parts in TFS as you do in VSTS?

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  • Possible duplicate of [Difference between Team Foundation Server and Team Services](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34594500/difference-between-team-foundation-server-and-team-services) – Daniel Mann Apr 04 '18 at 14:47
  • So do you see the same portal on a TFS Share point site as you do the VSTS Project site? – Michael Edmison Apr 04 '18 at 15:11
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    TFS and VSTS are exactly the same platform. TFS is hosted on-prem. VSTS is hosted by Microsoft in the cloud. TFS as of 2018 does not support Sharepoint at all, and VSTS never has. – Daniel Mann Apr 04 '18 at 15:16
  • But they have the same Project pages to display to users? – Michael Edmison Apr 04 '18 at 15:18
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    Yes. It is, for all intents and purposes, the exact same software. – Daniel Mann Apr 04 '18 at 15:21
  • Wouldn't you say this is not a duplicate question of "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34594500/difference-between-team-foundation-server-and-team-services"? – Michael Edmison Apr 04 '18 at 15:32

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Suggest you first go through the official doc from MSDN: Understand differences between VSTS and TFS

  • VSTS is the cloud offering that provides a scalable, reliable, and globally available hosted service. It is backed by a 99.9% SLA, monitored by our 24-7 operations team, and available in local data
    centers around the world.
  • Team Foundation Server is the on-premises offering built on a SQL Server backend. Organizations typically choose on-premises TFS when they need their data to stay within your network, or they want access to SharePoint sites and SQL Server reporting services that integrate
    with TFS data and tools.

Fundamental differences between TFS and VSTS

  • Scope and scale data
  • Authentication
  • Users and groups
  • Manage user access
  • Security and data protection

Key feature differences between VSTS and TFS

  • Process customization
  • Reporting

You could review the details for the front with the tie in with the interested parties. (Contributors, Viewers, Users)

Back to your question, *do they have the same Project pages to display to users? * It's basically the same, most new features are released to Visual Studio Team Services first and are integrated into Team Foundation Server with a bit of a delay. Some features are available in VSTS which depend on cloud resources, so they're not likely to move to TFS anytime soon.

Also take a look at this similar question: Future of TFS vs VSTS

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