Do you really need so many Basic + Test Plans licenses?
Planning to discuss another cost saving opportunity in Azure DevOps in this post. You can find the number of Basic + Test Plans licenses you are currently consuming by looking at the summary from the users page under org settings in Azure DevOps, or by hitting the User Entitlement Summary API. Multiply the number by $52 to get your monthly spend for this license type. The below article has a comparison of the activities that can be performed with Basic vs Basic + Test Plans licenses: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/test/manual-test-permissions?view=azure-devops#license-requirements This is a short summary of the comparison: Basic + Test Plans Basic Create test cases from the Define tab inside Azure Test Plans. Create test cases (but not from Define tab in Azure Test Plans. Add test cases to suites and assign Testers.