What is the difference between DevOps and Agile?

DevOps and Agile are two different but complementary methodologies in software development.

DevOps is a culture and set of practices that unites development teams (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to accelerate the processes of development and delivery of software. It focuses on automation, monitoring, and continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD) to improve stability and efficiency.

Agile is a project management methodology based on iterative and incremental development. The main principles of Agile include flexibility, adaptability to change, collaboration among team members and with the customer, and short feedback cycles.

The key differences can be summarized in the following table:

Aspect	DevOps	Agile
Focus	Culture and set of engineering practices	Project management methodology
Goal	Speeding up delivery, stability, efficiency	Flexibility, adaptability, collaboration
Scope	Entire value chain (from code to production)	Software development process
Main emphasis	Automation, CI/CD, monitoring	Iterations, feedback, collaboration

DevOps is often viewed as an extension of Agile principles throughout the entire software lifecycle, from development to operation. Agile helps create the product faster, and DevOps delivers it to the user and maintains it more effectively.