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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion docs/managed-devops-pools/migrate-from-scale-set-agents.md
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Expand Up @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ The following table compares features of Managed DevOps Pools and scale set agen

| Feature | Managed DevOps Pools | Azure virtual machine scale set agent pools |
|---------|----------------------|------------------|
| [Pricing](./pricing.md) | Pricing is the same for Managed DevOps Pools and Scale set agents. You pay a fixed monthly cost for [Azure DevOps Services self-hosted parallel jobs](./pricing.md#azure-devops-services-parallel-job-pricing), combined with the cost of the [Azure services used by your pool](./pricing.md#azure-services-pricing). See [Managed DevOps Pools pricing](./pricing.md) for more information. | Same as Managed DevOps Pools pricing |
| [Pricing](./pricing.md) | Pricing is the same for Managed DevOps Pools and Scale set agents<sup>*</sup>. You pay a fixed monthly cost for [Azure DevOps Services self-hosted parallel jobs](./pricing.md#azure-devops-services-parallel-job-pricing), combined with the cost of the [Azure services used by your pool](./pricing.md#azure-services-pricing). See [Managed DevOps Pools pricing](./pricing.md) for more information. | Same as Managed DevOps Pools pricing |
| Virtual machine hosting | Agents run on an Azure subscription owned and managed by Microsoft. For more information, see [Microsoft Managed DevOps Pools architecture overview](./architecture-overview.md) | Agents run on your Azure subscription |
| [Standby agent schedule](./configure-scaling.md#standby-agent-mode) | Provides [flexible scheduling options](./configure-scaling.md#standby-agent-mode) to configure the number of standby agents available at different times as well as an [automatic standby agent option](./configure-scaling.md#automatic) | Supports a single standby agent count setting (equivalent to Managed DevOps Pools [All Week Scheme](./configure-scaling.md#all-week-scheme)) |
| Scaling granularity | Scale out is done in increments of one | Scale out is done in increments of a percentage of the maximum pool size, potentially resulting in extra idle agents for which you are billed |
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| Containers | [On product roadmap](./features-timeline.md) | Not supported |
| BCDR | Not yet planned, but will be prioritized [based on customer feedback](https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/AzureDevOps) | [Supports availability sets and zones](/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/virtual-machine-scale-sets-faq#do-scale-sets-work-with-azure-availability-sets-) |

<sup>*</sup> While pricing is the same for both, note that VM Reservations **cannot** be used with Managed DevOps Pools.

### Map scale set agent settings to Managed DevOps Pools

You can configure a Managed DevOps Pool with similar behavior as your Azure virtual machine scale set agent pool by mapping the scale set agent pool settings to their Managed DevOps Pools equivalent.
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