About Microsoft Azure

Azure is a comprehensive computing platform, providing cloud infrastructure, products and services, developer tools, and innovations in data and AI. More than 95 percent of the Fortune 500 choose Azure. Azure has unique on-premises, hybrid, multicloud, and edge capabilities that offer you the flexibility to innovate anywhere. Developers can use their favorite languages, open-source frameworks, and tools to code and deploy. Azure includes over 200 physical datacenters arranged into more than 60 regions and upholds our customers' expectations with data residency, compliance, and high availability. Modernize your IT, grow your business, and unlock insights from your data with the scale and security Azure provides.
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Microsoft Azure has a free version and offers a free trial. Microsoft Azure paid version starts at USD 31.39/month.

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Peter
Peter
  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 30/12/2024

Exploring Azure: Strengths and Challenges in Enterprise Cloud Computing

My overall experience using Azure has been outstanding. with Pros outweighing the cons. My favourite aspect of the product being Scalability and Flexibility.

Pros

I have used Microsoft Azure for several years, and its prowess has always left me impressed. The ease of managing variable workloads successfully and be able to scale resources up or down as necessary, the platform has changed things significantly by being just that; -scalable and flexible. It also supports a hybrid cloud, thus integrates well with our on-premises systems. The compatibility maintains operational consistency.
Azure has a broad array of other services, Such as AI, ML, and analytics, that helps us to innovate and stay ahead in such a competitive market of Banking and Finance. It Integration with Microsoft’s ecosystem such Office 365 and this has significantly boosted our team’s productivity.
The global infrastructure of the platform ensures low latency at all times.Also it helps us meet Compliance, this is because of Microsoft's continuous focus on Security and Regulatory Standards in making Azure a much more trusted choice.

Cons

One thing I dislike about Azure is it's costing complexity. Scalability is readily available and if it is misused, you might end up accruing unexpected costs that go over your enterprise infrastructure budgets.

Uriel
  • Industry: Security & Investigations
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 06/11/2024

Azure Cloud services

End user friendly, you can also use dev tools to automate tasks, it provides you really good performance and HA in resources they offer

Pros

All end user interface is very clear, all services, are easy named to learn, also it seems cheaper than having on-prem physical and virtual infrastructure.

Cons

Sometimes when you open a support ticket, it takes days for them to make arrangements to meet.

Royce
  • Industry: Museums & Institutions
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
2
Customer Support
3

3
Reviewed on 12/09/2024

Azure requires a steep learning curve but is worth it once you are familiar.

Azure requires a steep learning curve but is worth it once you are familiar. You really can't run a Microsoft user base without it.

Pros

Azure is a necessary component for any enterprise admin managing Microsoft users, licenses, and apps.

Cons

While Azure offers a multitude of insight and ability, it's quite difficult to navigate for unfamiliar users. That combined with the fact that many functions can be performed on other services such as MS365 and SharePoint Admin Center can be quite confusing.

Ihsan
  • Industry: Banking
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 02/01/2025

Best of Breed Cloud Service Provider in the Region

It's a world of extended solutions. We have not encountered a case that has no option throughout the Azure. It's a reliable service, we have not experienced any significant downtime throughout the services. Gui is superb fast. Copilot enhancements streamline our management and operations as well as increasing our visibility. Powershell and bash usage is like a Swiss knife, as my team have already deploying operations through the scripts. Templates are straightforward. The Azure marketplace shines in quality, ARM templates are uptodate and detailed steps included. Our devops team love the Azure environment as for the AKS and github usage.

Pros

Dedicated Microsoft Project Team including cloud solutions architects for Azure Projects. Migration from on premise to Azure CSP is professional oriented not only includes just the overall migration plan; It covers all perspectives like compliance , governance and infra recommendations. The most highlighted element is the blueprint workshops that provide a total view of all the aspects of a transition. EA agreement covers clouds items as well as on premise environment. Azure AD/Entra is functioning perfectly and it's a smooth connectivity with on premise DCs through Azure AD Connect. Office 365 is already included in the general service options. Secure score is a real game changer in terms of metrics and fwups.

Cons

It's not the least cost effective CSP provider. There are hidden costs in the environment that we can not find out what they are. There are also ghost costs. Every item is a cost in the CSP. Free services are frequently converted to a paid service model. Another issue in Azure, it has all the solutions inside however they are not the best or breed compared to other.

Jeff
  • Industry: Environmental Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 14/10/2024

Azure for Small Business

Pros

Two things the cloud based LDAP and the ability to create any server that I need. Plus getting free monthly credits from 365 is just amazing

Cons

It took me longer than it did with Amazon AWS to figure out

Josh
  • Industry: Computer & Network Security
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 05/08/2024

Good but expensive.

Overall an extremely powerful and well integrated service. With the right licensing you can build and operate a well moving and redundant system.

Pros

Lots of quick integrations and prebuilt features for bringing on other tools and building a microsoft based stack.

Cons

Hidden pay walls with various pieces of services hidden behind tiering and no good definition of what goes where.

christian
  • Industry: Computer & Network Security
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
3
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 13/11/2024

Good for backup services

Fine, mainly working whit backup services that shown to be stable and easy to use

Pros

for closer access points to the cloud normally the stability is better than other cloud services proven. overall consume is easy to check

Cons

constant changes in product names and descriptions

Alternatives Considered

AWS CloudTrail

Reasons for Switching to Microsoft Azure

easiness to control expenses. other public cloud solutions are harder to control expenses
Salman
  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 06/09/2024

Transform Your Business with Azure

Microsoft Azure is a powerful and versatile cloud platform offering a variety of advantages and has extensive service offerings but requires careful planning and management to fully leverage its capabilities.

Pros

Microsoft Azure is highly available, scalable and secure platform. It is very cost-effective, we can only pay for what we use, which significantly reduced our IT costs. It seamlessly integrated with other Microsoft products.

Cons

Managing Azure services can be complex with cloud expert staff. It can be expensive if not managed properly and optimized for efficiency. It is dependent on internet connectivity.

Alternatives Considered

Amazon S3

Reasons for Switching to Microsoft Azure

Azure provided a breadth of services alongside Enterprise applications which suited more to our requirements.
Emilia
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
3

5
Reviewed on 04/10/2024

Azure many services

Great over all experience with a lot of services.

Pros

Has a lot of services which can be used very easy and are not hard to understand and the documentation is very good.

Cons

Sometimes the products can be a bit buggy and its hard to troubleshoot it.

Alternatives Considered

AWS CloudFormation and Google Cloud

Reasons for Switching to Microsoft Azure

better integration with products that are already in use. (onPrem)
PHYLLIS WANJIKU
  • Industry: Furniture
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
3
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
3

4
Reviewed on 28/06/2024

Pros and Cons of Microsoft Azure

It offers many services from storage to AI solutions which have proven powerful for my development projects, especially with its seamless integration with other Microsoft tools. However, my initial learning curve was challenging due to its vast services and pricing structures. Their security is a plus but their support channels feel bureaucratic at times.

Pros

If you're a developer who loves all things Microsoft, Azure feels familiar and much easier to start working on projects. It's secure, has everything you need to build, and lets you grow your projects as big (or small) as you need.

Cons

Azure's range of services can feel overwhelming for beginners, with a bit of a learning curve to navigate all the features and their pricing structures.

Alternatives Considered

AWS Lambda, Google Cloud and IBM Cloud

Reasons for Switching to Microsoft Azure

Azure is strong on data protection and compliance certifications which is especially important for businesses handling sensitive information.
Ian
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
3

5
Reviewed on 15/10/2024

The Standard For Businesses In and IT Centric World

It has been very effective in making me more efficient at managing security, user and device policies.

Pros

Microsoft Azure centralized platform has enabled me to manage users and devices in one place, and has been very effective.

Cons

There is a bit of a learning curve to get to know how to use. There also seems to be a lot of changes within the Microsoft environment and things get moved around.

Alan
  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 11/11/2024

Powerful Cloud Platform, Best for Those with Advanced Skills

Pros

What I like most about Microsoft Azure is its ease of use and intuitive UI. Navigating through Azure's portal feels seamless, with everything well-organized and easily accessible, whether I'm on a desktop, tablet, or even a mobile device. The centralized dashboard makes managing resources simple, even across multiple projects.

Azure also shines in providing actionable recommendations for optimizing performance, especially for web applications and databases. Its built-in analytics and insights tools are invaluable for pinpointing areas to enhance speed, efficiency, and overall user experience. When it comes to storage, Azure is robust and versatile, offering a range of scalable options that integrate smoothly with other services.

Overall, Azure delivers a comprehensive, user-friendly experience that empowers me to manage, optimize, and scale my resources with confidence.

Cons

Azure’s cost structure confusing and challenging to manage, which can make it difficult to budget or anticipate expenses accurately. Also, while Azure’s hybrid cloud capabilities are powerful, setting them up is complex and often requires significant expertise​

Kunal
Kunal
  • Industry: Computer Networking
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
0

4
Reviewed on 08/04/2024

Why Microsoft Azure?

Pros

So, I am an Azure Active directory Engineer and, in my opinion, following are thing are the key highs of MS Azure.

Data Security
In my opinion data is one of the most important things for any of our business partners. And I totally support that Azure has the one of the best data securities.

Graphical User Interface

As an Azure AD engineer, for me once of the key factor is GUI. And Azure offers the best GUI to with.

Access Controls/Permissions

Access control and permission are the critical, as I'm an Active directory engineer and managing permissions and control for the user plays an important role in my department and azure plays a very significant role and helps us to manage.

User Management
Again, as an Azure AD engineer, I need to manage user in a proper hierarchy for our active directory. So full stars to make it easier from our side us to make user management easier for us.

Cons

The things I disliked about azure are as follows. But this opinion may change from user to user.

Pricing complexity: Azure's pricing structure can be intricate, making it challenging to predict costs and avoid unexpected charges.

Management complexity: Managing a complex Azure environment can be time-consuming and require specialized skills.

RAJ
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 03/06/2024

Powerful Hybrid offering high developer productivity

I like it very much for its high availability and redundancy in hybrid cloud applications.

Pros

1. It offers improved data security
2. It's highly scalable with excellent DR functionality & analytics
3. It offers a suite of compliance-oriented frameworks that conform to major regulations

Cons

1. Complexity and high training costs.
2. It has high cold start latency
3. There's no easy mechanism for automated backups

Tori
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 26/11/2024

Azure is great for anyone!

I have always enjoyed Azure and will continue to use it as it makes my life easier.

Pros

It is a great place to build and organize an infrastructure and workspace to fit the company needs.

Cons

I love Azure in how they manage their backups, their cloud storage, and pay for what you use.

  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 01/12/2024

Easy deployment with Azure

Azure is a great platform to deploy my apps with a clear prices and supports the most important programming languages

Pros

I like how easy is to get started once I created my account and Azure has a lot of features

Cons

Documentation could be better, sometimes I don't understand some code and there's no documentation available just making a click

Alternatives Considered

Amazon S3 and Amazon DynamoDB

Reasons for Switching to Microsoft Azure

Pricing is more clear with Azure and cheaper
Onur
Onur
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
3
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
3

5
Reviewed on 02/05/2024

Microsoft Azure Review

My overall experience with Azure is very good. It really helps us to build our infrastructure and expose applications.

Pros

It has very powerful internal services that helps you to build infrastructure and propagate your applications. The services that Azure provide are very stable. Also on top of services, you can always install security components.

Cons

Azure should improve its live support for each services. Some of them has live support option but some of them has not. In case of issues with the services, we always need live support.

  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 07/12/2024

Brilliant Platform To Use

Microsoft Azure is a brilliant platform to use. Very easy to use. Easy to understand. Azure works on pay as pr use model, this means we need to pay for the resources ussage till the time it is being used. It has wide range of servises which can be as per the requirements. It provides an Dashboard for resource usage and billing.

Pros

Microsoft Azure is an great cloud computing platform by Microsoft. It provides verous options like SaaS, PaaS and IaaS. It supports verious programming languages, Frameworks and tool which are easy to use.

Cons

As of now there nothing to least like. Because this tool is very easy to use and It has great features.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
3
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
0

5
Reviewed on 27/07/2024

Virtual Infrastructure for a reasonable cost

Pros

It's easy to understand the costs, provision VDI and Virtual Machines, and get them running in a matter of minutes, with RBAC and data security enabled.

Cons

There is a STEEP learning curve to understand what is needed, how to deploy, and the vNets

Xiang
  • Industry: Information Services
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 16/08/2024

Trustful cloud technology solution

Since we use many Microsoft applications and services, the use of Azure makes it easy to integrate all the services/products.

Pros

Azure provides us with trustful cloud infrastructure, Microsoft products, and developer tools.

Cons

When compared with the cloud services from other companies, the cost of Azure is high.

Naveen
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 14/11/2024

Wonderful Platform As a Service (PAAS) Product

Pros

Microsoft Azure works great for Platform As a Service (PAAS) which i used to migrate the legacy application to Microsoft Azure and especially i like server less features such as Function Apps.

Cons

Cost can be reduced especially for small scale organizations to manage IT Budget.

chandra
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 10/10/2024

Microsoft Azure: Empowering Cloud Innovation and Scalability

Robust Ecosystem, Strong Security Features, Continuous innovation and User-Friendly Portal

Pros

Scalability, Integration with Microsoft products (Seamless integration), Strong Security and DevOps Support

Cons

Complex pricing, support issues and limited free tier

Murali
  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 05/12/2024

Azure review

My experience with Azure has been very positive to find a building block for necessary functional requirement

Pros

Azure is a matured cloud platform with a tons of building blocks that meets functional requirements.

Cons

So far I have not had any least things with Azure.

Mareedu Lokesh
  • Industry: Staffing & Recruiting
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
3

5
Reviewed on 10/12/2024

Azure was good

I experienced very good service and has lots of things

Pros

Azure was best and wide for usage purpose

Cons

Biggest cloud platform has many end to end users

Kalonishay
  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 22/08/2024

Microsoft

GREAT love Microsoft very much and easy to use

Pros

Very helpful especially for people who don't know how to navigate Microsoft

Cons

No dislikes about Microsoft at all love it

David
David
  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

4
Reviewed on 21/10/2024

A necessary tool that can open up your account management and network management from anywhere

It is is robust directory services that gets its strength from being in the cloud and not tied to internal servers or connections. It is a industry standard user management solutions that allows us to run account lifecycles and connect with other software and programs.

Pros

One of its greatest strengths is that it is universally used and able to connect and be used with almost all software and programs out there.

Cons

Maybe the biggest con is that Microsoft products are not always the easiest to configure for special circumstances and Azure would fall into this category sometimes.

Alternatives Considered

Google Workspace and Okta

Reasons for Switching to Microsoft Azure

It is used everywhere and connects to almost everything. I didn't want something that we wouldn't be able to find support for or was limited in the programs/applications it could be used with.
Jacob
  • Industry: Food Production
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 07/10/2024

Azure Is The Best Cloud Platform

Azure has been a fantastic tool that I will continue to use on a daily basis for my company. It's the best platform for cloud infrastructure that I've worked with.

Pros

Expansive product covering almost every application that you could need to implement in the cloud.

Cons

Hard to get into Azure and learn the tools from zero knowledge.

Alternatives Considered

AWS Systems Manager and Google Cloud

Reasons for Switching to Microsoft Azure

Being a fully Microsoft shop, Azure made more sense for us to integrate licensing and features.
Sujal
  • Industry: Research
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
3
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 30/09/2024

Student Review of Azure

My experience with Microsoft Azure has been highly positive. It’s a powerful cloud solution that provides flexibility and reliability for both small projects and enterprise-level applications.

Pros

What I liked most about Microsoft Azure is its seamless integration with other Microsoft services and the vast range of tools for developers. The platform’s scalability and global reach are impressive.

Cons

What I liked least was the initial learning curve for navigating some of the advanced features, but the extensive documentation helps overcome this quickly.

Catherine MC
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 03/09/2024

I attest the nobility and worthiness of Cloud Computing to organizations

We have really enjoyed it's unrivalled scalability and flexibility allowing us to build a custom and perfect fit solutions for our business

Pros

Among all the providers of cloud computing, we agreed to settle with the most prominent of them all. Azure provide us with robust data storage and management . It help us securely store and retrieve our large quantities of data including images and documents. Azure SQL provide us with a scalable relational database and Cosmos help handle complex and diverse data. Azure has amazingly integrated with AI and Machine learning which enable us leverage deep analytics and automation. ML models, allow us to gain valuable insights from our data and in-built AI models help with tasks such as speech recognition. Microsoft Azure provide a unified visibility of our environments. Allowing us to monitor and manage our diverse data sources. The OMS, offer security to our hybrid environment. With threat intelligence, patch management and malware detector, it has streamlined our operations and improved security of our networks. Azure integrates with our infrastructure which has enabled us to run azure in our own hardware saving us hardware cost. We have leveraged PaaS function which enable us publish and manage our websites effectively.

Cons

Microsoft Azure is complex. From right on deployment to using it.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 10/01/2025

Feature rich and stable cloud solution

In general I am very satisfied with Azure. Especially all the features of Web Apps make it a superior solution hosting in plain IIS.

Pros

Feature rich and stable cloud solution offering a multitude of options

Cons

High prices, especially for basic technical support

Alternatives Considered

Amazon EC2

Reasons for Switching to Microsoft Azure

Better compatibility with my development stack (.NET)
Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
3
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 02/02/2025

Azure-All your needs in one place

The Overall experience I would say was good and it has all the features from DevOps , database management to cloud storage that you would need as a software developer but it just takes sometime to learn all the features and to get used to using them.

Pros

The thing I like most using Microsoft Azure is that it offers databases like SQL and also the DevOps features are great and helps a lot while building websites and apps.

Cons

The thing I like least is that sometimes the services are slow and there are outages sometimes which lead to downtime

Aditi
  • Industry: Cosmetics
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 11/01/2025

Literally the best platform for new e-commerce businesses!

We are currently working on offering customized shopping experience to our customers and microsoft azure's scalable features are of a lot of help. The risk management it offers has helped us cut on a lot of downsides for our business. Azure's back up is a saviour and it has helped us overcome many surver failures initially.

Pros

The one thing I like the most about this platform is that it is extremely cost effective. They offer trials for their tools and have tangible pricing for all kinds of e-commerce businesses. The tools are versatile but at the same time they are user-friendly for beginners making it very easy to grab its working. The tools are exceptionally easy to navigate and implement. This saves me a lot of time since an e-commerce business with a small team is takes a lot of time and effort to upscale. They are very quick in providing resolution so beginners can frequently use it to look up for help. The platform is integrated with almost every useful platfrom so data storing and streamlining becomes very easy.

Cons

Genuinely speaking I'm new in the e-commerce field and this application has only made my work a lot more easier so at this moment I don't have any criticism to offer.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Logistics & Supply Chain
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
3
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
2

4
Reviewed on 21/10/2024

Azure review

It is an essential business tool for flexibility. It is very reliable and provides a platform for all requirements. It does suffer from complexity in terms of costings, security and which solution is optimal

Pros

Very comprehensive, can cater for prettt much everything

Cons

Cost complexity, far to difficult to understand and to research within the toolset provided.

Alternatives Considered

Google Workspace

Reasons for Switching to Microsoft Azure

Already familiar with products. Less training would be requird
Vinu Prasad
  • Industry: Logistics & Supply Chain
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 26/08/2024

Microsoft Azure: A comprehensive cloud solution

I have been using Microsoft Azure for almost 5 years now and I would definitely recommend it because its pros outweigh the cons

Pros

Scalability, different Integrations, Security features and high availability/reliability are the features that I like about Microsoft Azure

Cons

One of the biggest cons of Microsoft Azure are its learning curve

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 01/04/2024

I suggested Microsoft Azure Everyone

Azure has been a smooth experience for us, the GUI is user-friendly and easy to understand. Setting up a virtual machine is made so easy nowadays. I feel like Azure has everything a business can need. We were worried about the cloud performance but the performance is just great.

Pros

One of the standout features of Microsoft Azure is its comprehensive suite of services, covering everything from computing and storage to AI and machine learning. Its scalability and flexibility empower businesses to tailor solutions to their specific needs, all supported by Microsoft's robust security and global infrastructure.

Cons

While Microsoft Azure offers a vast array of services, its complexity can be daunting for newcomers. Navigating the numerous features and understanding their interactions requires a steep learning curve. Additionally, occasional downtime or service disruptions, albeit infrequent, can disrupt operations, highlighting the importance of robust backup and contingency plans.

Sofia
Sofia
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
3

5
Reviewed on 16/01/2025

Excellent end-to-end cloud solutions that come at a cost

Pros

There is a wide variety of components, ranging from Infrastructure as a Sevice (IaaS) to Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). You can get a project or a pilot up and running in minutes, with everything you need, in a modular way. The services I find more useful (apart virtual machines) are Application Insights and Docker Image Registries, two components that tipically take a lot of effort to set up on premises.

Cons

Unfortunately if you have Azure bulk credits because you participate in some Microsoft programs, there is currently no way to set budget alerts or thresholds, so you must keep an eye on usage. Also, OpenAI costs are still high compared to competition.

Reasons for Switching to Microsoft Azure

We have a partnership program with Microsoft that provides us with azure credits yearly.
Shir
  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 29/12/2024

Best Contributor to Simplifying Data Extraction and Collection

Microsoft Azure enabled us to simplify data collection from forms and contracts and transfer it to all supporting applications with high efficiency.

Pros

I liked how Microsoft Azure recognizes all types of documents, I liked how it accurately transfers data from them and keeps it organized without errors. I liked the logs that include all the entries and document the original document and the data collected from it. I liked the efficiency of Microsoft Azure in integrating with any other application, to transfer data to it seamlessly.

Cons

Data extraction using Microsoft Azure is very fast, and I did not encounter any crashes.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 13/09/2024

Powerful cloud computing platform

I have had good expereince using Microsoft Azure. Because of the great strength and flexibility of its cloud services, it is my preferred choice for creating and implementing applications. Azure's performance, dependability, and integration possibilities make it a significant tool for both small and large-scale projects, despite its learning curve.

Pros

The wide range of services offered by Microsoft Azure are what I find most interesting. As a developer, what i value most is its smooth connection with different tools, such as Visual Studio and GitHub, because it simplifies deployment and testing. Azure has excellent scalability capabilities that make it easy for applications to handle increasing workloads. It is also perfect for enterprise-level projects due to its excellent compliance.

Cons

The pricing of service is one drawback, as it can be load, particularly for smaller jobs. Because of the intricacy of the platform, it can be overwhelming to navigate through all of the services accessible, especially for newbies.

Martin
Martin
  • Industry: Computer & Network Security
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 26/09/2024

Run and Manage your Vmware workloads effortlessly

Pros

the free trial they offer for new users to test their services and get to know their quality and have an in-depth sight of the services they offer

Cons

needs to be expertly managed and maintained, expertise is a requirement

Edwin
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 20/05/2024

Microsoft Azure PAAS

Initial setup is quite is easy but as you dive deeper, more understanding of the services and features is needed to maximise the best result of using this cloud platform

Pros

In Microsoft Azure, setting up you initial cloud environment quite easy. Microsoft Azure also provide a professional support if you needed help

Cons

Microsoft Azure can be complicated sometimes. With so many services and features, it's confusing which services is the best approach for different kind of scenarios.

Dipak
Dipak
  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 12/01/2025

Microsoft azure real cost saver.

Oral experience with Azure is good, primary benefit we get as over the cost as well as reducing the management headache. No physical data centre is required now to run the IT operations.

Pros

What a great solution. Getting free from the headache maintaining on premises infrastructure and managing it is now possible with Microsoft azure and that will help IT team. To focus purely on business demands. We as a company use at for running business applications and that really help us to save good amount of cost and deliver services to end users with good cost efficiency.

Cons

Nothing as such observed. They should had support chatbot for day to day queries.

Hosam
Hosam
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 28/01/2024

Inclusive Cloud Platform

Microsoft Azure provides the perfect environment to design, develop, test, deploy, and monitor advanced analytics workloads on the cloud. We use Azure for data warehousing, Pipelines, and machine learning to extract and process data from various sources. The SQL-managed services handle infrastructure and resource allocation to simplify the provisioning process and help us focus our team effort on workflow optimization, solution improvements, and project goals. Azure Cloud is a Collaborative and inclusive development environment with an easy-to-navigate user interface and has efficient billing and cost management tools that help us better our teamwork.

Pros

Microsoft Azure provides reliable cloud storage, computing, networking, infrastructure, resources, and tools for solution development and deployment. The analytical services and SQL solutions are fast and integrate seamlessly with on-premises SQL Server systems. The platform is secure, easy to implement, and continuously adds new features and advanced AI capabilities. The customer support is friendly and responsive. Also, Azure has an extensive learning platform and solution architecture center to help developers design and optimize better cloud solutions.

Cons

Azure continuously adding new features is critical for success, but it is a bit overwhelming and requires continuous learning to keep up with the latest updates.

Austin
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 21/10/2024

Azure is a core part of our business

We have been using Microsoft Azure for 7 years now and see no need to switch to a different platform. Azure provides us with everything we need and our data is protected when using the various backup methods provided.

Pros

Flexibility, transparent pricing, enterprise level security and standards, marketplace.

Cons

Some services are expensive/can get expensive quick. UI is constantly receiving updates which is great most of the time but sometimes things move around without your knowledge.

Shivam
  • Industry: Computer & Network Security
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 26/03/2024

Awesome experience with Microsoft Azure!

Overall Experience was great! and Really Easy to use and specially The study materials given in that was really a good experience was good. I am really happy!

Pros

There is ton's of feature I would like to tell. but most of the feature I usually used is about the AI and Virtual Machine's It was really easy to setup just have few clicks and it will setup!

Cons

Overall the experience was great but the problem... well there is problem, May be i am the only one I getting that. When I delete the Virtual Machine and Containers after that I didn't use azure for months because of my exam's suddenly I got mail from Microsoft and it says your bill amount 300 INR I was surprised why ? I deleted all machines but when I logged in there was some resources running on , To be honest idk it was a glitch or My mistake

Nagharjun
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 08/12/2024

Complete package for Cloud computing platform

Data analytics , Virtual machines and networking aspects and more other resources are nice

Pros

Microsoft Azure is a leading cloud platform known for its affordable yet high-quality services. Widely adopted by large organizations, it stands out for its intuitive user interface, making it simple to navigate, manage, and deploy various cloud solutions.

Cons

I don’t have any major dislikes about Azure, but certain services, such as Application Gateway can be relatively expensive.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 09/02/2025

Exploring MICROSOFT AZURE

The Overall Experience was Good and using Microsoft Azure was a great way to use developer tools and manage your app and adding AI features easily.

Pros

The feature I like the most about Microsoft Azure is its real time analytics which gives real time data of apps and also its premade code templates which saves a lot of time.

Cons

The thing that I don't like would be that it is quite difficult to integrate with non-Microsoft software.

Mario
  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
3
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 17/03/2025

Overkill and complicated, but robust

Have used Storage, Computing, and Domain services, including DNS.

Pros

Offers a wide variety of services, and backed by Microsoft.

Cons

It's such a behemeth that it's overkill for small teams. The accounting, subscriptions, resources, and there are so many organizational traits, it can take forever to track down resource responsible for a cost unless you know where to go. It also seems like there have been a variety of outtages lately, but mostly in the Office365 side (not really Azure)

Alternatives Considered

AWS Management Console

Reasons for Switching to Microsoft Azure

Had to choose one, and the Microsoft offering seemed the best at the time.
Roman
  • Industry: Human Resources
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 07/03/2025

Microsoft Azure - secure and reliable cloud provider

Very good experience with the Azure, if it is from a product hosting capabilities, security features and reporting options.

Pros

Microsoft Azure is all inclusive, reliable and customizable cloud provider, allowing organizations the ability to host its client facing products. It has very good security and privacy settings, some are default settings and some allowed to be turned on/off.

Cons

Without proper cloud strategy, it can become relatively expensive to increase use of Azure.

Cátia
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 05/11/2024

Comprehensive and Reliable Cloud Solution with Powerful Capabilities

The platform offers a comprehensive suite of cloud services that support a wide range of use cases, from basic virtual machines to advanced AI and machine learning tools. Azure’s integration with Microsoft’s ecosystem, along with its global data centers, has made it easy to deploy, scale, and secure applications.

Pros

It provides powerful tools for scaling, security, and AI-driven analytics, making it adaptable to any business need. The seamless integration with Microsoft products and excellent global support make it even more valuable for modern cloud solutions.

Cons

Complex pricing structure, which can be challenging to predict and manage, especially for smaller businesses or new users. Additionally, certain services have a steep learning curve, which can require a significant time investment to fully utilize.

Gaurav
Gaurav
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 19/07/2024

Microsoft Azure - A Complete Cloud services Provider

Excellent . Its a whole together new world of cloud services

Pros

Plethora of features, cloud services you ened to setup your application , environment , labs and whatnot

Cons

Sometimes with so many services and features at your disposal , it takes time to get acquainted with the product.

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