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Azure Data Factory

byMicrosoft
in
4.5
Market Presence: Data Integration Tools, Service Orchestration and Automation Platforms

Overview

Product Information on Azure Data Factory

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Azure Data Factory?

Azure Data Factory is a software that enables organizations to orchestrate and automate data movement and transformation across various sources and destinations. The software provides capabilities for creating, scheduling, and managing data pipelines, allowing integration and data workflows in cloud and on-premises environments. It supports data ingestion, preparation, and transformation through a visual interface and offers connectivity to diverse data stores and computing resources. Azure Data Factory addresses business needs for managing large volumes of data and integrating data from multiple systems to facilitate analytics and reporting. The software is used for building scalable and reliable solutions for data integration, enabling enterprises to consolidate and process information efficiently for subsequent business intelligence and decision-making.

Azure Data Factory Pricing

Azure Data Factory software uses a consumption-based pricing model where customers are charged based on factors such as the number of pipeline activities executed, data movement volumes, and data integration runtimes used. The software offers different tiers with pay-as-you-go options, allowing users to scale costs depending on usage patterns and resource requirements.

Overall experience with Azure Data Factory

BUSINESS ANALYST
250M - 500M USD, IT Services
FAVORABLE

“A poweful and flexible data integration platform for the Azure ecosystem, but not without its quirks”

4.0
Oct 12, 2025
ADF has proven to be a solid, enterprise grade data integration tool. Its flexibiliity in connecting diverse data sources and integration with the Azure ecosystem are standout advantages. However, the user experience still lags behind some competitors, particularly when orchestrating complex pipelines.Documentation and debugging could also be more intuitive
SR. ANALYST
1B - 3B USD, Healthcare and Biotech
CRITICAL

“Rigid Low Code Environment Benefits Beginners but Limits Advanced Flexibility”

3.0
Sep 10, 2025
Great low code ETL tool. It has a variety of in house connections to other micrsoft azure tools. It also connects well to a variety of tools outside of the azure platform.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 11th August 2023

Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft is dedicated to advancing human and organizational achievement. Microsoft Security helps protect people and data against cyberthreats to give peace of mind.

Company Details

Updated 25th March 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1975
Head office location
Redmond, Washington, United States
Number of employees
10000+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
https://microsoft.com

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Performance of Azure Data Factory Across Market Features

Azure Data Factory Likes & Dislikes

Like

1. Works effortlessly with Azue SQL, Synapse, and Key Vault. 2. Scales workloads efficiently and supports parametrization and CI/CD through ARM templates and Git integration. 3. Natively supports hundreds of on-prem and cloud connectors, minimizing custom connector development.

Like

Ease of use, the low code environment is very rigid which can be good for inexperienced technical users.

Like

Drag and drop interface makes creating pipelines easier connect various sources of data easily Automates data movement

Dislike

1. Error messages are often vague; troubleshooting large pipelines is tedious. 2. The web interface can lag with large dataflows or when switching between tabs. 3. Pricing can be tricky - escpecially with data movement and compute activity changes that add up fast.

Dislike

Some features are too rigid. Lack of detailed error messages can plague a workstream during setup.

Dislike

Complicated error messages complex transformation can be tricky to configure. degus sometime are slow specially with big data

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Azure Data Factory Reviews and Ratings

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4.5

(99 Ratings)

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45%
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3 Star
7%
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0%
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0%
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Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.4

Service & Support

4.3

Product Capabilities

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  • BUSINESS ANALYST
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    A poweful and flexible data integration platform for the Azure ecosystem, but not without its quirks

    4.0
    Oct 12, 2025
    ADF has proven to be a solid, enterprise grade data integration tool. Its flexibiliity in connecting diverse data sources and integration with the Azure ecosystem are standout advantages. However, the user experience still lags behind some competitors, particularly when orchestrating complex pipelines.Documentation and debugging could also be more intuitive
  • DATA ANALYST
    50M-1B USD
    Retail
    Review Source

    Drag and Drop Interface Simplifies Data Integration Across Multiple Sources Effortlessly

    5.0
    Sep 18, 2025
    Helps connect and automate the data flow with little effort, saves time by simplifying the integration process
  • SR. ANALYST
    1B-10B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Rigid Low Code Environment Benefits Beginners but Limits Advanced Flexibility

    3.0
    Sep 10, 2025
    Great low code ETL tool. It has a variety of in house connections to other micrsoft azure tools. It also connects well to a variety of tools outside of the azure platform.
  • DIRECTOR DATA ENGINEERING
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Vendor's Dedicated Support Streamlines User Success

    5.0
    Apr 25, 2025
    The vendor has been helpful land committed to my success providing solutions and alternatives when needed.
  • Director of IT
    50M-1B USD
    Insurance (except health)
    Review Source

    It should integrate with Databricks timely

    5.0
    May 11, 2025
    It provide meaningful data insights to data analysis and science.
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