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4.5
Market Presence: Strategic Cloud Platform Services, Network Security Microsegmentation

Overview

Product Information on Microsoft Azure

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Microsoft Azure?

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing software that offers a range of services including virtual machines, databases, networking, storage, artificial intelligence, and analytics. The software enables organizations to build, deploy, and manage applications across a global network of data centers. It allows users to scale resources as required and supports multiple operating systems and development frameworks. Azure provides tools for security, compliance, and disaster recovery to help address business continuity challenges. It is designed to support workloads from simple web hosting to complex data analysis, allowing businesses to optimize infrastructure management and operational efficiency.

Microsoft Azure Pricing

Microsoft Azure software uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model, where charges are based on usage of resources such as computing, storage, networking, and other services. The software also offers reserved instance pricing options for certain resources, enabling cost predictability over a fixed term. There are free tier options for eligible usage, and additional enterprise agreements for organizations seeking customized pricing and billing structures.

Overall experience with Microsoft Azure

Sr. Systems Administrator
50M - 250M USD, Media
FAVORABLE

“Microsoft Azure Offers Broad Services But Portal Stability Remains a Challenge”

5.0
Mar 4, 2026
One of the great things we like about Microsoft Azure is that it has a consistent identity and access infrastructure whether it be Entra ID, RBAC, Conditional Access, everything works in sync. Another thing is simplified lifecycle operations, like for VM's it has native support for managed disks, backups, monitoring etc. Security is also great, you can have rule based NSGs at the subnet and NIC level. App services are good and offer multiple deployment slots, environment separations and rollbacks.
IT ASSOCIATE
<50M USD, Healthcare and Biotech
CRITICAL

“Microsoft Azure Review”

3.0
Jan 28, 2026
Overall, Azure is not that great to me in some areas and excellent in others. VM's work great. Never had an issue running a vm. Try to start adding backups, networks, redundancy etc.... this get complicated really quick. Microsoft seems like that really want to purposely keep things complex on purpose. It is never easy to find what you need. Security is in a bunch of different places. Also, everything when you think you learned where something is, Microsoft deprecates it or moves it somewhere else.

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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Microsoft Azure Likes & Dislikes

Like

- We have on-premises Active Directory servers and it works well with our hybrid deployment - Great security and identity capabilities which has seamless integrations with other services like Entra ID, Fabric, Intune, Enterprise apps etc. - You don't need to worry about compliance since it meets all compliance and regulatory requirements. It provides all the required documentation no matter if it's for datacenter validations, for GDPR and more

Like

The VM's run great.

Like

First, it provides a wide range of cloud services, from hosting, storage, analytics to AI integrations. It can be used to easily scale resources up or down to meet changing demands, plus, it comes with near-always uptime and strong redundancy. Lastly, it works seamlessly with Windows Server, Active Directory, MS 365 and other Microsoft products.

Dislike

- You need strong tagging in order to optimize cost and get a clear picture - Performance sometimes feels sluggish - Portal is also a bit overwhelming and goes down frequently

Dislike

Azure is a very complex tool. Nothing was designed to make management simple for the administrator.

Dislike

Pricing can be very complex and confusing, making it hard to predict costs. The learning curve is quite steep for newcomers. The interface is also complex, with some features and settings buried or not intuitive. Lastly, deploying WordPress applications can also be very difficult / too complex than it needs to be.

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What Your Peers Are Saying About Microsoft Azure

VP Hosting and Infrastructure Services
Anyone used Virtual Desktops in cloud? AWS or Azure? Whats your experience?
Head of Product & Software Development
Azure. It’s a bit slow sometimes but it’s the future. We’re thinking about shifting every machine to the cloud in the next 1-2 years
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Microsoft Azure Reviews and Ratings

Showing data for 2246 ratings and reviews for Strategic Cloud Platform Services market. View all 2351 ratings and reviews across markets for a complete picture.

4.5

(2246 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

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44%
4 Star
48%
3 Star
7%
2 Star
1%
1 Star
0%
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Evaluation & Contracting

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Integration & Deployment

4.4

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Product Capabilities

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  • Sr. Systems Administrator
    50M-1B USD
    Media
    Review Source

    Microsoft Azure Offers Broad Services But Portal Stability Remains a Challenge

    5.0
    Mar 4, 2026
    One of the great things we like about Microsoft Azure is that it has a consistent identity and access infrastructure whether it be Entra ID, RBAC, Conditional Access, everything works in sync. Another thing is simplified lifecycle operations, like for VM's it has native support for managed disks, backups, monitoring etc. Security is also great, you can have rule based NSGs at the subnet and NIC level. App services are good and offer multiple deployment slots, environment separations and rollbacks.
  • SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
    <50M USD
    Media
    Review Source

    Comprehensive Cloud Services Offer Scalability But Pose Steep Learning Curve Challenges

    5.0
    Nov 26, 2025
    Largely positive experience. Offers an extensive range of services for computing, storage, networking and AI making it suitable for both small and large scale deployments. I appreciate the strong integration with other Microsoft products, the robust security features and extensive documentation. Pricing can be complex and their is a steep learning curve for beginners but ultimately, it is a reliable and scalable solution.
  • Manager Of It Services
    1B-10B USD
    Transportation
    Review Source

    Microsoft Azure Delivers Strong Integration and Security With a Steep Learning Curve

    4.0
    Mar 3, 2026
    My overall experience with Microsoft Azure has been positive, particularly in the areas of scalability, integration with existing Microsoft ecosystems, and comprehensive security. Azure's widespread global data centers improve performance, redundancy and disaster recovery options. While powerful, Azure has a steep learning curve. With so many policies and configurations, sometimes you can find it overwhelming.
  • IT Associate
    10B+ USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Azure Integrates Well With Business Needs But Faces Occasional Delays and Challenges

    4.0
    Dec 10, 2025
    Microsoft Azure has done well with integrating to our specific business use cases. While most things go well, Azure sometimes lags a little bit behind other providers; however, it is usually for a good reason as offerings are related with business and security needs first. Support from Microsoft is sometimes difficult; however, Azure support tends to be better than other support groups within Microsoft.
  • Network And Security Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Microsoft Azure Offers Flexible Service Model With Extensive Cloud Service Integration

    5.0
    Mar 1, 2026
    We have had an impressive experience using Microsoft Azure.A very is a superior and high performance cloud tool that provides a large number of services that meet the broadest range of cloud needs from deployment, data security and storage, cloud computing and many others. Has a great service model that allows one to pay for what is used or consumed, making it a cost effective tool.Amaze most on how it saves time and reduces the risk of errors by automating and simplifying our processes of releasing updates and new versions of our apps.Additionally it allows us to allocate and manage resources eg storage and memory based on specific needs which ensures that resources are always may he'd to the needs of our organization.
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