We compared Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: When comparing Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS, Azure is praised for its manageable setup, support, and documentation. It offers a wide range of features, an intuitive interface, and strong integration with other Microsoft solutions. However, it may be challenging for beginners and lacks user-friendliness in certain aspects. On the other hand, AWS provides quick deployment, extensive features, and strong integration capabilities. Users appreciate its scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. However, some users find AWS pricing to be high and suggest improvements in areas like user interface, security, and billing.
"The most valuable feature is the backup ability. Most people are used to one type of backup solution that they're using, but most of these solutions have features that make it difficult to transfer to the cloud. I know that Veeam now gives people the opportunity to backup some on-premises solutions to the cloud. This feature is something that a lot of people are looking for."
"The documentation is very good."
"AWS is easier to implement than other solutions, and it's more reliable."
"This solution is stable and reliable."
"AWS has a lot of flexibility, which is great."
"Using AWS is really helpful for saving costs."
"User friendly solution."
"There are many valuable features, I find the EMR in the platform easy to use and to learn."
"Much more intuitive and more visual than AWS. More obvious where things are and how to change their configurations, etc."
"The solution is secure and easy to use."
"We use Microsoft Azure for operations, email, and office applications."
"There are many useful features. We use web apps, so instead of starting a web server, we just have machines running some web services. This was helpful for us in terms of the scalability of the application. We also use Active Directory for authentication and some services for the data backup. It is a very good and reliable solution. It was easy to implement this solution. It fits very well into our plans and covers our needs to provide infrastructure in the cloud. The portal to configure new resources is very easy, and it is very easy to allocate new resources."
"I think the single sign-on functionality and the ease with which you can deposit things on the cloud have been valuable. Azure has very robust security functionalities and authentication features, which come with mobility, along with backup and credential checks."
"Microsoft Azure is an optimized solution when we compare it to any other particular cloud solution."
"The pricing is quite good, and it is designed as pay-per-use."
"It's set up to handle any cloud requirement."
"It would be ideal if they could provide automatic health reports. That way, I would be able to understand at a glance the state of my services at any given time."
"It's a good cloud, however, if I compare it with Azure, Azure is more of a feature-rich cloud."
"The pricing could be adjusted to provide more advantages versus current on-premise solutions for business applications."
"I also use Google Cloud GCP and AWS cannot directly use the Azure EC2 consult. They could add that feature. Direct connection to the EC2 console server would be very useful."
"The use of this tool should be extended to Google and Apple operating systems."
"Price can always be cheaper."
"There should be seminars and online training sessions available from AWS because a lot of people who are not using it would benefit from having the basic knowledge or basic hands-on experience."
"As far as the automation is concerned, the backups should be scaled."
"Improvements are needed in Azure to enhance integration tools and support for effectively migrating and managing third-party dependencies."
"The price of the Azure license could be cheaper."
"Azure installation is complicated. When we first deployed Azure, it was challenging."
"I would like to see Internet content filtering included."
"Specifically, I would like to see better Azure Data Analytics and monitoring RF."
"There could be more documentation and video tutorials to incorporate each and every feature. This way one can easily get the knowledge and implement it."
"Microsoft Azure could improve by having the availability be 100%. Which is difficult, but not impossible."
"The platform should be available at the same price worldwide."
Amazon AWS is ranked 2nd in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 250 reviews while Microsoft Azure is ranked 1st in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 299 reviews. Amazon AWS is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Azure is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Amazon AWS writes "Reliable with good security but is difficult to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure writes "Promotes clear, logical structures preventing impractical configurations and offers seamless integration ". Amazon AWS is most compared with Linode, OpenShift, SAP Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Pivotal Cloud Foundry, whereas Microsoft Azure is most compared with Google Firebase, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Pivotal Cloud Foundry, SAP Cloud Platform and Alibaba Cloud. See our Amazon AWS vs. Microsoft Azure report.
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