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.
"AWS is easier to implement than other solutions, and it's more reliable."
"It is stable. For the cloud version, we require some installation platforms and we don't have a server with us right now. We require it from Amazon AWS. We can just plan and get the AWS server."
"AWS is easy to manage."
"The best thing is scalability."
"The product is reliable and quite stable."
"I like many features, like the recently released useful analytics features. There are many from the data analytics or database side."
"For testing, it is a cheap alternative to having to build your own labs."
"Using AWS is really helpful for saving costs."
"The incorporation of several kinds of storage, such as SSD Premium, enhanced the performance of machines."
"We find that it is easy to integrate with other Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft Office."
"The most valuable features of Azure for me are its ease of management, recoverable virtual machines with backup support, excellent customer support, and user-friendly interface."
"The main benefit of Microsoft Azure is that it is cloud-based. We are using Microsoft Visual Studio for our code and it is tightly integrated with Microsoft Azure. Additionally, the solution is user-friendly."
"Its ability to scale is most valuable. There are certain periods of the year when we are busier, and we're able to scale up and scale down with Azure depending upon our needs."
"The most valuable features of the solution are ease of use and the enhancements are continually being updated."
"Azure is a good networking solution from a WAN perspective."
"The monitoring features are very good."
"The pricing is something you have to watch. You really have to constantly optimize your costs for instances and things like that. That can become a job in itself to manage just from a budgeting standpoint."
"The solution could improve by being more secure."
"Amazon AWS could improve by being more secure and adding more features."
"The price needs improvement."
"The solution could always be further improved on the commercial side of things. Amazon Web Services are not cheap. It would be ideal if it was less expensive for the customer."
"The web console of AWS is not so user-friendly."
"It is difficult to hand over legacy applications when migrating them to the cloud."
"Amazon AWS could improve on security."
"The solution could be easier to use. However, when comparing it to AWS it is a bit easier."
"The response time and stability of Microsoft Azure need to be improved."
"The solution lacks fluidity and is not intuitive."
"Azure ARM console can be a bit overwhelming at the beginning."
"It would be nice to have faster support."
"Integrate as a service. A lot of Microsoft software licensing options aren’t yet in Azure. Also, the ability to integrate with other technologies, such as other options on the market based on RISC Technologies."
"The process by which our customers can switch from one subscription to another should be simplified."
"The solution could improve by providing a better user interface and more organized workflows."
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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