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 initial setup is easy. The deployment is fast."
"We can easily upgrade and downgrade the Instance."
"The installation and initial setup are easy."
"It scales well and is flexible."
"The product's scalability is good."
"I like that it's easy to use."
"The initial setup is simple and straightforward."
"I like that it helps us do everything really fast, and its advanced services."
"It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"To me, the most valuable Azure features are AKS, Cloud SQL, security, and account management."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the ease of use."
"I appreciate that everything is basically shift forward from a security standpoint."
"Feedback and error messages make much more sense in Azure than in AWS."
"The portal makes it easier to work with the solution."
"User interface and portal are great."
"The system is more secure, and this is valuable."
"Integration with in-house applications could be simplified."
"The pricing structure can be improved and made more straightforward."
"User personalization and robotic process automation services need to be mature enough. More APIs are required for robotic process automation services. Azure is more mature in terms of user personalization and robotic process automation services. The document processing can also be better. Whenever we want to do any kind of document management, I try to do OCR, ICR, etc. The functionality in AWS has to be more like that."
"I think that the interface could be improved."
"Amazon AWS would be improved if it were more stable and if customer support's responses were faster."
"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."
"I'd like the solution to be more plug-and-play."
"In some scenarios, Azure will support hybrid cloud better while AWS offers direct connection."
"The solution could improve by providing a better user interface and more organized workflows."
"The market place can be raised, and the CMT can be more sophisticated to create more opportunities for the end users."
"I don't understand why we spend so much time and money on Azure when Microsoft relies on third-party companies for support in the CSP model. I don't know how the support model works within Microsoft, but giving it to poor-performing third-party companies is not ideal."
"I would like to see Internet content filtering included."
"At this point, the latency is too high to use Azure in our production environment."
"The documentation can be outdated and is not as clear in Microsoft Azure as it is in AWS or Google."
"Integration with more platforms needs improvement."
"I'd like to see better integration with S/4HANA integrated and other services, like monitoring, for example."
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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