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 storage is most valuable. The gateway and documentation are also quite good."
"Serverless computing: This can be more cost-efficient just regarding computing resources than renting or purchasing a fixed quantity of servers, which involves periods of underutilization or nonuse."
"We have seen an improvement in our infrastructure, as the code makes it very easy to deploy quickly to AWS."
"Stable platform with a straightforward setup. It's user-friendly, with more reliable servers compared to the competition."
"The storage on offer is excellent."
"AWS is known for its scalable cloud hosting and computing services. We use various features depending on our needs, including endpoint services, database instances, and EC2 instances."
"Very good automation and very stable."
"Amazon AWS is very user-friendly."
"The valuable features of Microsoft Azure are that it is cloud-based and has good storage. The storage is completely managed by Azure. We do not need to do any patching of security because it is handled by Azure which is a benefit. The solution is fully compatible with the Microsoft technology stack and is very scalable."
"The most valuable features of the solution are ease of use and the enhancements are continually being updated."
"Its resiliency is most valuable. It is also a very scalable solution, so you can spend the resources on demand."
"Azure allows us to bring applications to life quickly."
"Virtual machine services, in SaaS services, M365, and Data Lake are all popular with our clients."
"It very quickly provisions servers, infrastructure, and apps on the fly and complies with security requirements and data safety."
"If you have large traffic amounts, Microsoft Azure will continue to provide our customers with the best storage experience."
"I get all the features under one roof."
"One of the problems that I have seen is that some of the products are not as mature as others."
"It can be daunting because of the number of AWS products there are."
"The price could be better. Support for data analytics could be better. I don't see much support for data analytics. They have a lot of support in Azure, but I don't see a lot of innovation on the data analytics side in AWS."
"The availability could be better."
"The price needs improvement."
"An integrated platform would make it easier for administrators to monitor and manage."
"AWS support could be better."
"They should have a better big data stack."
"In a month, there is a plan to increase pricing, which is something we are not looking forward to."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"Navigating the frequent changes in the interface has been a challenge, requiring effort to keep up with updates. Options or features that were once located in one window may unexpectedly move to another, making it hard to stay current with the changes."
"Microsoft Azure can be pretty advanced and difficult to understand. I would like it to be simplified. The licensing especially needs to be simplified."
"I would recommend some enhancement regarding integration features."
"The price of the Azure license could be cheaper."
"The solution could improve by simplifying network management."
"The product's initial setup process and stability need improvement."
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 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Google Firebase, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, SAP Cloud Platform and Alibaba Cloud. See our Amazon AWS vs. Microsoft Azure report.
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