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.
"They provide cutting-edge features compared to other cloud vendors."
"Very good automation and very stable."
"The environment is a rich playground, and if you tried to do the same things on-premises that you do on AWS, it would be a lot more challenging to execute. You can open up a virtual machine on AWS, run some experiments, and be done with it. It's much easier than buying new servers, provisioning them, etc"
"The most useful feature of Amazon AWS is it can be accessed from anywhere."
"This solution features ease of use and market adaptability."
"It is easy to use."
"Macie is great. It is a service that makes recommendations on a data layer for cybersecurity. It is a great service."
"In general, Amazon's performance is good."
"Data analytics is one of the efficient features as well."
"The solution is useful for handling large amounts of data."
"We find Azure particularly beneficial when working with clients who are heavily invested in Microsoft solutions. It necessitates that we also leverage Azure for our solutions and services."
"We are going to use Microsoft Azure to move some on-premise servers into the cloud so that our data can be held there."
"The best feature in Microsoft Azure is that I don't have to change computers. I don't have to upgrade or if something breaks or a hard drive crashes. The lack of a physical aspect is the major feature for me."
"It was easy to deploy our applications on it."
"The solution is easy to use and flexible."
"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 pricing of AWS is very unclear. They make it quite confusing."
"The price could be better."
"An easier way to determine estimated costs quickly would be helpful."
"Like anything, Amazon AWS has room for improvement, but it's not bad."
"Integration with in-house applications could be simplified."
"In terms of additional features we'd like to see, the one thing that comes to mind is better integration with Oracle. We have a lot of Oracle databases, and there is no other option to either migrate to PaaS, stay on-prem, or use Oracle Private Cloud."
"Support response times can be improved, especially in areas where faster assistance is crucial."
"The customization could improve. However, it depends on the customization needed."
"The security must be improved."
"With Microsoft, our only concern is exchange rates because we're paying in dollars. It's very expensive for us because of the exchange rates. It would help if they partnered with someone locally so we can pay in our local currency."
"We need more customization and support for doing so."
"The solution could always work to reduce its costs."
"The price could be improved as well as the interface speed, and technical support."
"Microsoft Azure could improve by being more secure."
"Their backup strategy is a little complex which racks up the VM to other sole storage areas. This should be improved."
"Predictability and quality. Make sure things work predictable, as expected, and documented."
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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