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 important feature is deploying our production in multi-data regions around the world."
"The most valuable feature is the availability, as we work in different availability zones."
"I am happy with the dashboard."
"Scalability is one of the biggest benefits we have."
"I am impressed with the solution's EC2 EKS."
"We use AWS for multiple purposes, such as developing APIs and API integration using API Gateway. We use API Gateway, Python Combinator, Lambda Glue, and ETL Process. We have used EMR for big data processing. If we need a tool for computing, we go with the Lamda DMS. There are many services available in AWS that meet our needs."
"I like many features, like the recently released useful analytics features. There are many from the data analytics or database side."
"I like the auto-scaling functionality and compliance requirements, whichever they are requesting."
"I would rate my experience with the initial setup an eight out of ten, with ten being easy."
"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."
"I get all the features under one roof."
"I have found Microsoft Azure to be stable. We have large corporate customers and it is working great."
"Data analytics is one of the efficient features as well."
"The most valuable feature is the instant availability of resources."
"It's a flexible solution."
"The product brings a lot of value to our business and customers."
"The overall convenience and the ease to use could be improved."
"The pricing is expensive"
"It is difficult to hand over legacy applications when migrating them to the cloud."
"Their support can be improved. In some cases, their support is not as proficient as it can be. They should be quicker at getting back."
"Somehow Amazon associated their marketplace as a place to find images of various installs (preconfigured software) and was late in the game enabling and promoting SaaS-based solutions. Thus, the AWS marketplace has near zero awareness in the mind of the prospect to find solutions to various problems plaguing them."
"The pricing could be more competitive."
"The cost of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"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."
"The security must be improved."
"It would be nice to have faster support."
"The solution should be more intuitive and provide better support. We often do not receive frequent updates or comprehensive support, even as partners."
"It is impossible to sell a cloud-based model here in Venezuela because we have strong inflation and most of our clients are immigrating to on-premises solutions."
"The documentation can be outdated and is not as clear in Microsoft Azure as it is in AWS or Google."
"If the price were reduced then it would be an improvement."
"I would recommend some enhancement regarding integration features."
"I believe that some of the services need to be available on the on-premises version and not only based on the cloud."
Amazon AWS is ranked 1st in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 26 reviews while Microsoft Azure is ranked 2nd in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 40 reviews. Amazon AWS is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Azure is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Amazon AWS writes "Offers integrated services and quickly spin up and shut down applications using EC2". 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 Platform and Pivotal Cloud Foundry, whereas Microsoft Azure is most compared with Oracle Cloud Platform, Google Firebase, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, SAP Cloud Platform and OpenShift. See our Amazon AWS vs. Microsoft Azure report.
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