We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure and SAP Cloud Platform based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Although SAP is easier to deploy and has better service, Microsoft is a branded, well-known product and numerous organizations worldwide are an active part of the Microsoft Azure Universe. It is strong and powerful and many users are simply more familiar and comfortable using a solution they feel confident will help them get the job done well and that clients can more easily integrate with such a stable product.
"Reduces work for our IT teams and saves us a lot of time."
"In terms of computer resource management and reduced cost, it is very, very effective. In large environments, it gives you a lot of flexibility to provide different services, like disaster recovery and business continuity with simple and great options because you don't have to spend a lot of time for maintenance, upgrades, and security."
"Technical support, from what I understand, is quite helpful and we speak with them regularly."
"It is a reliable solution that is easy to set up."
"The product is a cloud solution."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the value for money and flexibility."
"If you have large traffic amounts, Microsoft Azure will continue to provide our customers with the best storage experience."
"Azure offers broad compatibility with both structured and unstructured data. For example, we use PostgreSQL for storing Azure's official data and manage various types of data, including tabular and image data, accommodating the storage of all data types we handle. So, in many ways, Azure simplified the data storage and management needs."
"The solution is very useful and interactive with a dashboard for viewing other interfaces."
"The features I found most valuable are the integration options."
"It’s easy to maintain, as everything is handled by SAP."
"One of the most valuable features I have found is that the solution is secure."
"The most valuable features of the SAP Cloud Platform are the extensions and integrations. Additionally, there are a lot of AI-based microservices."
"The product captures data in real time."
"The ability to expand it whenever required has been great — it's very simple."
"The most valuable features of SAP Cloud Platform are security integration and scalability."
"The pricing can be reduced."
"It would be helpful if it offered more integration with other platforms."
"Potential improvements to the price calculator tool"
"The solution could improve by simplifying network management."
"Price could always be better. The features come in quickly, so we're comfortable with the feature set that is available to us."
"I would like to see more advanced functionality in terms of information security."
"The pricing criteria can be improved with broken-down terms that can be understood easily."
"There are many bugs in the solutions and we already have a ticket to Microsoft. Their content team is working on that."
"When I started looking at the client's IT architecture, I started by doing a study of their services, DVM, data volume, and management services. According to the results, they could be a lot better at this."
"The product could be improved for consistent user interfaces."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"I want to see better pricing from the SAP Cloud Platform in the future. I also want more security and scalability from it."
"In the next release, I would like to see improvements with the price and the licensing."
"What I would like to see improved is the learning curve."
"We need to connect our ERP solution via the VPN. We need to make sure our ERP solutions aren't exposed to the outside world. Our teams really struggle with this."
"My impression of the stability is that it is not good. Almost every month there is something new and that makes us nervous about delivery."
Microsoft Azure is ranked 1st in PaaS Clouds with 40 reviews while SAP Cloud Platform is ranked 6th in PaaS Clouds with 24 reviews. Microsoft Azure is rated 8.4, while SAP Cloud Platform is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure writes "Promotes clear, logical structures preventing impractical configurations and offers seamless integration ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Cloud Platform writes "Easy to maintain, great features, and helpful support". Microsoft Azure is most compared with Oracle Cloud Platform, Google Firebase, Amazon AWS, Pivotal Cloud Foundry and OpenShift, whereas SAP Cloud Platform is most compared with Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, Mule Anypoint Platform, Mendix and Salesforce Platform. See our Microsoft Azure vs. SAP Cloud Platform report.
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The choice between SAP Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure depends on your specific requirements, business needs, and existing technology landscape.
SAP Cloud Platform is designed primarily for running and extending SAP applications. If your organization heavily relies on SAP interfaces other software and services, it might be a more suitable choice as it offers seamless integration with SAP products.
On the other hand, Microsoft Azure is a comprehensive cloud platform with a wide range of services, including infrastructure, and databases. It's well-suited for businesses looking for a combination of SAP and AZ Cloud as scalability enterprise-wide supports to seamless OS authentication and SAP with two levels of security.
In conclusion, It is essential to evaluate both platforms based on your organization's existing infrastructure, and future growth plans to scalability if SLA is adaptable.
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One of the best features of SAP Cloud Platform is that it is web-based and you can log in from anywhere in the world. SAP Cloud Platform is suitable for companies of any size; it works well with both large and small companies. Its stability is great and the ability to expand is very simple. SAP Cloud Platform offers smooth integration and data synchronization - the push and pull of data is extremely valuable.
The functionality with SAP Cloud Platform can be difficult. We have experienced some challenges with usability and not being able to get all of the information we need. We would also like to see improvement with security, authentication, and reporting.
Microsoft Azure is extremely scalable with the capability to build an environment quickly. The automation and agility of Microsoft Azure is very valuable. It offers a great information protection feature - you can create custom labels for different documents and files. This keeps data more organized and secure.
Support with Microsoft Azure depends on the plan you purchase; lower-tier plans get limited support. Microsoft Azure can be a very expensive solution overall and can be complex to set up and manage. Integration with other products needs to be better. Microsoft Azure seems to be a bit slow in catching up with what other solutions have to offer.
Conclusion
Microsoft Azure’s biggest downside is the lack of functionality. SAP Cloud Platform provides better integration with other operating systems.
If you or your clients are fully committed to the Microsoft ecosystem, then Microsoft Azure is probably the best option for you.
For those that use other ecosystems, SAP Cloud Platform would be a better fit as they offer better integration with other solutions and broader overall functionality.
I think it's based on the context of your environment and what you want to do. The LinkedIn article by Murali Shanmugham gives you some perspective here.
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If you use SAP applications extensively, extending them with various services offered by SAP on the SAP Cloud platform would be very useful.
In fact, SAP has made this platform available on hyperscalers like MS Azure, AWS, etc.