# Page 12 | Microsoft Azure Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 12 - Is Microsoft Azure the right Virtual Machine solution for you? Explore 1943 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/16365/Azure/reviews --- Microsoft Azure 4.6 (1943) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/16365/Azure/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 15th, 2026 # Page 12 - Reviews of Microsoft Azure ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 276-300 of 1943 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer Technology Specialist Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Reliable and Cost Effective Cloud Solution " September 20, 2021 4.0 Pros Configuration of Azure is straightforward and intuitive, and It is easy to integrate with the Azure ecosystem. There is no difficulty in recovering the data from the data center since it was accidentally deleted. The migration tools provide us with the detailed information on the features, specifications, and costs associated with the cloud migration process. Furthermore, it provides a secure method of sharing files. Cons It was hard to use NLP and machine learning components due to unclear documentation and training materials. The automated deployment templates will require further customization and will not meet all of our needs and additional learning is necessary to uncover these areas. Review Source Efezino U. Software Developer Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Feature-Rich" December 11, 2022 4.0 While Microsoft Azure is a powerful and widely used cloud computing platform, it may not be the best option for all users due to its potential cost and complexity. Pros One of the main pros of Microsoft Azure is its reliability and scalability. Azure is built on a global network of data centers, which ensures that applications and services hosted on Azure are always available and can handle large amounts of traffic. This makes Azure a popular choice for businesses that require high availability and the ability to scale quickly.Another pro of Azure is its wide range of services and tools. Azure offers a range of services for various types of applications, including web and mobile apps, as well as services for data storage, analytics, and machine learning. This allows users to easily build and manage a wide range of applications and services on the Azure platform.In addition, Azure offers integrations with a variety of other tools and services, including Microsoft's own productivity tools such as Office 365. This allows users to easily integrate Azure with their existing workflows and systems. Cons One potential con of Microsoft Azure is that it can be expensive for some users, especially if they require a large amount of computing resources or if they use certain specialized services. Azure pricing is based on a pay-as-you-go model, which means that users are charged for the specific services and resources they use. This can lead to unpredictable costs and may not be the best option for users on a tight budget.Another potential con is that Azure can be complex to use, especially for users who are new to cloud computing. Azure offers a wide range of services and tools, which can be overwhelming for users who are not familiar with cloud computing concepts and technologies. This may require users to invest time and resources in learning how to use Azure effectively. Review Source Ebrahim F. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Game and Life Changer" January 9, 2019 5.0 Aside from the worry about data centers going down, I have absolutely no problems with Azure and my experience has been amazing and very educational. Pros Azure has certainly changed the way I look at platform hosting, as well as app availability. Before Azure, it was a real pain to plan deployments of both new and updates to the web. From the setting up of IIS, to the configuring of firewalls and everything in between, it was always on of my most dreaded tasks. With Azure, everything is central and easily managed. I can spin up new apps, update existing apps, scale up or down on resources, and the list just goes on. I think back to the days of having to coordinate with so many people for hardware, software, networks and even a simple server reboot was something that was always a big concern. So many cool features, from basic to "I don't know yet, but I am excited to find out", Azure has made life so easy for myself and our company. Cons When a data center goes down, it is a mission to get your databases going. The app side is okay, but SQL on Azure becomes a huge challenge. There are tools to make life easier for DR scenarios, but they are pricey and through research so far, I found that even having a combination of the available options in place, still will not guarantee a hassle-free way of keeping your databases available. Review Source NB Nathan B. IT Scrum Master Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Microsoft Azure works, but needs more ease of use" November 23, 2022 3.0 Over all Azure works. There is a lot to be desired as far as ease of user or our non technical folks. It does what it's supposed to, but i am sure we are not getting our full value out of the software. Pros I like the deployment manager and the integration tools. This allows to help secure and work with outside software products and keep source code / security tools in one place. Cons The collaboration tools are not user friendly. A lot more thought should go into a better atmosphere to allow all users of Azure to work together. This includes technical and non-technical. Alternatives considered [Jira](https://www.capterra.com/p/19319/JIRA/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure It had more tools that were in line with our .net frame works and C# coding. Switched from [Jira](https://www.capterra.com/p/19319/JIRA/) JIRA was no longer supporting client hosted instances. Review Source Andrius L. Stock keeper Food Production Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Microsoft has you backed up with Azure" September 9, 2022 5.0 The same documentation study takes lots of time assigned to project development and increase all development time. Pros Very powerful hardware setup with as good as you can expect software. All the pricing is fair and will be worth later when the project goes live. Cons Sometimes can be tricky to use all the tools and requires good study of dicumentation. Overall very powerful tool to create huge projects. Review Source TC Tim C. Senior Software Developer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A powerful platform with tons of options but a confusing interface and unclear pricing" August 15, 2017 4.0 Pros There are a ton of amazing points about Azure. The ease of which you can spool up new websites, databases, or even entire virtual machines is incredible. You can do in minutes what would take you hours to do on site. Setting up communication between resources is also quite easy. Inside each installed item (website, VM, SQL Server, etc.), there will be options that you can configure. These options make it very easy to quickly configure your resources in a way that is best. Not sure what you should do for setup? No problem. There are usually only a few pages of options, so it is easy enough to click through each page and read them (and their associated help). That allows for a much better experience for even novice Azure users. Cons I like Azure a lot, but there are definitely some big areas for improvement. The biggest, I think, is a very clear and transparent pricing system. It is very difficult to figure out what a certain addition will do to impact your monthly pricing. You have to guess a bit at what you think will happen and where you think you are at overall to figure out if you can afford to add another resource. That's not the way it should be. The interface leave a lot to be desired as well. They just updated it, but it actually added to the confusion. There are so many boxes and flyouts to navigate, it gets hard to figure out what resources you are already using. I would like to see a very clear "this is what you have" system, especially when new resources can use the existing resources. For example, you can set up a VM to host your websites. Cool. However, that VM is a special one and it is hard to find to configure. Also, it is hard to figure out if it would be ok to add another website to it or not (is it pegged out or is there some wiggle room to add more load?). Like I said, I like Azure. There is just room to make it better. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Software Test Automation Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple, Reliable, Efficient and cost effective cloud solution!!! " February 18, 2023 5.0 Pros Simpler and scalable Cloud Migration Granular Access Control using RBACEffective Pricing Ready to go Application Deployment Secured Data storage in Transit and at restEasy integration with 3rd party appsEasier spinning up of VMs Cons Nothing much. Support could have neen somewhat prompt and fast Review Source Daniel C. Managing Partner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "AWS who?....." August 14, 2019 5.0 Spinning up virtual environments and hosting software for clients and we use cold and hot storage for clients servers and backs with azure as they offer some of the best storage rates as compared to AWS. We can also spin up virtual domain and active directories for our clients to remove the heat and maintenance from small facilities on the edge of their environment that might not have a dedicated space for IT. Allowing us to now only offsite the IT but also the infrastructure. Pros I have found the best use for Azure is to off site the IT hardware for infrastructure, So now IT can not only have the team off site but now that off site team doesn't have to worry about the servers being touched by employees messing around in the network closets.Allowing entire companies to be managed off site. Cons Price on VMs, non transparent price, ease to setup redundancy... Alternatives considered [Amazon RDS](https://www.capterra.com/p/192201/Amazon-RDS/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure Being that it is Microsoft it never closes and the people on the Azure team are always willing to help, and since it is Microsoft its almost like you have built in OS support. You can have most of your support in one location and but support contracts from one vendor. Review Source SG Shannon G. People Advisor Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Everything connected and simple" August 21, 2023 4.0 It has been an important part of our IT systems within our organisation which has allowed everything to connect together. Pros Easy to manage and use within our organisation.It has allowed us to sync everything together and integrate with our HR system allowing easy of data management. Cons Can be difficult to find out how things work and aren't intuitive for first-time users. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Lead Solution Advisor Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Spin-up powerful virtual machines in few seconds!" July 31, 2022 5.0 Azure is our primary cloud service where all our virtual machines and even microservices workloads are sitting. All teams use Azure for development, testing and production deployment as well. We also work with our clients to build safe and highly available Azure architecture and then run their enterprise workloads on it. Pros 1\. Build powerful machines with attached GPUs in few clicks. Templates can also be used and any newbie can simply deploy super machines for compute workload. 2. Managed virtual machines: can be created which can be built and destoyed with load balancer settings. This is automated and does not require manual overhead to maintain. It can be automated based on CPU metrics or number of requests per minute. Cons Azure is pretty solid platform which does not have any disadvantages. Since it is backed by Microsoft, new features are continously included based on customer feedback. Review Source JV Jon V. IT Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Microsoft Azure Allows For Easy Cloud Compute" August 22, 2023 5.0 We've primarily been using Microsoft Azure to host a small number of VM's in the Azure cloud. Creating and managing these using the Azure management tools has worked as intended and given us very few issues. Pros The time required to setup and manage virtual machines within Azure has been a big win for the our small team. Additionally, there are new features added all the time that increase the flexibility and options available. Cons The number of changes that are constantly being made. I understand it's an ever-growing solution, but it seems that more thought could be put into what/where specific features are in advance of deploying the features. As it stands today, I could login tomorrow and find a critical feature has been relocated or replaced and deprecated. Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure No alternative products were considered. Review Source Gideon A. Information Security Analyst Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Microsoft Azure Review" June 1, 2023 5.0 Pros Hybrid capabilities: Azure provides hybrid cloud capabilities, allowing users to seamlessly integrate on-premises infrastructure with cloud services. This enables organizations to extend their existing infrastructure to the cloud, ensuring a smooth transition and coexistence between on-premises and cloud environments. Cons Complexity of networking: For users without prior networking experience, setting up and managing networking configurations and concepts in Azure, including as virtual networks, subnets, load balancers, and security groups, can be challenging. For secure and effective communication across resources, it is essential to comprehend and properly configure network settings. Review Source Pratap M. Student Higher Education Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best cloud computing platform " November 27, 2022 5.0 Azure is best cloud computing platform than any other platforms. It can be trusted and provides several types services that any business and personal need. Pros Azure is the best cloud computing platform. It provides some basic services for free of cost. During the deployment website on Azure it provided several types of integration options containing GitHub and other private repositories from which the code of website is obtained. It enables easy deployment and monitoring options. Cons I used the Webapp service on Azure platform. It is easily manageable and monitored. Azure provides only provides real time data and better tools to paid subscription only. It only gives normal services to free subscription. Alternatives considered [Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure Azure have more experience in giving the cloud services in the industry. Hence I choose the Azure for my work. Review Source Alex G. Software Engineer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Not a great microsoft fan, happy customer regardless" November 22, 2017 5.0 Azure has helped us sustain operations and scale over the years in multiple projects. It is a great offering that can help any business from startup to large enterprises build and grow together. Pros I have been using Microsoft Azure for the past 5+ years. I was never a big Microsoft fan, having dropped Windows for Linux/Mac for more than 15 years already. At first I was sceptical as to how can a company with its own technologies thrive in a space dominated by Unix based systems. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that in terms of services offered by Azure you miss very few as compared to Amazon cloud and gain much compared to Google's cloud offering. Command line tools support is on par with what an experienced developer would expect, the line of offering for different services is amazing and ever expanding and the customer support is there when you need it. All in all I would recommend Azure services to any developer that is looking to start developing in the cloud or even needs to develop in multiple clouds for high availability purposes. Cons The one thing that Microsoft can improve on Azure is transparency in pricing. There are times when I'm trying to evaluate cost between different clouds and it's more complex to figure out how much our usage would cost on Azure as opposed to AWS. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Freelancer Online Media Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Microsoft review " May 15, 2023 5.0 I was able to get all of my financial information and advertising. Pros It is easy to install, easy to understand and easily to use. Cons I don't have issues with the software yet Review Source NL Nathan L. Administrative Supervisor Online Media Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Microsoft Azure is a great professional management portal" August 16, 2022 5.0 Microsoft Azure is professional and has great advanced features that ensure our organization can be efficient and has the protocols for independence and compliance. Pros Azure lets us manage so many applications, users, and features for our organization and it's all easy to manage whether it's over the Cloud or as an on-premises administrator. Everything synchronizes and all settings can be easily adjusted to make sure our information is secured. Cons Azure can be very difficult to get acquainted with and requires training, which can be tedious. Alternatives considered [Amazon S3](https://www.capterra.com/p/174285/Amazon-S3/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure Microsoft Azure works hand in hand with Office 365, which all users in our organization has a license too; it is more seamless. Review Source IC Ivan C. System Administrator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Il futuro del Cloud nel presente" December 15, 2022 5.0 Ho avuto modo di partecipare alla creazione di nuove infrastrutture interamente in Azure ed alla migrazione di infrastrutture OnPrimise verso il Cloud con ottimi risultati, le funzionalità di AD ibrida inoltre forniscono quel valore aggiungo per le transizioni più fluide e dall'impatto economico maggiormente diluito nel tempo. Pros Affidabilità, accessibilità, flessibilità e la grande disponibilità di personalizzazioni sono le caratteristiche che ritengo descrivano meglio la piattaforma, il sistema di calcolo delle prospettive di spesa permette inoltre di formulare preventivi chiari e trasparenti al cliente finale. Cons Alcune integrazioni sono macchinose ed è richiesta una quantità considerevole di tempo per apprendere come sfruttare al meglio le potenzialità della piattaforma e per muoversi agevolmente al suo interno, consiglio caldamente di seguire un corso formativo anche di base, che semplificherà notevolmente i primi passi nell'utilizzo. Alternatives considered [Google Workspace](https://www.capterra.com/p/247901/Google-Workspace/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure Per la migliore integrazioni con i prodotti Micrisoft, l'AD e tutto l'ecosistema Microsoft 365 Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Microsoft Azure " November 13, 2022 5.0 this is the best software which innovative in a public and private cloud. they keep adding features in some the time so there is so easy thing for development process. it's easy to use. we can build up any type of pipeline and search using of it any dates of data and migration on it. so it's too helpful for engineers. Pros It's a very wonderful cloud service from Microsoft which provides bandwidth to load data on a cloud platform, manage the security of our data and key management things, etc. Using of this we can load data on-premises virtual machine to cloud and perform situation basis development. Cons I like this software so there is nothing to explain about their weakness. Review Source Muhammad Daud S. IT Manager Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Cloud Computing Platform as a Service" August 26, 2021 5.0 Microsoft Azure is unique in its capabilities with Cloud Computing, Servers management, working with VPN tunnels and DNS records. It allowed us the capability to connect our multi-site that we were unable to do with local setup. I would suggest anyone buying Azure subscription to go through CSP process with any vendor to make sure the environment is properly managed. If you are managing in house then you/your engineers should be Microsoft Azure Certified Pros Microsoft Azure support and infrastructure speed is a lot better than other hostings like Google Platform. It allows the capability with user friendly environment to engage and work with features. Microsoft Azure has great features with Tunnels, VM, Storage and DNS. Microsoft server 2019 can interact in a great way with Azure cloud. Cons Microsoft Azure cost is high with Traffic, VM and other features. It should be reduced to an affordable packages. Microsoft Azure Storage cost is higher than other platforms regardless of the region location. Review Source AE Andrew E. Web Developer Intern Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Azure is excellent for those with Server Infrastrucuture" September 7, 2022 4.0 Overall, Microsoft Azure is a great tool for server manageement, secure access, VM config, and Data Tracking help our business operate succesfully. Pros Secure management, Data Tracking, Client management, VM options Cons Can get pricy depending upon version needed Alternatives considered [Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure Provided the option to virtualize our pcs and save us money on hardware costs Review Source CN Carlos N. Manager TIC Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Microsoft Azure - Cada vez más potente y complejo " December 12, 2022 4.0 Muchísimas opciones a realizar en todos los servicios. Catálogo de productos y servicios enorme. Precios públicos, por lo que puedes usar la calculadora para saber lo que te vas a gastar al mes, aunque no de una manera exacta. Pros La facilidad del frontend gráfico y su granularidad. Tenemos todo lo necesario para subir nuestro CPD físico en la nube, y trabajar cómodamente sin preocuparse por el hardware. Tiene funciones muy potentes y una alta configuración para el detalle más mínimo. Cons Hay tantas opciones que es abrumador. Puede que te dejes algo por el camino, por lo que tendrás que se muy meticuloso. Al tener todo el ecosistema de Microsoft que antes podías tener en tu CPD físico, puede ser muy complejo para técnicos que no estén familiarizados con la nube. Alternatives considered [Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure Por la integración del ecosistema Microsoft. Switched from [Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.com/p/219781/EC2/) Integración con productos Microsoft heredados. Review Source PP Pratik P. Software Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Cloud Service Provider" January 6, 2024 5.0 Pros Microsoft Azure provides many different ways to deploy your application on the cloud without managing and worry about underlying infrastructure everything will be managed on Azure data center. Cons till not i didn't find any thing to dislike about azure as i am using azure from long time this is the best cloud platform which i like the most. Review Source Daniel H. Technical Lead Insurance Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Azure gives us the ability to deploy Microservices" January 30, 2023 5.0 So far we have had success with using azure - very rarely do we have a problem with the service itself, instead it is usually lack of understanding on how to accomplish what it is we intend to do. Pros We have started to breakdown our monolith and adopt a Microservices architecture. This has meant we had to change everything from our code bases to our release strategy . Azure will allow us to release to production several times a day with confidence. Cons Azure is tricky to understand - there is a lot of things you can create, configure and that itself can be a full time job. It is recommended to get someone who has experience with Azure to assist with the setup process. Alternatives considered [Amazon S3](https://www.capterra.com/p/174285/Amazon-S3/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure Other companies we are partnered with use Azure and our cloud hosting provider is azure based Review Source Omoro C. ceo Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "good Microsoft Azure" May 8, 2023 5.0 with Microsoft Azure am greatfull Pros I organize my work simple,accurate,secure and neat hence upgrading all time Cons I like how it is updating its features daily Alternatives considered [Azure AI services](https://www.capterra.com/p/233979/Azure-Cognitive-Services/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure it is my best for my tasks Review Source NAU Nishan Ali U. Manager Animation Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Review for Microsoft Azure " February 27, 2023 4.0 I have a very good experience with Azure Microsoft. Pros It is a comprehensive and reliable cloud computing software solution. Cons Its more compatible with windows based operating system. Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure Because its comprehensive and easy in use. Review Source Similar Products Featured