# Page 44 | Microsoft Azure Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 44 - Is Microsoft Azure the right Virtual Machine solution for you? Explore 1955 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 (1955) [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 44 - Reviews of Microsoft Azure ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1076-1100 of 1955 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use MV Matthew V. Musician Music Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Was great as a reader....when it was free" March 21, 2023 2.0 I used it for about a year as a reader to see how different text would sound in different voices, it gave me ideas for narration. Now it's paywalled and just to use it, you have to pay $200 a month, although there is a temporary "free" version, which if want to keep using it, still costs $200 a month. Some of us can't afford that. It's kind of cruel to effectively restrict good TTS services to corporations, leaving us using robotic voices that sound like a Speak and Spell. That said, having Microsoft take away such a cool program from us peasants after letting us use it for awhile as a tease is a surprisingly very Microsoft thing to do. I won't be giving \[sensitive content hidden\] my hard earned money when it'd be cheaper just to hire a real voice actor or actress. Pros It was easy to use, a few of the neural voices sounded lifelike. There were options such as making a few voices sound angry or unfriendly, which I'd never heard of from AI voices before. Cons The entire product is paywalled now. Even when there was a free version, it would sometimes give a "try again" error message. Anyone who uses software regularly of any kind knows that the most dreaded words are "try again" followed by the u-word ("unable"). Review Source ML Marie L. Co-Producer Animation Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Microsoft Azure" November 6, 2022 4.0 Pros You can build and manage apps very quickly and easily without purchasing anything. Cons The pricing is very complicated and you have to pay for a data transfer. Review Source DH Daniel H. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Microsoft Azure" May 11, 2022 5.0 Pros Microsoft Azure is very easy to use. It is a great cloud based service that allows me to access my items I use daily with one username and password. Cons It does require some management. That is about the only negative I can think of. Review Source MA Matheus A. Senior iOS Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Complete Solution for Tech Projects" July 16, 2020 5.0 I used it in two different companies that uses for banking projects and it's always the best solution for professional work with big teams. Pros Azure offers a complete platform to plan, organize, share and deploy projects with teams of any size. It has an integrated Git, DevOps tools, wiki and many more. For me is the perfect place to centralize info, code, builds and deployments. Cons First: In some cases, the support of Microsoft helpdesk can delay some answers. Second: i use it more than 1 year. It lost connection to server 3 times. Review Source Rajpreet K. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Get whatever you need with Azure" February 18, 2019 4.0 Pros Microsoft Azure provide cloud computing services to Users on subscription basis. It provides SaaS, PaaS and IaaS. You can easily use their resources for data and power to build, test, debug your applications. Moreover it support multiple languages, frameworks and APIs. Its best for businesses which can't afford data center's, good computing power etc. Cons Yes it will cost much higher. But if compared with on premises cost for the setup, its highly recommended. Review Source Prabhu S. Associate project Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Powerful cloud computing service" August 31, 2020 4.0 I am working for the clients, belong to energy and utility business sector. They are using azure Infrastructure as a service(IaaS) to store and process both structured and unstructured data to view report and dashboards for business decision and future predications. We planned to move Iaas Hadoop to PaaS HDinsights for more reliable up and down scaling. Pros 1\. Lift and shift availability for Hadoop to HDinsights with minimum amount of configuration changes. 2. Cheap storage cost in blog and Datalake 3. Pause functionality in azure synapse analytics(DW) is useful for pay only for storage. Cons 1\. It took lot of POCs to move hadoop to HDinsights 2. IaaS cost more and constant maintenance required. Review Source Theminda S. Full Stack Developer Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very useful solution" January 12, 2023 5.0 Superb solutions for deploy your software related applications. Pros Easy to use. Cost is also very less. And also there are so many features available. Cons Speed is bit low compared to some other related products. Review Source OT Oleg T. CEO Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Azure Best cloud service" November 5, 2018 4.0 Pros We use Microsoft Azure to develop applications for smartphones. In general, the platform is great for storing data and accessing virtual machines. Most of all I like the fact that in Azure there is an API interface for working with voice input. A separate plus is the ability to pay only as a result of using the resources of the platform. Cons This is the most functional platform among cloud services, but also the most complex. It took us several weeks to train employees to work in Microsoft Azure. Review Source NR Neyza R. systems analyst Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excelente nube para almacenar los datos de la empresa" July 12, 2018 5.0 It allows me to have more space on our servers. And I can access the information from anywhere in the world. Pros 1\. It is a platform that provides a service in a cloud, to keep all types of files and documentation. 2. It can be accessed from any device or device. 3. The best thing is that you reduce storage space, since the data is hosted on your servers. Cons The data that is placed in the Azure cloud, is under the supervision and administration of the provider, the space limit depends on the size of the company required. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Backend Developer Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Microsoft azure have a huge number of cloud solutions." May 29, 2018 5.0 Pros Azure got the best servers whether they are linux like ubuntu or windows server. Also it is easy to scale up compute power whenever o need. Cons You need to get familiar with azure very well first and it is okay as there is huge number of resources available out there. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerful and reliable" February 28, 2018 5.0 Pros It does exactly what it is supposed to do with a minimum of fuss and is has been rock-solid reliable the entire time we have used it. I have no complaints. Cons The pricing model is a little confusing at first. They would do well to simplify their offering to make it easier for prospective customers to figure out what they will end up paying. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Business Analyst Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Few thi gs to keep in mind about MS Azure " April 8, 2019 4.0 You should definitely give it a chance. Pros 1\. Azure is configured with a lot of computing resources which enables the user to add more resources as their needs. 2. Being a Microsoft products I was hoping it to be a bit more costly then other cloud platforms but I like the fact that it provides no contract subscription and later I can decide to go for a subscription pack based upon the usability. Cons 1\. It is subject to provide a lot more features than just the web hosting. 2. Though they say that they have an endless army of developers or technical support team but whenever I needed help they were never there for me. Review Source RM Robert M. Financial Planning and Analysis Warehousing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "MS Azure is wonderful and makes my job more efficient" September 15, 2022 5.0 Definitely more efficient to access required applications. No need to remember different user names and passwords, its great! Pros No longer need to add a user and password for each application to run Cons No all application are available for me. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Lead Data Scientist Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "By far the worse major cloud provider" August 1, 2019 2.0 Significantly more difficult to use compared to GCP and AWS. The UX/UI is flat-out terrible. Pros It connects with other Microsoft Office suite products fairly easily. Cons Azure is far less feature-rich and user-friendly than GCP and AWS. They've essentially outsourced their major Hadoop and big data operations to Databricks at a large expense to customers (Databricks is a great tool but it isn't cheap). Their ML/AI platforms lag far-far behind GCP and AWS. There is no way Microsoft will ever catch up in the cloud; their only advantage is that they throw dirt cheap contracts at executives who never have to use the subpar platform. Review Source SG Sylvie G. Directeur Général Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Useful software" January 2, 2019 3.0 Pros We use Microsoft Azure cloud servers and cloud storage to fully manage and maintain our company's client servers, performing testing and analysis in real time. Cons The first and rather long time was required to devote to the study of software. The support service works at a rather weak level, so some issues have to be solved independently. Review Source Daniel J. Organic Chemistry PhD Student Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Finally, a way to understand the 'cloud'" August 27, 2019 5.0 I love its simplicity and ease. It is convenient for data management and analysis. I so able to back up all my information and consolidate it in one place. Pros I like the way I can sync all my Microsoft products with Azure to manage my data. It gives you the option to purchase only thing services that you truly need to use, making it more personalized and catering to specific needs. Cons I have noticed that the backup process is slow at times, especially if you use Firefox as your browser. Review Source SC Simona C. SME Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Useful for virtual machine" September 22, 2022 4.0 Satisfied overall Pros Quite easy to configure the virtual machine Useful for access limitation on virtual machine Usefull for development Cons Somethimes the virtual machine has a delay in actions Review Source JN Jill N. Freelance Writer Writing and Editing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy to use, robust platform." November 15, 2022 5.0 Very positive and easy to use. I highly recommend the platform for its cost-effectiveness and powerful features. Pros One of the things I like most about Microsoft Azure is its scalable infrastructure. Whether you need to run a small website or a large-scale application, Azure has the resources and tools you need to get started quickly. Cons Azure doesn't offer as much flexibility or customization as some other cloud platforms. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Sr. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Awesome cloud services" February 12, 2019 5.0 Pros Performance is like 10 times better than our in house server. Cons Too much difficulty in exploring features. Review Source DD Dan D. Product Manager Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Azure - Great Cloud Environment" September 19, 2018 5.0 The platform is amazing. If Microsoft can build out support to equal the product no-one can touch Azure. Pros Azure is extremely feature rich. If you are a Microsoft shop you should be looking at this for sure: especially if you are a SaaS provider. Moving your application to run in Azure is worth the effort. You can leverage lots of technologies to allow you to auto scale, to control cost, to provide HA, and other items. Cons Microsoft support can be challenging to deal with. They drop the ball far too often and too many of them don't know their stuff. Review Source Gino C. Creative Adviser Internet Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Esperienza breve ma prolifica" February 10, 2023 4.0 Complessivamente è stata una buona esperienza: in poco tempo ho realizzato un server per collegamento da remoto con gestionale clienti e contabilità condiviso con più figure distribuite in aree geograficamente lontane. Pros La possibilità di avere velocemente una macchina virtuale online Cons Costo elevato e configurazione complessa Switched from [TeamViewer ONE](https://www.capterra.com/p/194565/TeamViewer/) Avevo la necessità di avere un server acceso 24/24 Review Source Matt O. Consultant Management Consulting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Store all your data in one place" March 5, 2019 5.0 Though advanced in nature it gets us everything we need to provide insights to our clients. Pros We are able to store and link data all in one place. This allows us to pull information and report on it in a meaningful way. Cons It is a very advanced product so it take time to learn and interact with all the data and tables. Review Source Nicolai S. User Support on behalf of Xylos Food Production Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great when youre on premise costs are too high" February 12, 2019 5.0 I tried azure for a few months and had a good experience with azure. Was really interesting to all the possibilities. It was also very interesting when setting up virtual machine that you van choose what hardware you'd like it to run on and how many Cores, etc. Obviously, the vetter/more hardware, the more expensive. Would really advice using or at least exploring azure. Pros Azure offers a lot of possibilities, but to me it's mostly known/used for running virtual machines in the cloud on azure. In contradiction with running servers on premise, the cloud (azure) offers a lot of advantages. No servers or maintenance costs in these servers. All these work is basically done on the azure side. Also on the network side, azure offers a lot of possibilities. Besides, cloud is the future... Cons It can get really complex for setting up the network part. Or at least, that's my experience. Probably need some technical education for this before you get started. Also I believe cloud usually comes with a high cost due to all the advantages. Review Source HG Hillary G. Director of Sales Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great synchronization features" January 28, 2020 5.0 Pros The platform allowed me to synchronize server solutions developed by our specialists with Microsoft Azure server solutions. Thanks to this, we did not have to re-engage in the development of existing services when we implemented Microsoft Azure in the work of our company. Cons The graphical interface does not yet allow I to specify a complete set of instructions for deploying a virtual machine. For correct operation, I still have to manually set instructions using PowerShell scripts. Review Source GL Gitte L. Business Owner Hospitality Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Impossible To Set Up" December 30, 2022 2.0 I have heard amazing things about Azure, but more support and ease of use is required to understand the full features and optimization of this platform. Pros I was not able to successfully figure out how to set up Azure for my website. I ended up switching to a different platform. Cons I do not recommend Azure unless you have serious technical skills, as an elderly person, this was too complicated for the business needs I have. It was too frustrating waiting for the slow response time from customer service so I switched. Alternatives considered [Amazon S3](https://www.capterra.com/p/174285/Amazon-S3/) Review Source Similar Products Featured