# Page 54 | Microsoft Azure Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 54 - Is Microsoft Azure the right Virtual Machine solution for you? Explore 1947 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 (1947) [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 54 - Reviews of Microsoft Azure ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1326-1350 of 1947 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use MD Maria D. MarComManager Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Cloud services to solve business problems" March 27, 2019 5.0 Pros With the help of the platform, we create the web applications we need, conduct cloud analytics and make forecasts - all that is so necessary for a modern company. Scaling is well thought out, the number of tools is amazing. Cons A huge set of functions and tools goes sideways to the program: there are so many ways to achieve the goal that sometimes you just get lost. Outside help - another employee, a course on the Internet - will be needed to sort it all out. Review Source BR Brian R. Technical Director Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Everything you could want from a cloud service provider; necessarily complex." June 8, 2017 5.0 Pros I've used Azure in both a professional setting, as a software engineer, and as a volunteer for a non-profit. I like how feature-rich Azure is; anything you'd come to expect from a cloud service provide, they have it and more. I also like that they've started offering grant for non-profits, so they're giving back to organizations trying to make our communities better. Their marketplace and one-click installs are a quick and easy way to get started with your cloud projects, no matter your skill level. Cons Azure is very feature-rich, but that make it pretty complicated. It's definitely not made for the faint of heart or those without a technical background. It's really easy to get yourself in a bad state, then you'll have a hard time recovering. Their paid customer support is a bit frustrating, considering that their costs are on the high end for cloud service providers. Their UI is something a bit unusual; it's not bad, it's actually kind of nice, but it can take a bit of getting used to. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Data Scientist Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Intersting cloud services provider" December 16, 2022 5.0 Pros The ability to quickly create and manage virtual machines and the online terminal. Cons The user interface should be improved to match the product quality. Review Source Ajay C. Senior Software Engineer Insurance Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Result Driven Cloud Service Provider" July 8, 2022 5.0 A fantastic cloud service provider with great features. Pros I was using on-premises servers to deploy my application before using azure, it was very hard to manage and costly to set up. After using azure virtual machines I am able to save a lot of money since it is based on pay-as-you-use and also there is very less amount of time in managing the server's configuration. So this has saved me a lot of money and time. Cons There are no negatives I have noted till now all the services are top-notch and it is helping a lot of engineers and businesses to scale and work faster all over the world Review Source SM Sivuyile M. Freelancer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Microsoft Azure Review" April 16, 2021 5.0 Easy to use. Lots of learning content available to assist with tasks and challenges encountered while working on the tool. Easy search functionality to find any resource. Pros It is windows compatible. Linux and container compatibility. Azure portal has a good front-end management interface. Free credits to try out ideas for 30 days. More regions than any other cloud service provider. Cons The perfomance is average. Pricing is not the same on different regions. Review Source JS Jacek S. IT Security Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One of top cloud platforms" January 8, 2019 4.0 Pros \+ Large numbers of service available (virtual machines, SaaS, services) both from Microsoft and 3rd parties + Allows to configure entirely by using code as part of application DevOps process + Visual Studio support for on-click deployments + Well documented APIs Cons \- There are two separate web interfaces, which sometimes offer different functionality and setting up the services might require to jump between them. Configuration options are not consistent. Review Source Pranamesh C. Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Awesome tool for cloud based analysis" March 1, 2019 4.0 Our laboratory has been using Azure for all our cloud-based analysis and data services. Pros Azure is very stable and can be reliably used for cloud-based real-time analysis. Cons It's a little bit on the expensive side to run HDinsights or GPU analytics. Review Source ZA Zeeshan A. Fraud Analyst Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Hosting made easy" November 28, 2020 5.0 Pros You can easily host server of your choice on the go. Select desired operating system. It provides better analytical tools for monitoring hosted servers Cons CPU processing power it is not like mentioned. If you selected CPU size 4 then you get processing power of 2. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Data Analyst Events Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "effective cloudc omputing software " July 21, 2020 4.0 Azuro provides one-stop cloud storage to all your Microsoft based projects. Its effective integration facilitates for smooth functioning and transferring of data. Pros Its integration to multiple Microsoft based software helps users to transfer their data immediately. Cons Being a Microsoft product, installing and configuring the software for a first-time user is very confusing compared to other Softwares in the market. Review Source SH Stuart H. IT Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for virtual machines" December 13, 2018 5.0 Pros Very easy to set up virtual machines for testing or production Cons Can become costly after adding a few machines Review Source Alfredo D. CTO - Tech lead Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "An expensive alternative to AWS" November 19, 2023 4.0 Pros There are several configuration for creating a machine for Your need and in more You can increase the power that You need so for big project can be very useful Cons The bad thing is the price for the machine that compared to other is expensive Review Source VR Verified Reviewer data architect Financial Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### " Great cost benefit and high availability." November 17, 2022 5.0 I like the convenience of managing multiple servers, security and simple integration. Pros It offers good scalability options, allows the use of any structure, language or tool and access to a wide range of artificial intelligence services. Cons I see the disadvantage of having paid support and having several management panels. Review Source HV Harry V. Executive Director E-Learning Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Platform for large business" May 23, 2019 5.0 Pros With the help of Microsoft Azure, our company can analyze the collected data and generate reports based on the results obtained. The use of cloud architecture allowed us to avoid problems with debugging our own equipment. Cons I want to warn small and medium-sized companies: take a look at other cloud platforms. for example, to the google platform. It is not as powerful as Azure, but it is much cheaper to maintain. Review Source EP Erik P. Director of Technology Religious Institutions Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "my server in the cloud" September 19, 2018 5.0 Pros I've had my first Azure server in the cloud going for several months now. I've been very impressed with how much you can do and how they simplified licenses and billing. Cons Parts of it are very complex. There were so many bumps along the way when setting it up. Hidden settings to learn about. Maybe it would be easier if I had a stronger IT background. I wish the documentation assumed you already knew less. Review Source Roshish S. Flutter Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Reliable but at a high cost" September 18, 2023 4.0 Pros Azure is reliable and has never failed on me for any cloud related services. It is really scalable and easy to allocate resources. The security features are also a plus. Cons The cost can be quite expensive for Asian regions and might not be suitable for startups or smaller businesses. Also, the huge number of services can be overwhelming and most of them rarely come to use. Review Source IC Ionut C. Key Account Manager Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### " Flexible platform for implementing and scaling applications" January 20, 2019 4.0 Pros We use the Microsoft Azure tool to implement and scale applications. The application allows you to run Linux and Windows virtual machines, payment for capacity is performed on the fact, which allows you to save on traffic. An application migration feature is available. Cons Technical support of the Microsoft Azure platform often cannot solve the problem when working with the service. High consumption of system resources: loaded memory and processor. Review Source EO Edward O. CTO Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Cloud computing leaders" November 4, 2022 5.0 The virtual machines' performance is an advantage even for low specifications. The server monitoring dashboard enables us to track usage and peak times. Pros The Microsoft Azure platform's interface is unique with enhanced user experience. Creating virtual machines and configuring static IPs is very straightforward. Cons Well, the pricing of the virtual machine is kinda high compared to the competitors. Some features requires deep technical know-how. Review Source PG Pasquale G. Software Engineer Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A valid alternative" February 10, 2021 4.0 Overall I had a very good experience using Azure. I received a lot of free credits and tried almost all their service. I strongly recommend it . Pros Right now Azure is not considered as a first choice, at least for the kind of project I usually work on. But I used it in several context and I can say that it is a mature platform, with a lot of features and reasonable easy to use. Cons The UI of the console can be confuse or strange at first sight, and probably some work to make it more clear and user friendly could be done. Review Source CH Constantine H. Associate Law Practice Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Solid, provides the service you need " December 30, 2022 5.0 Pros It works effectively without having to monitor or engage much with the application. Cons Frequent updates can be a bit of a nuisance, but no serious cons as a user of the product. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Information Security Analyst Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fully Featured Cloud Computing Platform" December 14, 2018 5.0 I've more than 3 years experience with Microsoft Azure. It's really fast. There are several ways to do things. Choose the best way to which is suitable for you. Dashboards are really helpful and recommend for beginners as well. Pros Able to get lots of features for the low cost. It's very easy to set up new servers and scalability was great. Customer support is good. Cons Console and dashboard are a little bit confusing. Other than there's no negative point for me. Review Source SM Sam M. Network Engineer 1 Computer Networking Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Azure Review" February 23, 2021 5.0 We really enjoy using azure, we feel as if there is no ceiling or limitations now that we are in the public cloud, but we are worried what we might run into cost wise with an ever expanding company such as ours. Pros We as a Technical Operations team love the versatility of azure, along with the idea of migration from our private cloud, to a hybrid cloud structure. It takes the load off of maintaining physical infrastructure. Cons The implementation of this was very tricky. We all became azure fundamentals certified before doing this, and still the set up of migrating our existing network over has become tricky. Alternatives considered [AWS Config](https://www.capterra.com/p/205398/AWS-Config/) Review Source JF JESSE F. Sr Systems Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Azure is a step in the right direction" March 5, 2019 5.0 With exchange and Azure on the cloud we have some comfort our email will work if we have any local or internal issues. Pros The offline sync and ADFS integration with our on-premise servers is valuable in our situation. Cons The add-ons for additional functions and feature can get costly. Review Source BW Burbon W. Owner Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Microsoft Azure" April 10, 2019 4.0 Pros This software was easy to implement into my storage and data system and was compatible with other software solutions, it helps me manage a large volume of physical paperwork like billing and invoices and payroll, I would recommend this for its ease of use and integration in computer systems. Cons I can't think of anything at this time. I think it could be more integration features like the startup and downloading the software a little faster. Review Source RJ Ran J. Cloud engineer Information Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Convenient platform to quickly create applications" November 28, 2018 5.0 Pros I use Microsoft's Azure service to quickly build, deploy and scale applications. The tool provides access to cloud analytics and makes it possible to predict the results of work. Payment for used capacity is made upon application development. Cons The first thing I’m missing in the Microsoft Azure application development platform is the data modeling features. Also in the system there are no options for managing the life cycle of development. Review Source RZ Roni Z. CEO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "By choosing Azure we were able to reuse all our legacy code base in our new cloud based product. " January 10, 2017 5.0 We're developing for Microsoft platform for years using visual studio C++ and Microsoft .net. By choosing Azure for our new cloud-based product, we are able to take all our existing code base and reuse it for the new cloud product. The new dashboard is just the. Cloud for dummies" tool we looked for. We tried AWS before but the ease of use of the Azure dashboard is not matchable. Pros Ease of use IDE Integration Code reuse Cons When you have to connect multiple servers on a VPN prices start rising. Stick to the web app and blob. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)](https://www.capterra.com/infrastructure-as-a-service-solutions-software/)[Virtual Machine](https://www.capterra.com/virtual-machine-software/)[Application Development](https://www.capterra.com/application-development-software/)