# Page 2 | Microsoft Azure Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - 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 2 - Reviews of Microsoft Azure ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 1943 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Junaid E. IT Manager Hospitality Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Solid cloud platform" January 15, 2026 5.0 I have been running production workloads on Azure since late 2021 mostly web apps, APIs, I would say Azure is probably the best choice specially if you are already in Micrsoft land. Pros Inegration with rest of Microsoft ecosystem is great. Teams, power platform, Azure DevOps, Entra ID, 365 work great. Whatever niche thing you need, there is usually already an Azure service for it. Cons Portal search is really bad. Everyone just uses the resource group filter anyway. Too many overlapping services with confusing similar names like App Service Vs Apps Vs Logic Apps. Review Source Harrison K. Help Desk Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MSP Managers Experience" January 12, 2026 5.0 As a manager of a help desk who has to be a systems admin sometimes Azure makes it easy to work on multiple things at once. When we are working on VMs and need to access some identity management we still can and thats helpful. Pros Although Azure has changed I still like how some feature sets from Entra are availble to change in Azure. Deploying VMs for customers is awesome and really easy to use. The documentation is extensive and very helpful. Cons I honestly didnt like when identity management left Azure and split into Entra ID, it made things confusing. Review Source kA kinury A. Cloud Engeneer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Azure you best option for Microsoft product integration." June 10, 2025 4.0 I've been a cloud engineer for this public cloud for 5 years. The platform has changed over the years but still offers new products that make our admin lives easier. Pros Elasticity, better price, and integration with Microsoft products. Great data center location and decent performace. Cons Hyper-V virtualization is not the best hypervisor from a performance perspective. Some products are not fully integrated. Alternatives considered [OpenStack](https://www.capterra.com/p/145517/OpenStack/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure Their Kubernetes service is better and more stable Switched from [AWS CloudFormation](https://www.capterra.com/p/205397/CloudFormation/) Price: AWS is more expensive overall, also for Microsoft products integration. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Systems Administrator Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Azure for sure" September 23, 2025 5.0 Pros Azure has a lot of functionality in it, from VMs, Blob storage to Machine learning, and it is all laid out fairly easy to read, pricing is pretty good since we are a non-for-profit, I also like the vast amount of integrations that exist and how easy it is to add new ones through API Cons On a personal level, if you aren't careful with using it you can rack up alot of costs, so you have to remember to turn off VMs when not in us Review Source CA Christopher A. Commercial Director Glass, Ceramics & Concrete Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Hosting our online commercial websites." March 26, 2026 4.0 In my capacity as a Commercial Director, it is crucial to be able to make our digital sales catalogs and pricing portals online at all times. I manage the budget of this cloud infrastructure. It offers reliability and security on enterprise level but the non-technical commercial management can hardly be called easy to use. Pros The high level of functionality and software version control is incredible and our assigned IT contractors are able to safely host and upgrade the bespoke B2B inventory portal on which our global distributors place orders to acquire glass and ceramics. Cons The very fact of deployment is very expensive to poor value of money to a mid-sized manufacturing company that does not have a huge internal IT department, and the customer support is very expensive and slow in responding to when we encounter critical bugs and issues in servers. Review Source Jimmy Dean H. IT Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Azure? For Sure!" April 7, 2025 5.0 As a Microsoft developer of stand alone applications years ago, I found it relatively easy to transition onto the Azure platform, my experience thus far has been very positive. Pros Extremely comprehensive Cloud platform, offering a huge range of virtual computing options, from Creation & Administration of basic Cloud resources to full fledge application development options with integration across a large variety of services. Cons With such a large offering, hosted on the world's largest fiber network the Azure "fabric" can be a bit overwhelming for a beginner Cloud customer, but it's worth the investment / effort! Review Source TB Tanner B. CSM Computer Hardware Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Scalable, flexible, agile cloud solution for organizations of all sizes." May 9, 2025 5.0 We first started using Azure to migrate our on prem servers into the cloud. From a cloud management perspective, it is great to have everything reside in a single portal and we can scale up or down and deploy additional services/resources as needed. Pros Microsoft Azure is a scalable, flexible, cloud solution for organizations of all sizes of IT environments. Whether you're just getting started deploying your first workloads, or have a mature IT environment, Azure will cater to your needs with the hundreds of built in services. Cons Sometimes you'll have to read through dozens of Microsoft documents in order to configure a more complex solution. For those experienced in IT management, this should not be too much of an issue. Alternatives considered [Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.com/p/219781/EC2/)[Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure We chose Azure after working with our Microsoft Account team. Review Source AO Andy O. Director of operational development Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The ease of Azure" July 9, 2025 4.0 I have experience using Microsoft Azure to deploy and manage cloud-based applications, finding it easy to use and valuable in streamlining operations by reducing the need for physical hardware management and improving overall efficiency Pros Simplicity of use scalable, secure, and reliable services for building, deploying, and managing applications across a global network of data centres. Cons its has a complex pricing structure, which can make it difficult to estimate and manage costs accurately, especially for larger or more dynamic workloads. Switched from [Pulseway Patch](https://www.capterra.com/p/221621/Pulseway-Patch/) Switching made sense based on our goals, scale, and technical needs. Review Source WT Wasek T. IT Support Supervisor Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerful Platform that does it all" August 4, 2025 5.0 I have had a great time learning the platform. From managing devices in intune to setting up enterprise applications, conditional access and many more. It covers everything a IT department would need. It’s built in compliant and security tools are essential. Pros Azure is a powerful platform for managing our clients environment (cloud only & hybrid). The user interface is clean and can fine tune many aspects of IT in a clients infrastructure. From managing user accounts, devices, security and compliance. Cons The platform is very deep and complex and is a long learning curve. Depending on clients needs, licensing can be very expensive but worth the features it offers. Since it is cloud based sometimes it can take a while to deploy polices and sometimes there may be bugs on certain device configurations. Review Source Hillel G. Director of Implementation Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Everything all in one" September 3, 2025 3.0 Pros Its great for Scim & SSO setup. I can manage everything all in one portal with the option to also to also manage different apps from different portals Cons Sometimes setup can be tricky and its overly complicated. Resetting a laptop sometimes doesnt work from the azure or intune portal Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Software Architect Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Azure has a lot of features" August 14, 2025 4.0 Overall, I like Azure. It provides a lot of features that we use. Azure storage is inexpensive and secure. Pros Azure provides a lot of features, from cloud storage to hosting softwares in the cloud. The cloud storage is inexpensive. Cons Managing and adminstrating in Azure is not easy. It took me a long time to learn to use features in Azure. Review Source JV Jose V. QA Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A Comprehensive and Scalable Cloud Platform with Room for UI Improvements" April 5, 2025 5.0 My experience with Azure has been very positive overall. It’s a powerful and reliable cloud platform that scales well for both startups and large enterprises. The platform continues to evolve, with regular updates and innovations. Despite the occasional learning curve, Azure provides a solid foundation for deploying and managing cloud-based solutions, especially when working in enterprise or hybrid environments. Pros Microsoft Azure offers a vast range of services that cater to almost every cloud need—from virtual machines and app services to AI, machine learning, and DevOps tools. One of its greatest strengths is its deep integration with Microsoft products like Active Directory, Visual Studio, and Office 365, which makes it incredibly convenient for enterprises already in the Microsoft ecosystem. I also appreciate the global infrastructure, security standards, and flexibility in configuring resources. The Azure DevOps suite, in particular, is a strong asset for managing CI/CD pipelines and project tracking. Cons The user interface can be unintuitive and cluttered, especially for beginners. Navigating between services or finding specific configurations sometimes takes more clicks than necessary. Documentation, while extensive, can be inconsistent in quality and often assumes prior knowledge. Cost estimation tools could also be improved for better forecasting and budget management. Review Source IC Ihsan C. CSA Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best of Breed Cloud Service Provider in the Region" January 2, 2025 5.0 It's a world of extended solutions. We have not encountered a case that has no option throughout the Azure. It's a reliable service, we have not experienced any significant downtime throughout the services. Gui is superb fast. Copilot enhancements streamline our management and operations as well as increasing our visibility. Powershell and bash usage is like a Swiss knife, as my team have already deploying operations through the scripts. Templates are straightforward. The Azure marketplace shines in quality, ARM templates are uptodate and detailed steps included. Our devops team love the Azure environment as for the AKS and github usage. Pros Dedicated Microsoft Project Team including cloud solutions architects for Azure Projects. Migration from on premise to Azure CSP is professional oriented not only includes just the overall migration plan; It covers all perspectives like compliance , governance and infra recommendations. The most highlighted element is the blueprint workshops that provide a total view of all the aspects of a transition. EA agreement covers clouds items as well as on premise environment. Azure AD/Entra is functioning perfectly and it's a smooth connectivity with on premise DCs through Azure AD Connect. Office 365 is already included in the general service options. Secure score is a real game changer in terms of metrics and fwups. Cons It's not the least cost effective CSP provider. There are hidden costs in the environment that we can not find out what they are. There are also ghost costs. Every item is a cost in the CSP. Free services are frequently converted to a paid service model. Another issue in Azure, it has all the solutions inside however they are not the best or breed compared to other. Review Source JP Johnny P. UX Designer II Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Manage your tasks and see how they fit into the bigger picture." June 12, 2025 5.0 It keeps my tasks organized, nice and easy. I'm able to see how my design tasks relate to development work and ultimately to the bigger picture. Pros I like that it keeps all of my design tasks in one spot. The project manager and other developers are able to see what I'm working on or even send tasks to me to complete. Cons It can be a bit complex and not super intuitive at times. I find myself getting lost in all of the functionality and not in a good way. Review Source OI Owais I. CEO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Azure provided us enterprise-grade infrestructure with flexibility." June 20, 2025 5.0 Azure provided us the control around scaling and compliance. It minimized friction in CI/CD deployments and allowed us to transition from legacy systems to a secured, modern cloud architecture. Pros We use Azure to host our core services and drive hybrid infrastructure. The interface to Active Directory and role-based access is quite good. There's a great levelling agent for DevOps pipelines, VMs and container orchestration here. Cons Transparency in billing isn’t always so simple, though. And bear in mind that new engineers need to be adequately ramped up because of the breadth of the platform. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer CEO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Azure-All your needs in one place" February 2, 2025 5.0 The Overall experience I would say was good and it has all the features from DevOps , database management to cloud storage that you would need as a software developer but it just takes sometime to learn all the features and to get used to using them. Pros The thing I like most using Microsoft Azure is that it offers databases like SQL and also the DevOps features are great and helps a lot while building websites and apps. Cons The thing I like least is that sometimes the services are slow and there are outages sometimes which lead to downtime Switched from [Microsoft Visual Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/80230/microsoft-visual-studio/)[GitHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/)[Oracle Cloud CX](https://www.capterra.com/p/212274/Oracle-Cloud-CX/) Because more features were given to me on Azure and the DevOps features were also good. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Ingeniería de software Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Eliminación de cuentas y datos sin previo aviso." February 3, 2025 1.0 Cualquier aplicación que requiera un lapso de tiempo prudencial para "funcionar" puede toparse con las políticas de Microsoft para llevarse a cabo. Las políticas advierten que una cuenta gratuita de Microsoft Azure debe estar en "actividad" de forma constante. Esto quiere decir que debes loguearte en tu usuario de manera regular y hacer "lo que sea" dentro de ella para resetear el contador. Esto significa que, si tú pones una aplicación-servidor configurada para que marche sola en un servidor gratuito de Azure con un crédito de 200$, en el momento en el que lleves dos semanas sin acceder a tu cuenta (Porque no es estrictamente necesario hacerlo), Microsoft considera que tu cuenta está "inactiva" y te la deshabilita sin avisarte por mail. Posteriormente, te elimina tu cuenta y elimina todo su contenido. Sí, has leído bien. Todo tu trabajo. ¡Ah! Aquí sí te envía un e-mail advirtiéndote de que ha eliminado tu cuenta. Es un detalle por su parte. Microsoft se escuda en que en los términos contractuales está especificado que esto puede ocurrir. No sin antes preguntarte que en qué puede mejorar sus servicios. Obviamente en el aviso previo a sus usuarios de las acciones que va a acometer. Un día te levantas, vas a usar tu aplicación y ya no funciona porque Microsoft ha eliminado tus datos sin avisarte por mail. No recomiendo este servicio para aplicaciones relativamente pasivas, pues son la gran mayoría. Requiere personal técnico para mantenerlas. Pros La cantidad de servicios que ofrece para montar un servidor activo 24/7 Cons La falta de independencia en el momento en el que el servidor pasa a estar instalado y configurado. Pues depende de las directivas y políticas de Microsoft. Y esto, es un problema muy gordo. Review Source RC Ryan C. Analytics Manager Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good project management tool" November 3, 2025 5.0 Pros Great tool for product management and sprint planning/prioritization. Switched from service now and it's much better Cons Nothing much to complain about. Tags could be different depending on projects and how they're set up. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Developer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Feature rich and stable cloud solution" January 10, 2025 5.0 In general I am very satisfied with Azure. Especially all the features of Web Apps make it a superior solution hosting in plain IIS. Pros Feature rich and stable cloud solution offering a multitude of options Cons High prices, especially for basic technical support Alternatives considered [Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.com/p/219781/EC2/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure Better compatibility with my development stack (.NET) Review Source JS Josh S. IT Coordinator Legal Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great tool, but some improvements needed" May 29, 2025 4.0 Pros From an admin perspective, there are a great number of tools at your disposal for apps and hybrid environments Cons Microsoft's weakest points continue to be their customer service and changes that they make to the admin portals; one new change breaks or replaces good things that they had going. Review Source FY FRANK Y. Student Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Azure labs are one of the best" November 5, 2025 5.0 Ease of use, reliable and it has a lot of features to help people develop their experiences. It helped me a lot in my studies Pros I work like real machine. I am a TAFE student, and I used it on my studies in cyber security. using virtual machine helped me understand how these things work and Azure labs was the first one I started with and it helped me a lot. Cons If there is slow internet connection, then it will be hard to work in Azure labs. If there is a free version, it will be very helpful for some students with low income to help them with their studies Review Source RL Robert L. Managing Director Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Avoid Microsoft Azure" August 13, 2025 1.0 Pros Other than the large number of features and services they have there isn't much to like about Microsoft Azure. Cons Awful support and customer service. It is almost impossible to speak to them, they take ages to reply to any support tickets and when they do, they will tell you anything to close the case even if it's not correct. Review Source Sofia B. Senior Software Tester Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent end-to-end cloud solutions that come at a cost" January 16, 2025 5.0 Pros There is a wide variety of components, ranging from Infrastructure as a Sevice (IaaS) to Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). You can get a project or a pilot up and running in minutes, with everything you need, in a modular way. The services I find more useful (apart virtual machines) are Application Insights and Docker Image Registries, two components that tipically take a lot of effort to set up on premises. Cons Unfortunately if you have Azure bulk credits because you participate in some Microsoft programs, there is currently no way to set budget alerts or thresholds, so you must keep an eye on usage. Also, OpenAI costs are still high compared to competition. Alternatives considered [Amazon S3](https://www.capterra.com/p/174285/Amazon-S3/)[AWS Management Console](https://www.capterra.com/p/229593/AWS-Management-Console/)[Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.com/p/219781/EC2/)[Amazon CloudFront](https://www.capterra.com/p/228455/Amazon-CloudFront/)[Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure We have a partnership program with Microsoft that provides us with azure credits yearly. Review Source David L. LAN WAN Specialist Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A necessary tool that can open up your account management and network management from anywhere" October 21, 2024 4.0 It is is robust directory services that gets its strength from being in the cloud and not tied to internal servers or connections. It is a industry standard user management solutions that allows us to run account lifecycles and connect with other software and programs. Pros One of its greatest strengths is that it is universally used and able to connect and be used with almost all software and programs out there. Cons Maybe the biggest con is that Microsoft products are not always the easiest to configure for special circumstances and Azure would fall into this category sometimes. Alternatives considered [Google Workspace](https://www.capterra.com/p/247901/Google-Workspace/)[Okta](https://www.capterra.com/p/119653/Okta/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Azure It is used everywhere and connects to almost everything. I didn't want something that we wouldn't be able to find support for or was limited in the programs/applications it could be used with. Review Source MA Mia A. Welcome center representative Child Day Care Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Product" July 11, 2025 5.0 I love it, it’s easy to use and you can create multiple things like databases and websites and create programs Pros I love that it’s so easy to use , i’ve used it for certain school projects and it never fails, I was able to creat databases and websites Cons I don’t really have any negatives to say other that there’s a lot of things to do so it can be overwhelming. Review Source Similar Products Featured