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# Microsoft Azure

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> Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform designed to help organizations run virtual desktops and applications in the cloud. It offers businesses with built-in migration tools, which enables administrators to migrate remote desktop services (RDS) and Windows server desktops to various devices.
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> Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 1980 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Key benefits of Microsoft Azure

Start for free and scale as you go&#10;Get started for free and scale up as your traffic grows. Build with ASP.NET, PHP or Node.js and deploy in seconds with FTP, Git or TFS.&#10;&#10;Infrastructure on your terms&#10;Easily deploy and run Windows Server and Linux virtual machines. Migrate applications and infrastructure without changing existing code.&#10;&#10;Turnkey backend solutions for your mobile app&#10;Accelerate your connected client app development. Incorporate structured storage, user authentication and push notifications in minutes.&#10;&#10;Enterprise-grade cloud platform&#10;Create highly-available, infinitely scalable applications and services using a rich Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment. Support multi-tier scenarios, automated deployments and elastic scale.&#10;&#10;Get actionable insights from your data&#10;Take advantage of a fully compatible enterprise-ready Hadoop service. This PaaS offering provides easy management and integrates with Active Directory and System Center.&#10;&#10;Ingest, Encode, Protect, Stream&#10;Create, manage and distribute media in the cloud. This PaaS offering provides everything from encoding to content protection to streaming and analytics support.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 1980 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Microsoft
- **Location**: Redmond, US
- **Founded**: 1975

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$31.39
- **Pricing model**: Usage Based (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Contact Microsoft for detailed pricing information.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
- **Supported Languages**: Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
- **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, United Kingdom, United States

## Features

- API
- API Design
- API Lifecycle Management
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Active Directory Integration
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Management
- Activity Tracking
- Application Management
- Authentication Software
- Automatic Backup
- BYOL Management
- Backup and Recovery
- Change Management Software
- Cloud Computing
- Collaboration Tools
- Compatibility Testing
- Compliance Management
- Configuration Management
- Continuous Integration Software

## Integrations (7 total)

- Citrix Workspace
- GitHub
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Nerdio
- Retrace by Netreo
- Visual Studio Code

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base Software
- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat

## Category

- [Website Builder Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/595/website-builder/software)

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## Alternatives

1. [Essential Studio](https://www.getapp.ca/software/171039/essential-studio) — 4.6/5 (950 reviews)
2. [GitHub](https://www.getapp.ca/software/90537/github) — 4.8/5 (6206 reviews)
3. [Microsoft Visual Studio](https://www.getapp.ca/software/100377/microsoft-visual-studio) — 4.6/5 (3017 reviews)
4. [Jira](https://www.getapp.ca/software/9953/jira) — 4.4/5 (15495 reviews)
5. [IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.getapp.ca/software/125123/intellij-idea) — 4.7/5 (1262 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Microsoft Azure Flexible and Secure Cloud Platform" — 5.0/5

> **sohail** | *July 23, 2026* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: What I liked most about Microsoft Azure is its flexibility, security, and easy backup and disaster recovery services.
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> **Cons**: What I liked least about Microsoft Azure is that its pricing and wide range of services can be confusing for beginners.
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> My overall experience with Microsoft Azure was positive because it is flexible, secure, and provides useful cloud services for backup and recovery

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### "Scalable, flexible, agile cloud solution for organizations of all sizes." — 5.0/5

> **Tanner** | *May 9, 2025* | Computer Hardware | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **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.
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> 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.

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### "Everything all in one" — 3.0/5

> **Hillel** | *September 3, 2025* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Its great for Scim \&amp; 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

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### "Excellent Cloud Platform for Hybrid Infrastructure and Data Migration" — 5.0/5

> **Dave** | *July 13, 2026* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: Microsoft Azure has provided a secure and scalable platform for moving data and services from our on-premises servers to the cloud. Its integration with Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, and other Microsoft services simplifies administration while improving accessibility, security, and long-term infrastructure planning.
> 
> **Cons**: Azure offers a large number of services and configuration options, which can create a learning curve for new administrators. Managing licensing, cloud resources, and ongoing costs also requires careful planning as environments continue to grow.
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> Our experience with Microsoft Azure has been very positive as we've continued modernizing our IT infrastructure by migrating data and services from local servers to the cloud. Azure has helped improve scalability, strengthen business continuity, and provide secure access to business resources while reducing our reliance on traditional on-premises infrastructure. From an IT perspective, it has become an important part of our long-term cloud strategy and integrates seamlessly with the Microsoft ecosystem.

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### "Overkill and complicated, but robust" — 4.0/5

> **Mario** | *March 17, 2025* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
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> **Pros**: Offers a wide variety of services, and backed by Microsoft.
> 
> **Cons**: It's such a behemeth that it's overkill for small teams.  The accounting, subscriptions, resources, and there are so many organizational traits, it can take forever to track down resource responsible for a cost unless you know where to go.  It also seems like there have been a variety of outtages lately, but mostly in the Office365 side (not really Azure)
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> Have used Storage, Computing, and Domain services, including DNS.

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