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Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

Composite Score

9.0 /10

CX Score

9.3 /10

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What is Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines?

Migrate your business- and mission-critical workloads to Azure infrastructure and improve operational efficiency. Run SQL Server, SAP, Oracle® software and high-performance computing applications on Azure Virtual Machines. Choose your favorite Linux distribution or Windows Server.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines won the following awards in the Cloud Infrastructure as a Service category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

6 Top Rated Capabilities

12 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

8 Top Rated Capabilities

12 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Conflict Resolution

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

5 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

2023

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

92 Likeliness to Recommend

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98 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines?

2% Negative

3% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Fair
Security Protects
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Load Balancing

Access Management

Cloud Integration

Cloud Backup

Analytics and Reporting

Data Migration

Regulatory Compliance

Encryption and Decryption Support

Systems Performance Management

SLA Management

Capacity Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

Amit S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Good tool but needs learning curve

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

the flexibility of virtualization without having to buy and maintain the physical hardware that runs it

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Efficient DevOps.

What do you dislike most about this product?

However, you still need to maintain the virtual machine by performing tasks, such as configuring, patching, and installing the software that runs on it.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Get the clarity on basic understanding of usage before deploying it directly.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Vipul C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Fast cloud machines

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

As compared to AWS EC2, this is fast. I used along with databricks.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of integration with MS Suites and other Azure products.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Monopoly of Microsoft with Azure.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are already using MS products like Azure and databricks, this would be better for you.

Pros

Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Efficient Service

Tarun B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Retail
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Fantastic Product and very simple to Manage

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Very Simple UI to getting started Using virtual machines to build and deploy the code locally. - Its lightning fast Network Performance is also at its best Diagnostics and monitor to check the current utilisation

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Using virtual machines to build and deploy the code locally. - Its lightning fast

What do you dislike most about this product?

Didn't face any issue so far while developing solutions

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Simple to use , Launch 1 or 2 VMS to get familiarity

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features
Inspires Innovation

Cons

Vendor's Interest First

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Ratings

92 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Load Balancing Allows distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources.

Access Management Includes social sign-on, external authorization, and fraud detection.

Cloud Integration Includes real-time data integration, APIs, and data quality.

Cloud Backup Includes backup schedules, encryption algorithms, and data support.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Data Migration The ability to select and extract data from one storage system to another

Regulatory Compliance Includes compliance with regulations and standards such as SOX, HIPPA, NIST, PCI-DSS etc.

Encryption and Decryption Support Support for real-time decryption and re-encryption of information.

Systems Performance Management Includes monitoring, analyzing and configuration in order to optimize performance and increase efficiency.

SLA Management Includes a contracted delivery time, automated escalations, and timely resolutions.

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

Amit S.

Good tool but needs learning curve

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Vipul C.

Fast cloud machines

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Tarun B.

Fantastic Product and very simple to Manage

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Load Balancing

Access Management

Cloud Integration

Cloud Backup

Analytics and Reporting

Data Migration

Regulatory Compliance

Encryption and Decryption Support

Systems Performance Management

SLA Management

Capacity Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support