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Microsoft Azure Arc

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

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What is Microsoft Azure Arc?

Manage your applications and services in multi-cloud environments. Azure Arc helps you make the most of the cloud by providing tools to develop and operate cloud-native apps on any platform.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Azure Arc won the following awards in the Cloud Management category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Product Impact

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Microsoft Azure Arc Ratings

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89 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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 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 Arc?

2% Negative

3% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Helps Innovate
Respectful
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Cloud Integration

Cloud Analytics and Reporting

Capacity Management

Self Service Cloud Services

Configuration Validation

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity

Performance Monitoring Management

Cloud SLA Management Governance

Orchestration and Workflow Management

Cloud Migration

Application Release Automation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Microsoft Azure Arc Reviews

Srikar M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Aug 2023

Great Product

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?

Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Management:

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Unified Management Plane:

What do you dislike most about this product?

Dependency on Azure Services:

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Simplified Management:

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Preye O.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

Azure Arc: Powerful Hybrid Cloud Management

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?

Based on hands-on use, Azure Arc offers true centralized management across on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge environments. All from the Azure Portal. Unlike other solutions that require separate interfaces, Azure Arc integrates deeply with Azure native tools like Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, and Monitor, allowing us to apply unified governance, security baselines, and monitoring across our entire infrastructure. Its ability to onboard non-Azure machines and Kubernetes clusters and treat them as first-class Azure resources is a plus. We’ve seen improved compliance tracking, streamlined incident response, and reduced tool sprawl.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

From direct experience managing hybrid environments, my favorite aspect of Microsoft Azure Arc is its seamless onboarding of non-Azure servers and Kubernetes clusters and the ability to manage them as first-class Azure resources. This functionality has completely transformed how we handle hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure. With Azure Arc, we were able to onboard our on-premises Windows and Linux servers, as well as self hosted Kubernetes clusters, directly into the Azure control plane. Once onboarded, these resources appeared in the Azure Portal just like native Azure VMs and services, allowing us to assign Azure (RBAC).

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I dislike most about this product is the initial onboarding and agent deployment. This can be time consuming, especially in large or firewalled environments. Managing connectivity and installing agents across diverse systems without automation is challenging. Documentation for complex setups, like proxies or private networks is still somewhat fragmented, making troubleshooting harder. Kubernetes integration is powerful but has a steep learning curve, particularly when configuring GitOps and Defender for Cloud.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Drawing from experience, I would recommend for someone considering this product to start with a small pilot on key hybrid workloads to validate network readiness and test policy, RBAC, and agent deployment (ideally using automation such as PowerShell DSC or Azure Automation). Ensure you have a clear governance model, meet all network prerequisites, and plan for compliance and monitoring. Azure Arc delivers strong value, but success depends on careful planning and alignment across teams. When done right, it unifies management across cloud, on-prem, and edge.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy

Harsha K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2025

Powerful Hybrid Management

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?

Azure Arc treats on-premises and multi-cloud resources as first-class Azure citizens, enabling native use of services like Azure Monitor, Policy, Defender, and RBAC , something not all competitors offer with the same depth.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It provides a single pane of glass for managing Windows/Linux servers, Kubernetes clusters, databases, and applications .Whether they’re in AWS, GCP, on-prem, or edge

What do you dislike most about this product?

The pricing model can be confusing and layered, especially when combining Arc-enabled servers, Kubernetes, Defender plans, and data services.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

While onboarding basic features is easy, unlocking Arc's full potential (e.g., GitOps, custom policy management, data services) requires deep Azure knowledge and strong operational maturity, Be prepared for it

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Microsoft Azure Arc Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Arc?

Pros

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

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

Cloud Analytics and Reporting The ability to track, report and vizualize cloud resource consumption to support life-cycle management, capacity planning, and (optionally) chargeback/showback

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

Self Service Cloud Services Self-service provisioning (infrastructure, middleware, application) automation, including a service catalog and policy-based life-cycle management capabilities

Configuration Validation Reviews resources within a cloud footprint to confirm required configurations and standards.

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity Ability to scale horizontally to more instances when extra throughput or storage is required.

Performance Monitoring Management Provide visibility into & control over the performance of servers/VMs, network, storage

Cloud SLA Management Governance Collects, aggregates and manages data to ensure adherence to committed service levels.

Orchestration and Workflow Management Orchestrating IT Processes such as Provisioning and RunBook Automation across on-prem and cloud workloads

Cloud Migration Migration of applications and workloads to cloud.

Application Release Automation Continuously manage the release and maintenance of applications.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Microsoft Azure Arc Reviews

Srikar M.

Great Product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Preye O.

Azure Arc: Powerful Hybrid Cloud Management

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Harsha K.

Powerful Hybrid Management

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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