Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

Composite Score

9.1 /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

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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
Security Protects
Helps Innovate
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Access Management

Cloud Backup

Analytics and Reporting

Encryption and Decryption Support

Data Migration

Systems Performance Management

Regulatory Compliance

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

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

Emotonha P.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2025

Seamless integration with Scalable Architecture

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Personally for me, I would say, What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products is its deep integration with the Microsoft ecosystem, flexible architecture, and enterprise grade features. Lets quickly look into one of the key differentiators: 1) Seamless Integration with Microsoft Services: Here Azure VMs work natively with services like Azure Active Directory (AAD), Microsoft 365, Defender for Cloud, and System Center, which simplifies identity, security, and compliance management. Mosttly for organizations already using Microsoft products such as Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Exchange Online, etc

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of the Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines product is definitely the flexibility and control it offers over infrastructure, without the complexity typically associated with traditional on-premises environments.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I dislike most about Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines is the complex pricing structure. In other words, the wide variety of VM sizes, storage options, licensing models, and additional services can make cost forecasting and budgeting a bit challenging for most enterprise organization.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Wow! My recommendations to someone considering Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines is to start with a clear understanding of your workload requirements and architecture goals. Azure VMs are powerful, but with so many configuration options, it’s easy to over provision or underutilize resources if you don’t plan carefully. 1) Use Azure’s Cost Calculator and Advisor earlier on to estimate expenses and get optimization recommendations. 2) Start small and scale gradually, especially in a testing or migration phase. Just my two cents! Thank you!

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Ahmed A.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2025

A perfect choice for Microsoft-centric workload

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

It offers built-in security features,DDos protection and complies with a broad set of industry standards

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is easy to scale both vertically and horizontally

What do you dislike most about this product?

Basic support is free,but meaningful support requires a paid plan

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I find it ideal for businesses with international customers because of its broad regional availability and strong compliance certifications

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Sergei G.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2025

Pros And Cons For Azure Virtual Machines

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Has flexible VMs sizes where you can choose from hundreds of SKUs optimized for computing

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Excellent Dev/Test resources

What do you dislike most about this product?

Less efficient for stateless apps

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Use it for complex enterprise backends needing full OS access

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

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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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 Virtual Machines Reviews

Emotonha P.

Seamless integration with Scalable Architecture

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ahmed A.

A perfect choice for Microsoft-centric workload

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sergei G.

Pros And Cons For Azure Virtual Machines

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Access Management

Cloud Backup

Analytics and Reporting

Encryption and Decryption Support

Data Migration

Systems Performance Management

Regulatory Compliance

SLA Management

Capacity Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization