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Top Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Alternatives and Competitors

Looking to upgrade or change your solution? Take away the guesswork and stay informed with end user feedback to identify and select the solution that best matches your needs.

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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Best Alternatives and Competitors to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

Compare how Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.

Amazon

Amazon EC2

9.0

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+92

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Amazon EC2 is:

More Caring

More Respectful

More Reliable

More Efficient

Better at Support

Harder to Use

Google

Google Cloud

9.0

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+94

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Google Cloud is:

More Caring

More Reliable

More Transparent

More Respectful

More Inspiring

Harder to Customize

Oracle

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

8.9

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+93

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57

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is:

More Caring

More Respectful

More Reliable

More Transparent

More Inspiring

Worse at Integrating

IBM

IBM Cloud Bare Metal

8.3

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+93

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36

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, IBM Cloud Bare Metal is:

More Caring

More Efficient

More Transparent

More Inspiring

Less Respectful

Worse at Training

OpenMetal

OpenMetal On-Demand Private Cloud

8.3

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+96

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13

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, OpenMetal On-Demand Private Cloud is:

Better at Support

More Transparent

More Efficient

More Inspiring

More Reliable

More Caring

DigitalOcean, LLC.

DigitalOcean

8.1

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+87

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36

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, DigitalOcean is:

More Caring

Less Inspiring

Worse at Training

Less Transparent

Harder to Implement

Less Respectful

Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud

7.9

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+87

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29

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Alibaba Cloud is:

More Respectful

Worse at Training

Harder to Use

Harder to Implement

Less Innovative

Worse at Integrating

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