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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 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

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

99 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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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
Continually Improving Product

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Cloud Integration

Cloud Analytics and Reporting

Self Service Cloud Services

Capacity Management

Configuration Validation

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity

Cloud SLA Management Governance

Performance Monitoring Management

Application Release Automation

Cloud Migration

Orchestration and Workflow Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Microsoft Azure Arc Reviews

Suryanshu S.

Role: Finance
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Jan 2024

It is very fantastic and interesting product,

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What do you dislike most about this product?

Yet to find i did not get any dislike point yet

Pros

Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Unique Features
Effective Service

Vivian G.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2025

Hybrid management, but setup can be complex

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?

Azure Arc stands out for its ability to extend Azure services and management to on-premises and multi-cloud environments in a unified way. It integrates deeply with existing Azure tools like Defender, Policy, and Monitor, making hybrid governance seamless compared to competitors.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The centralized control and visibility across hybrid infrastructure are excellent. I really like how it lets us manage on-prem and multi-cloud servers through the same Azure Portal, improving efficiency and consistency.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The initial setup and onboarding can be quite complex, especially for large environments. Some features require additional Azure subscriptions or permissions, which adds extra layers of management overhead.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Make sure your IT team is already familiar with Azure fundamentals before implementing Arc. Start small with a pilot deployment, and document policies early to avoid confusion when scaling. It’s a great product once properly configured.

Pros

Altruistic
Client's Interest First
Generous Negotitation
Includes Product Enhancements

SAMUEL O.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2025

Azure Arc simplifies hybrid cloud management

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?

Based on real-world usage, what differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products is its deep integration with the Microsoft ecosystem including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365. This is Microsoft Azure Arc biggest differentiator. Unlike other hybrid management platforms, Microsoft Azure Arc provides policy driven control, Defender for Cloud integration, and native RBAC (Role-based access control) where all are managed through the familiar Azure Portal. It reduces tool sprawl and delivers true hybrid consistency that other vendors haven’t fully achieved.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Microsoft Azure Arc, is the unified visibility and governance it provides across all environments. The ability to manage on-prem servers, cloud workloads, and Kubernetes clusters under one Azure control plane has significantly improved operational efficiency and compliance tracking.

What do you dislike most about this product?

While Microsoft Azure Arc is strong overall, what I dislike most about it is the initial onboarding for legacy or constrained edge systems which can be cumbersome. Some connectors still require manual configuration, and advanced automation workflows could be more natively integrated rather than spread across separate Azure services.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Drawing from hands-on experience, my recommendations to someone considering Microsoft Azure Arc would be to ensure your team has strong Azure fundamentals before onboarding as this will make the setup and policy management smoother. Start small with a pilot, especially for hybrid governance use cases, and leverage Microsoft’s documentation from Microsoft Learn website and partner support. Once configured properly, Azure Arc can drastically simplify hybrid management and strengthen compliance posture.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Microsoft Azure Arc Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Cloud Migration Migration of applications and workloads to cloud.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Suryanshu S.

It is very fantastic and interesting product,

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Vivian G.

Hybrid management, but setup can be complex

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

SAMUEL O.

Azure Arc simplifies hybrid cloud management

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Cloud Integration

Cloud Analytics and Reporting

Self Service Cloud Services

Capacity Management

Configuration Validation

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity

Cloud SLA Management Governance

Performance Monitoring Management

Application Release Automation

Cloud Migration

Orchestration and Workflow Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization