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Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

Composite Score

9.0 /10

CX Score

9.2 /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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2026 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2026

8 Top Rated Capabilities

13 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience

2025

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

6 Top Rated Capabilities

12 Top Rated Features

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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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.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+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 Virtual Machines?

3% Negative

3% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Cloud Integration

Load Balancing

Encryption and Decryption Support

Access Management

Data Migration

Cloud Backup

Analytics and Reporting

Regulatory Compliance

Systems Performance Management

Capacity Management

SLA Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

Vishnuprasath R.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2026

Good performance but cost tracking needs work

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Azure Virtual Machines stand out mainly because of how well they integrate with other Microsoft services. If you’re already using tools like Windows Server, Active Directory, or other Azure services, everything works together smoothly. It also offers a wide range of VM sizes and configurations, which makes it flexible for different workloads.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect is the flexibility. You can quickly create, configure, and deploy virtual machines based on your exact needs. It’s also easy to scale resources when requirements change, and the integration with the Azure portal makes management fairly convenient.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The biggest drawback for me is cost management. It’s not always easy to understand how much you’re spending, especially when multiple VMs are running. The interface can also feel a bit overwhelming at times, particularly for new users.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend taking time to understand the pricing model before getting started. Also, make use of monitoring and budgeting tools early on to avoid unexpected costs. Starting with smaller VM sizes and scaling up gradually can help manage both performance and expenses more effectively.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Tushar D.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2026

comprehensive evaluation of an enterprise level

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

infrastructure as code based deployment and governance through azure resource manager

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

automated deployment via powershell cli and arm templates

What do you dislike most about this product?

some advanced features require additional configuration and expertise

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

use arm templates or terraform to standardize infrastructure

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Caring
Respectful

Manoj R.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

Azure Virtual machines are best market product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

It’s functionality and pay as you go option

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Scaling the instances when required

What do you dislike most about this product?

No dislikes for now

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Must consider product

Pros

Caring
Respectful
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

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

91 Likeliness to Recommend

98 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 Virtual Machines?

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.

Load Balancing Allows distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Vishnuprasath R.

Good performance but cost tracking needs work

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Tushar D.

comprehensive evaluation of an enterprise level

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Manoj R.

Azure Virtual machines are best market product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Cloud Integration

Load Balancing

Encryption and Decryption Support

Access Management

Data Migration

Cloud Backup

Analytics and Reporting

Regulatory Compliance

Systems Performance Management

Capacity Management

SLA Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support