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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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2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience

Latest Award, 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

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Since last award

98 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.

+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?

3% Negative

3% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Security Protects
Helps Innovate
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Multiple Region Support

Cloud Integration

Load Balancing

Access Management

Encryption and Decryption Support

Cloud Backup

Data Migration

Analytics and Reporting

Regulatory Compliance

Capacity Management

Systems Performance Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

Rodgers T.

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

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Submitted Apr 2025

Fast, Scalable and Flexible Solution

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Pay as you go plan which is cost effective

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its security and compliance

What do you dislike most about this product?

Steep learning curve for new users

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It offers flexible and scalable cloud computing resources

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Kusuma C.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

“Reliable and Scalable for Cloud Solutions”

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines offer seamless integration with other Microsoft services, robust security features, and strong scalability options across global regions.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect is the seamless integration with other Microsoft services, making it easy to manage and scale cloud infrastructure effectively.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The complexity of pricing and cost management can be overwhelming, especially for users without deep cloud infrastructure experience.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend thoroughly understanding your usage requirements to manage costs effectively and take full advantage of Azure's scalability and integrations.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Robin W.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

Security Needs a Hands-On Approach

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Azure has deep security integration with enterprise tools like Active Directory and Defender for Cloud, which makes it a solid choice for organizations that are already in the Microsoft ecosystem.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It gives real-time security recommendations and helps with compliance tracking. The Identity Protection features are also great—conditional access policies and identity threat detection help prevent unauthorized access

What do you dislike most about this product?

A fresh Azure deployment isn’t secure by default—you have to manually tighten access controls, configure logging, and enable security policies

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Azure’s default settings are secure enough. Implement role-based access control (RBAC) properly, enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) everywhere, and regularly audit permissions.

Pros

Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Inspires Innovation
Client Friendly Policies

Cons

Under Delivered

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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

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

86 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

Multiple Region Support Customers can easily move their services into another one of our data centers for simplified and fast multi-region availability.

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

Load Balancing Allows distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources.

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

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

Cloud Backup Includes backup schedules, encryption algorithms, and data support.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

Rodgers T.

Fast, Scalable and Flexible Solution

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kusuma C.

“Reliable and Scalable for Cloud Solutions”

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Robin W.

Security Needs a Hands-On Approach

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Multiple Region Support

Cloud Integration

Load Balancing

Access Management

Encryption and Decryption Support

Cloud Backup

Data Migration

Analytics and Reporting

Regulatory Compliance

Capacity Management

Systems Performance Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support