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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89 Likeliness to Recommend
99 Plan to Renew
86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+92 Net Emotional Footprint
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How much do users love Microsoft Azure Arc?
Pros
- Reliable
- Helps Innovate
- Respectful
- Continually Improving Product
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Microsoft Azure Arc Reviews
Awolu S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2025
Seamless Hybrid Management with Azure Arc
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?
Azure Arc uniquely manages a wide range of resources, including servers, SQL Server, and Kubernetes, across any infrastructure, unlike AWS Outposts which is hardware-dependent and Google Anthos which is Kubernetes-centric. This flexibility and broad scope, combined with deep Microsoft ecosystem integration, makes Azure Arc a strong choice for comprehensive hybrid management.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Microsoft Azure provides efficient tools and services for data analytics and business intelligence. The platform is easy to navigate and well-categorized into service Apps and services like databases, analytics, computing, security, and many more. The setup and provisioning steps for each service are clear and consistent across the platform and there are plenty of learning resources for almost every service
What do you dislike most about this product?
Azure's robust features come with a steeper learning curve and complex pricing, potentially overwhelming new users. Additionally, non-premium support can be slow, and some services lack the polish of competitors like AWS, particularly in documentation and portal performance.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I'd suggest starting with the free tier to explore its powerful tools for app development, data analytics, and cloud services.
Pros
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service
Hardik D.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Mar 2025
It's very easy to use.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?
offering a unified management platform that extends Azure's capabilities to any infrastructure
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It's very easy to use.
What do you dislike most about this product?
the ui of the product
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
it can be used for bigger level of projects
Pros
- Trustworthy
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
John Olayemi D.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Feb 2025
Fantastic product with great features
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?
Azure Arc stands out due to its comprehensive approach to hybrid and multi-cloud management by extending Azure's control plane to any infrastructure. Unlike competitors who may focus on specific aspects like container orchestration or VM management, Azure Arc offers a unified platform to manage servers, Kubernetes clusters, and applications across on-premises, other clouds (like AWS or GCP), and edge environments.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Azure Arc offers a unified platform to manage servers, Kubernetes clusters, and applications across on-premises, other clouds (like AWS or GCP), and edge environments.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Azure Arc stands out due to its comprehensive approach to hybrid and multi-cloud management by extending Azure's control plane to any infrastructure. This has made it more expensive than it's competitors
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It's a good Cloud infrastructure if you are looking for a unified platform to manage servers, Kubernetes clusters, and applications across on-premises, other clouds (like AWS or GCP), and edge environments.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
