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Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

Composite Score

9.0 /10

CX Score

9.3 /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 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

6 Top Rated Capabilities

12 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 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

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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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.

92 Likeliness to Recommend

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98 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 94%
Negotiation and Contract:: 89%
Conflict Resolution:: 93%
Strategy & Innovation:: 94%
Service Experience:: 93%

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?

2% Negative

3% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Security Protects
Helps Innovate
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Access Management

Analytics and Reporting

Cloud Backup

Encryption and Decryption Support

Data Migration

Regulatory Compliance

Systems Performance Management

SLA Management

Capacity Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

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Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Ease of Customization

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

MUKUL S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

Flexible, need smarter cost controls

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Deep Integration with Microsoft Ecosystem, Security and Compliance, Multi Cloud Friendliness

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Windows Friendly

What do you dislike most about this product?

Complex Pricing structure

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Check Documentation, Optimize and Monitor, Plan your costs carefully

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Saurabh S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2025

AVD - Something beautiful

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

It's Microsoft.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Seamless integration with our existing environment and ease of use/access

What do you dislike most about this product?

Windows app is missing lot of features. Replication of hosts needs to be easier.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Look at the intangible cost as well as direct cost before making decision.

Pros

Saves Time
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing

Saurabh S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2025

Azure portal for cost effective.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Azure virtual machine and its integration with other Microsoft services have the advantage on other cloud platform.Integration with M365, windows server, Azure Active Directory. Naming convention also very easy to remember in Microsoft azure from other similar products.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Hybid capabilities to connect with on premises.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Azure 30 days free trial only for 200$ credit.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

With azure arc and azure stack, you can easily manage on premises with strong hybrid capabilities.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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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

92 Likeliness to Recommend

Up 1 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Up 1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines?

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Load Balancing Allows distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources.

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

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

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Virtual Machines Reviews

MUKUL S.

Flexible, need smarter cost controls

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Saurabh S.

AVD - Something beautiful

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Saurabh S.

Azure portal for cost effective.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Access Management

Analytics and Reporting

Cloud Backup

Encryption and Decryption Support

Data Migration

Regulatory Compliance

Systems Performance Management

SLA Management

Capacity Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization