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Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

Composite Score
9.0 /10
CX Score
9.2 /10
Category
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines
9.0 /10

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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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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98 Plan to Renew

87 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?

2% Negative
3% Neutral
95% Positive

Pros

  • Security Protects
  • Helps Innovate
  • Enables Productivity
  • Continually Improving Product

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Hybrid Support

92

Automated Deployment

91

Open Source-Based

91

Multiple Region Support

89

Load Balancing

87

Cloud Integration

87

Access Management

86

Networking

86

Analytics and Reporting

86

Cloud Backup

86

Regulatory Compliance

86

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Ease of IT Administration

86

Quality of Features

86

Business Value Created

85

Breadth of Features

85

Ease of Implementation

85

Ease of Data Integration

85

Usability and Intuitiveness

84

Availability and Quality of Training

84

Ease of Customization

83

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

83

Vendor Support

82

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Reviews

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

Jordan O.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2025

Reliable cloud compute platform

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Being a cloud-based platform that enables us to deploy, manage, and scale virtual machines makes it stand out in the market. It also provides us with flexible compute resources, robust security, and integration with other Azure services, making it ideal for hosting applications and supporting workloads without having us to rely on on-premises hardware anymore.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I use the product to deploy scalable applications without worrying about physical hardware or maintenance. The flexibility in selecting operating systems makes development environments easy to customize for my team. Security features like Azure Security Centre give me peace of mind.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I solely rely on the platform to quickly spin up temporary development environments. So I like it as a whole.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend MS Azure VM for a scalable cloud infrastructure without worrying about physical servers or maintenance. The platform has a learning curve for beginners, so there should be an onboarding training session.‎

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Trustworthy
  • Unique Features

Sharin S.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2025

Flexible VMs with excellent integration options

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines from other similar products?

Their strong integration with other Microsoft services like Entra ID, Azure SQL database and Azure app services.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Flexibility for hybrid cloud deployment and disaster recovery solution. Integration with other Microsoft services and scaling is much easier.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It can be hard to predict monthly cost spicily storage cost, read write operation cost and bandwidth charge.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Take advantage of cost optimization tools and explore hybrid cloud features for better integration with existing Microsoft services.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

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