They find unoptimized Azure cost slightly higher than AWS but for them it ends up cheaper thanks to lower transaction and bandwidth costs.
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They run 11 internal sites and APIs on Azure shared compute for about 65 dollars a year and like the easy integration and telemetry. They add it would need optimization and would not suit prod.
Their startup received over 100k dollars in Azure credits across two years, a huge cost saving while they were still fundraising.
They built an MCP agent on Container Apps and Azure AI Foundry with scale to zero, spent under NZ$10 so far, saw 10 to 30 second cold starts, and liked the built-in observability.
They use Azure cold storage at very low cost to archive old software data, alongside Durable Functions for long batches and B2C or External ID for identity.
After 6 years in Azure in healthcare they find SQL Server licensing easier and cheaper there than AWS, and Azure AD makes identity migration easier.
They switched to Azure App Service with a DTU-based database after testing other platforms and say it runs great in production for about 20 USD, with fixed pricing and room to scale.
They describe Azure's developer mode as very cheap for learning, and say its pipeline, Mac development and Terraform support are on par with AWS.
They run about 1000 users a month on Azure for around $50 a month without particular optimization.
They run VDI on Azure with multi-user Windows images and say it saves money, finding Windows services cheaper there than on AWS.
They use Azure at their company and find it cheaper and much simpler than AWS, which they say overcomplicates its services. They report no issues using Terraform with Azure.
After moving their company from on-prem to Azure over the past year, they say it gives dev teams control and is much cheaper because they can scale without owning hardware.
They use Azure text-to-speech to convert several long books each month and say they have never been charged, as usage stays within the free allowance.
Common questions about Microsoft Azure
Is Microsoft Azure worth it?
Of the 180 reviews with a clear verdict, 21% are positive, 13% mixed and 66% negative. The praise mentioned most is easy to use. The most common complaint is poor support.
What do people like about Microsoft Azure?
The praise reviewers mention most: easy to use (11 reviews), helpful support (6 reviews) and reliable (6 reviews). For example: They use both Azure and AWS, find them similar on price, and say Azure is much easier to set up and navigate.
What are the most common complaints about Microsoft Azure?
The complaints reviewers mention most: poor support (42 reviews), surprise bill (22 reviews) and outages (21 reviews). For example: They use both AWS and Azure at work and find getting things done in Azure painful, with support worse than AWS.
What does the signal score of 62 mean?
It's how well reviewed Microsoft Azure is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a service needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed services here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of Microsoft Azure?
Category: Cloud platform. Free plan: Yes.
Where do these Microsoft Azure reviews come from?
331 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.
