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[Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/website-builder/microsoft-azure-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/website-builder/microsoft-azure-profile/alternatives/) # Microsoft Azure User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.6/5 - Total reviews: 1,979 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.2/5 - Customer support: 4.2/5 - Value for money: 4.2/5 - Functionality: 4.6/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 1,257 reviews (64%) - 4 stars: 634 reviews (32%) - 3 stars: 72 reviews (4%) - 2 stars: 9 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 7 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - It offers a wide range of cloud services, works well with visual studio, GitHub, and azure devops and provides reliable performance and database communication cicd pipelines to automate the deployments. - Its integration with Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, and other Microsoft services simplifies administration while improving accessibility, security, and long-term infrastructure planning. - The high level of functionality and software version control is incredible and our assigned IT contractors are able to safely host and upgrade the bespoke B2B inventory portal on which our global distributors place orders to acquire glass and ceramics. ### Most mentioned cons - The very fact of deployment is very expensive to poor value of money to a mid-sized manufacturing company that does not have a huge internal IT department, and the customer support is very expensive and slow in responding to when we encounter critical bugs and issues in servers. - Pricing is another pain point: while powerful, Azure’s cost structure can be difficult to predict, with charges spread across compute, storage, networking, and add‑on services that aren’t always obvious at first glance. - What I liked least about Microsoft Azure is that it can be complex to navigate for beginners, and the pricing structure can be confusing, making it hard to estimate costs accurately. ## Microsoft Azure customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 1,979 (page 1). ### Microsoft azure - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Sharnelle B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used monthly for free trial - Reviewed: August 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 2/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It had many different features in which to customize and personalize. Great for large, specific projects. #### Cons Still the same as before, the pricing tier is a bit confusing on how to set up and overall navigate. --- ### Azure - Engi - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer & Network Security - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, my experience using Azure to build and host infrastructure has been very positive due to its strong balance of scalability, security, and ease of management. The seamless integration of RBAC with Entra ID simplifies identity and access control, making it easier to enforce least-privilege principles across environments. I’ve found that deploying resources through Infrastructure as Code is straightforward and efficient, which helps streamline workflows and maintain consistency. While there are occasional bugs or unexpected issues, they are typically manageable and outweighed by the platform’s robust capabilities and continuous improvements. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I enjoy using Azure to stand up and host infrastructure because it provides a flexible and scalable platform that aligns well with modern cloud design principles. The integration of RBAC with Entra ID makes access control seamless, allowing me to manage permissions in a centralized and secure way. I also appreciate how easy it is to deploy and manage resources using Infrastructure as Code, which helps ensure consistency and repeatability across environments. Overall, Azure simplifies both the deployment and governance of infrastructure, making it a reliable choice for building robust systems. #### Cons While I do occasionally run into bugs or platform quirks, the overall experience and capabilities Azure provides still make it a strong choice for building and managing infrastructure. Microsoft's support can sometimes be slow to resolve issues. This is dependent on your support plan. #### Reasons for choosing Microsoft Azure Microsoft's Azure integration into the Office 365 suite/entra ID was the deciding factor. --- ### Great to use. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Insurance - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Easy for cloud migration and it's used by many big companies so I can learn a lot of experience for the future. #### Cons It's hard to get into and the updates are very frequent but it's understandable. I don't have too many opinions. --- ### Azure review - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer & Network Security - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Microsoft Azure is a very powerful cloud platform, but it was more than we needed and became difficult and expensive to manage over time. We ultimately moved off Azure to a private hosting cloud solution because costs were hard to predict and the platform changed frequently, making administration challenging. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 2/5 - Value for money: 2/5 - Customer support: 2/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Extremely powerful and flexible cloud platform. Strong security and infrastructure options and scales well for complex or enterprise‑level environments. Integrates well with other Microsoft products. #### Cons Pricing is complex and can escalate quickly, making budgeting difficult. Frequent platform changes increase the administrative burden thus requires significant technical expertise to manage properly. Overkill for organizations that don’t need enterprise‑level cloud services. --- ### Powerful and Feature-Rich — Just Watch Your Budget - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Syed Hamza T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Accounting - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall, Azure has been a reliable backbone for our infrastructure. Ease of use improves significantly once you're familiar with the platform, and the breadth of features means we rarely have to look elsewhere for cloud solutions. Deployment pipelines are smooth, and enterprise-grade security and compliance features give peace of mind. The value for money is solid once cost management practices are in place, though it does require active monitoring to avoid surprises. Customer support has generally been helpful when issues arise. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Azure offers a genuinely comprehensive suite of cloud services that scales well from small projects to enterprise workloads. Deployment is straightforward thanks to tools like Azure DevOps, ARM templates, and Bicep, and the integration with the Microsoft ecosystem (Active Directory, Office 365, Power BI, Visual Studio) is seamless if you're already in that world. Customer support has been responsive, especially with a decent support plan, and their documentation is thorough. Version control ties in nicely with Azure Repos and GitHub integration. Overall, feature depth (compute, storage, AI/ML services, networking) is hard to beat. #### Cons The pricing structure can be confusing — cost estimation isn't always intuitive, and it's easy to rack up unexpected charges if you're not carefully monitoring resource usage. The sheer number of services and configuration options can feel overwhelming for newcomers, leading to a steeper learning curve. Occasionally, the portal UI feels sluggish or inconsistent between different service blades. Some minor bugs pop up after updates, though they're usually patched quickl --- ### Good deployment platform - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: February 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall good deployment platform. There are many businesses that uses the platform so its a good time investment to learn. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros A great platform with tons of feature for deployment of apps or web apps. It takes time to learn but learning resources are easily available. #### Cons The steep learning curve may be a challenge for beginner developers getting into deployment. Time commitment is needed to learn. #### Reasons for choosing Microsoft Azure Microsoft Azure was the first choice in picking a deployment platform. I picked it to experience how it compares to AWS or Heroku. --- ### Microsoft Azure is a dependable cloud platform for scalable microservices - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Estrella A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, Azure delivers solid Value for Money for cloud-native deployment. When we hit complex Kubernetes network routing edge cases, dedicated Customer Support helped us resolve them quickly. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Azure offers powerful APM Features for AKS microservices and smooth media asset streaming via Video and Image encoding services that support our Business and Marketing media pipelines. #### Cons Occasional portal UI latency and permissions portal Bugs and Issues can slow down incident resolution, while navigating complex enterprise IAM configurations hurts overall Ease of Use. --- ### Azure for Cloud Infrastructure - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Archie G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Investment Banking - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I've had a mostly positive experience with Microsoft Azure, finding it to be a reliable and scalable platform that meets my business needs. The user interface can be overwhelming at times, but overall, the flexibility and customization options make it a valuable tool for my team's cloud-based projects. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Microsoft Azure works well enough for our team's cloud infrastructure needs, providing scalable resources and a pretty solid security framework. We've been able to integrate it with our existing tools, like Slack and Google Drive, without much hassle. It's taken some time to get used to, but our team is happy with the results so far. #### Cons One minor complaint is that the documentation could be better. We've had to dig through online forums to find solutions to some issues, which can be frustrating. Also, the pricing model is a bit complex, and we've had to adjust our budget a few times to accommodate changes in our usage. --- ### BizTalk, Azure developer and admin - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Tom Y. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Newspapers - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Use Azure integration service including logic apps, azure functions, service bus, event hub, event grid and API manager to replace BizTalk applications since BizTalk 2020 support end of April 2030. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Azure integration service including logic apps, azure functions, service bus, event hub, event grid and API manager. #### Cons API manager could approve a bit for proxy, API gate way, policies, and security to be more compatible vs other vendor like MuleSoft API manger. --- ### Options for everyone - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Isaac g. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: August 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Azure provides a great trial for users to try the product before committing. They also have great features available. #### Cons I can find a less expensive option than Azure. The less expensive options aren't even inherently less reliable than Azure is. Azure, though, is typically more robust. --- ### Scalable, flexible, agile cloud solution for organizations of all sizes. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Tanner B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Hardware - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We first started using Azure to migrate our on prem servers into the cloud. From a cloud management perspective, it is great to have everything reside in a single portal and we can scale up or down and deploy additional services/resources as needed. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 2/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Microsoft Azure is a scalable, flexible, cloud solution for organizations of all sizes of IT environments. Whether you're just getting started deploying your first workloads, or have a mature IT environment, Azure will cater to your needs with the hundreds of built in services. #### Cons Sometimes you'll have to read through dozens of Microsoft documents in order to configure a more complex solution. For those experienced in IT management, this should not be too much of an issue. #### Reasons for choosing Microsoft Azure We chose Azure after working with our Microsoft Account team. --- ### Overkill and complicated, but robust - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Mario G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Retail - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Have used Storage, Computing, and Domain services, including DNS. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Offers a wide variety of services, and backed by Microsoft. #### Cons It's such a behemeth that it's overkill for small teams. The accounting, subscriptions, resources, and there are so many organizational traits, it can take forever to track down resource responsible for a cost unless you know where to go. It also seems like there have been a variety of outtages lately, but mostly in the Office365 side (not really Azure) #### Reasons for choosing Microsoft Azure Had to choose one, and the Microsoft offering seemed the best at the time. --- ### Microsoft Azure your preferred cloud solution - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Financial Services - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Value for more,easy and efficient customer support,seamless customer usage,quick fix for bugs and issues,ease of deployment,ease version control #### Cons Inability to integrate with some edr and xdr and if not configured properly might generate false positive alerts --- ### Our Real-World Experience Running a Charity CRM on Azure - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Mark C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Museums and Institutions - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered We were nearly caught out by the costs escalating too quickly, even with the charity discounts from MS, when we started adding services we thought we needed! With its complexity, if not carefully managed, smaller charities can need more technical IT knowledge and ongoing administration than originally expected, which we did, so we needed our IT volunteers and the CRM programmers to put their heads together and optimise for what we actually required in the real world. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros We use it for our charity's CRM as it gives us enterprise-level cloud infrastructure, reliability and scalability, plus we get charity pricing and credits that make technology we'd normally never be able to afford for a 100% non-profit organisation like ours. #### Cons We were nearly caught out by the costs escalating too quickly, even with the charity discounts we had from MS, when we started adding services we thought we needed! With its complexity, If not carefully managed, it means smaller charities can need more technical IT knowledge and ongoing administration than originally expected, which we did, so we needed our IT volunteers and the CRM programmers to put their heads together and optimise for what we actually needed. --- ### flexibility and wide range of services - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Accounting - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall, my experience with Microsoft Azure has been very positive. It offers a robust and flexible cloud platform with a wide range of services, making it ideal for businesses of all sizes. While the learning curve and pricing can be challenging at first, the reliability and integration with other Microsoft tools make it highly valuable. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros What I liked most about Microsoft Azure is its flexibility and wide range of services. It’s powerful for building, deploying, and managing applications, and the integration with other Microsoft tools makes it very convenient for businesses. #### Cons What I liked least about Microsoft Azure is that it can be complex to navigate for beginners, and the pricing structure can be confusing, making it hard to estimate costs accurately. --- ### Scalable enterprise cloud solutions - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Indu N. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Capital Markets - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Best for enterprise teams using Microsoft ecosystem . Security & reliability •Strong compliance, global infrastructure, and high availability #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Comprehensive cloud platform: Offers everything: VMs, storage, AI, analytics, DevOps, etc.Extensive range of features… cloud computing, databases, AI services. Strong Microsoft ecosystem integration.Works seamlessly with Microsoft 365, Teams, Entra ID.Great for organizations already using Microsoft tools  Scalability & flexibility Easily scale resources up #### Cons Complex pricing model ,steep learning curve .UI usability issues. Customer support concerns •Slow responses or inconsistent quality •“Almost impossible to speak to them” (user feedback) --- ### MSP Managers Experience - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Harrison K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered As a manager of a help desk who has to be a systems admin sometimes Azure makes it easy to work on multiple things at once. When we are working on VMs and need to access some identity management we still can and thats helpful. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 2/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros Although Azure has changed I still like how some feature sets from Entra are availble to change in Azure. Deploying VMs for customers is awesome and really easy to use. The documentation is extensive and very helpful. #### Cons I honestly didnt like when identity management left Azure and split into Entra ID, it made things confusing. --- ### Gets the job done but complex - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall my experience with Azure is positive, it gets the job done but it can be very complex to learn at first due to all the options available. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros What I enjoy the most about Microsoft Azure is that it offers a lot of customizations and features. You can get very niche into the customizations that suit configuring your IT infrastructure. It is also very simple to deploy too, with a very helpful logs section to view any misconfigurations, bugs or see what is going wrong. #### Cons The one thing I like least about Microsoft Azure is the complexity it takes when you first try to learn it. You are overwhelmed with so many options. For user management and IT infrastructure compared to other vendors. --- ### Tightly integrates with Microsoft products and works well with other platforms - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Flavio M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Banking - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Great integration with Microsoft ecosystem - seamless integration with VSCode, GitHub, Office 365. AI tools included are great, Azure, IaaS, are great. Supports both Microsoft and Non Microsoft stacks, works well with Linus and open-sources databases. #### Cons No major issues to add, maybe have more sophisticated monitoring/logging and security insights. Also sometimes support responses can take time to get answers. --- ### The heart & soul of your business operations - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Daniel H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Construction - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered The out of box features are more than enough for any small-medium business, its extremely scalable for fast growing companies which many users #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros its the heart and soul of an entire ecosystem. The amount of features is endless. From managing networks, configuring custom applications, api management, Departments, Users, Threat Analysis #### Cons I truly do not believe there are many cons it's an essential product to most organizations utilizing the microsoft platform --- ### Reliable cloud platform with excellent deployment features. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Sairam P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: June 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered My experience with Microsoft Azure has been very positive.I have used it to host and manage web applications, and the deployment process has been sooth. The platform is stable, secure, and provides all the tools needed for application deployment. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Microsoft Azure makes it easy to deploy and manage applications. It offers a wide range of cloud services, works well with visual studio, GitHub, and azure devops and provides reliable performance and database communication cicd pipelines to automate the deployments. #### Cons The pricing can be difficult to understand at first, and some advanced services have a learning curve. --- ### Manage your tasks and see how they fit into the bigger picture. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Johnny P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered It keeps my tasks organized, nice and easy. I'm able to see how my design tasks relate to development work and ultimately to the bigger picture. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like that it keeps all of my design tasks in one spot. The project manager and other developers are able to see what I'm working on or even send tasks to me to complete. #### Cons It can be a bit complex and not super intuitive at times. I find myself getting lost in all of the functionality and not in a good way. --- ### Working Smarter with Azure - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Zachariah B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for free trial - Reviewed: June 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Very satisfied, after getting a hold of how to use the program efficiently the workflow can become streamlined. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros There are so many features that it really streamlines workflow, while the ease of use makes the whole process of deploying projects easier with each version. #### Cons The program can be a bit daunting and complex to understand at first, which can lead to climbing a steep learning curve for ease of use software. --- ### Comprehensive cloud powerhouse. - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Yann S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: January 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Azure offers an extensive range of features covering a lot from modern cloud computing, databases, AI services, analytics and serveless computing. The support for mobile development is strong too. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 2/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Azure offers a really good cost effective as you are only paying for what you use so the value is there. The deployment integrates deeply with existing Microsoft ecosystems. The customer support options are multiple. #### Cons Bugs and issues are not rare and error messages are cryptic until you are seeing them a few times. Without previous cloud experience you will be hitting a frustration pic. --- ### Avoid Microsoft Azure - Overall rating: 1/5 - Reviewer: Robert L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Games - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 1/5 - Value for money: 1/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Other than the large number of features and services they have there isn't much to like about Microsoft Azure. #### Cons Awful support and customer service. It is almost impossible to speak to them, they take ages to reply to any support tickets and when they do, they will tell you anything to close the case even if it's not correct. ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/website-builder/microsoft-azure-profile/reviews/?page=2) --- Microsoft Azure Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice