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Top Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Alternatives and Competitors

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Best Alternatives and Competitors to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

Compare how Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.

Amazon

Amazon EC2

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+94

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Amazon EC2 is:

More Respectful

More Reliable

More Innovative

More Efficient

Better at Support

Easier to Customize

Google

Google Cloud

9.0

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+95

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721

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Google Cloud is:

More Transparent

More Caring

More Respectful

Worse at Support

Harder to Customize

Worse at Training

Oracle

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

8.7

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+89

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88

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is:

Less Innovative

Less Inspiring

Worse at Training

Worse at Integrating

Harder to Implement

Less Efficient

OpenMetal

OpenMetal Hosted Private Cloud

8.7

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+90

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37

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, OpenMetal Hosted Private Cloud is:

Better at Support

More Inspiring

More Transparent

Worse at Training

Harder to Use

Harder to Implement

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean

8.4

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+89

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59

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, DigitalOcean is:

Worse at Training

Worse at Integrating

Less Inspiring

Worse at Support

Less Transparent

Less Innovative

IBM

IBM Cloud Bare Metal

8.0

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+96

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45

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, IBM Cloud Bare Metal is:

More Caring

More Transparent

More Efficient

Better at Support

More Inspiring

Less Respectful

Akamai

Akamai Essential Compute

8.0

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+95

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10

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Akamai Essential Compute is:

More Transparent

More Caring

More Inspiring

More Efficient

Worse at Integrating

Less Respectful

CloudSigma

CloudSigma

7.8

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+90

Emotional
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21

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, CloudSigma is:

More Transparent

Harder to Customize

Harder to Implement

Less Reliable

Less Efficient

Worse at Support

Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud

7.8

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Score

+86

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41

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Alibaba Cloud is:

Less Transparent

Less Innovative

Less Efficient

Harder to Implement

Worse at Training

Harder to Use

OVH US LLC

OVHcloud Public Cloud

7.7

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+96

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10

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, OVHcloud Public Cloud is:

More Inspiring

Harder to Customize

Harder to Implement

Worse at Integrating

Harder to Use

Worse at Training

Lumen Technologies

Lumen Edge Private Cloud

7.3

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Score

+77

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10

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Lumen Edge Private Cloud is:

Less Respectful

Less Innovative

Harder to Use

Less Reliable

Less Inspiring

Less Efficient

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