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Top Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Alternatives and Competitors

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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.

9.0

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+92

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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

9.1

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+94

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600

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Amazon EC2 is:

More Transparent

More Innovative

More Caring

More Reliable

More Efficient

More Respectful

Google

Google Cloud

9.0

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+95

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553

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Google Cloud is:

More Transparent

More Caring

More Reliable

More Respectful

More Innovative

Worse at Support

Oracle

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

8.8

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Score

+92

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73

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

More Caring

More Transparent

More Inspiring

Worse at Integrating

Worse at Training

Harder to Use

OpenMetal

OpenMetal On-Demand Private Cloud

8.5

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+90

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29

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, OpenMetal On-Demand Private Cloud is:

Better at Support

More Inspiring

More Transparent

Worse at Training

Harder to Use

Harder to Customize

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean

8.4

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Score

+88

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50

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, DigitalOcean is:

More Caring

Worse at Training

Less Inspiring

Worse at Support

Less Reliable

Worse at Integrating

IBM

IBM Cloud Bare Metal

8.2

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+94

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41

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

More Transparent

More Caring

More Efficient

More Inspiring

Less Respectful

Worse at Training

CloudSigma

CloudSigma

7.8

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+90

Emotional
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19

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, CloudSigma is:

More Transparent

More Caring

Harder to Customize

Harder to Implement

Less Reliable

Less Efficient

Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud

7.7

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Score

+87

Emotional
Footprint

37

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Compared to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Alibaba Cloud is:

Worse at Training

Harder to Use

Harder to Implement

Worse at Integrating

Less Reliable

Worse at Support

Most Popular Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Comparisons