Microsoft Corporation

Azure Cosmos DB

Composite Score

7.7 /10

CX Score

7.9 /10

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What is Azure Cosmos DB?

Azure Cosmos DB is a fully managed NoSQL database service for modern app development with guaranteed single-digit millisecond response times and 99.999-per cent availability, backed by SLAs, automatic and instant scalability, and open-source APIs for MongoDB and Cassandra. Azure Cosmos DB offers a solution for modern apps and intelligent workloads by being very responsive with dynamic and elastic autoscale. It is available in every Azure region and can automatically replicate data closer to users.

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Azure Cosmos DB Ratings

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82 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+86 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 Azure Cosmos DB?

6% Negative

6% Neutral

88% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Inspires Innovation
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 87

High Availability

100

High Speed & Online Transaction Processing

100

Distributed Processing

100

Data Virtualization

100

Operations Management

100

Data Management

100

Analytics and Reporting

100

Data Monitoring and Administration

Data Protection and Security

Systems Performance Management

Data Backup

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Azure Cosmos DB Reviews

Vinod P.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Dec 2024

HIghly available & scalable with complex costing

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Azure Cosmos DB from other similar products?

Cosmos DB has a distribution available across glob and it has support for multiple models types including key value, graph, column store etc. Also it have best SLA since it is backed by Microsoft. Also scalabllby of azure cosmos DB is really amazing and it scales smoothly based on requirement.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite part of cosmos db its consistency, in fact is offers as many as five levels of consistency, which means you can configure your cosmos database to strike a perfect balance between consistency and performance. This is very critical and usually not much NOSQl databases provide this feature. Also if you are part of azure ecosystem then cosmos can be integrated with them pretty naturally without much additional configurations.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Cosmos db has a confusing pricing structure, it charges based on RUs utilized. This means you have be pretty accurate in your estimations on number of hits that database will get and this will dictate the final price of the cosmos db. I really wish they have a simpler pricing structure.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Azure cosmos db is higly scalable and available database. Also its performance is almost guaranteed since its supported by Microsoft. But Cosmos DB has very confusing pricing structure, If you do not estimate correctly you might end paying way more that you had expected. It is complex and not ideal for smaller teams. If you are part of larger organization and already have azure ecosystem then cosmos DB would be a natural choice for you and would be the best as well.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Vendor's Interest First
Less Transparent

Hamza A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

A stand out database service in the cloud!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Azure Cosmos DB from other similar products?

The multiple APIs and integration options across regions.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ease of implementation with advanced security and performance capabilities.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Might not be beginner friendly if you are migrating a complex data estate.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ask questions as to why you need a NoSQL database in the cloud. Look at the pros and cons of your product in the long run.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Johan O.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Gaming and Hospitality
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Dec 2023

The free tier takes you very far

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Azure Cosmos DB from other similar products?

The free tier takes you much further than you might expect. You only pay if you reach over a certain limit and we seldom do.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It's very fast and you can use multiple write regions

What do you dislike most about this product?

Aggregated queries can be expensive, so you might need to have duplicated data that covers different types of queries, and maybe even a separate SQL database for reporting.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Free tier is completely free so give it a go

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

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Azure Cosmos DB Ratings

82 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Azure Cosmos DB?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

High Availability HA DB designed for near-zero downtown by seamless replication of data between environments for uninterrupted real-time access and fail-over capabilities.

High Speed & Online Transaction Processing Also referred to as OLTP (Online Transaction processing). OLTP databases include strong support for CRUD operations and ACID compliance.

Distributed Processing Data storage and processing is shared among many physical or virtual independents servers or sites for high volume data with seamless access to large datasets.

Data Virtualization Includes ability to create views joining disparate data sources without the need for persistence.

Operations Management Includes cost control, production management, and performance management.

Data Management Includes data sharing, data storage, records management, and data security.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Data Monitoring and Administration Includes ability to continuously monitored data quality rules, as well as generate alerts to notify data stewards when they need to address an issue.

Data Protection and Security Includes data encryption, data audit, and data compliance.

Systems Performance Management Includes monitoring, analyzing and configuration in order to optimize performance and increase efficiency.

Data Backup Includes the creation of duplicate instances to recover from an unplanned data loss. Also, support for high volumes of data processing and data compression.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

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Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Azure Cosmos DB Reviews

Vinod P.

HIghly available & scalable with complex costing

Likeliness to Recommend

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Hamza A.

A stand out database service in the cloud!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Johan O.

The free tier takes you very far

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

High Availability

High Speed & Online Transaction Processing

Distributed Processing

Data Virtualization

Operations Management

Data Management

Analytics and Reporting

Data Monitoring and Administration

Data Protection and Security

Systems Performance Management

Data Backup

Vendor Capability Ratings

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization