Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Azure Data Factory

Composite Score

8.7 /10

CX Score

9.0 /10

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What is Microsoft Azure Data Factory?

Azure Data Factory is Azure's cloud ETL service for scale-out serverless data integration and data transformation. It offers a code-free UI for intuitive authoring and single-pane-of-glass monitoring and management. Data Factory provides a data integration and transformation layer that works across your digital transformation initiatives.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Azure Data Factory won the following awards in the Data Integration category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

2020 Emotional Footprint Champion

2020

Microsoft Azure Data Factory Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 95%
Negotiation and Contract:: 91%
Conflict Resolution:: 92%
Strategy & Innovation:: 89%
Service Experience:: 94%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 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 Microsoft Azure Data Factory?

5% Negative

4% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Reliable
Security Protects
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Data Security

Administrative Features

Batch Integration

Real Time Integration

iPaaS

Exception Handling and Notifications

Synchronization and Replication

Data Virtualization

Metadata Management

API Management and Orchestration

Multi Channel Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Microsoft Azure Data Factory Reviews

Parth K.

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

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Submitted Apr 2023

Best in class cloud product!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Data Factory from other similar products?

Easy and native integration with Azure Data storage solutions. Ease of use.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Support and integration with Azure Services as our whole environment is on Azure.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There's nothing as such to dislike. It could have some more features at a lower price point but overall it's a great product.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are looking for a cloud based product or need to have storage on cloud, go for it.

Pros

Respectful
Includes Product Enhancements
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product

Rupak R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2023

Awesome Microsoft Product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Data Factory from other similar products?

It provides a best way to consolidate data from multiple sources.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I would like to use its data integration services.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is nothing to dislike about this, but I can say the cost is bit higher than.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I am highly satisfied with the product.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Sarthak R.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2023

Unintuitive UI makes for a steep learning curve

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Data Factory from other similar products?

Being tied to other Azure products

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easier ETL than most other products

What do you dislike most about this product?

Very unintuitive UI

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Account for the learning curve for your team

Pros

Trustworthy
Friendly Negotiation
Security Protects
Reliable

Cons

Slower Product Innovation
Less Inspiring
Less Generous

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2020 Emotional Footprint Champion

Microsoft Azure Data Factory Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

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Pros

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

Data Security Includes ability to hide sensitive data by masking with special characters or anonymous information.

Administrative Features Includes basic aspects of data extraction, transformation, and loading. Administrative console and process viewing, interruption, restart, cancel, and rollback.

Batch Integration Includes ability to schedule integration processes to run on a periodic basis to control the movement of data from a source to target.

Real Time Integration Able to integrate data in near-real time and handle movement of data from a source to target. Monitoring for changes in a data source in a non-invasive manner.

iPaaS Includes iPaaS (Cloud hosting) features and other advanced integration capabilities

Exception Handling and Notifications Ability to catch, report, and handle exceptions; includes transaction logging and event viewing.

Synchronization and Replication Includes the ability to accurately catch, reflect, and correct changes in data across multiple data stores.

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

Metadata Management A metadata layer makes reporting easy and eliminates the need for coding and SQL, allowing users to see and access information in simple business language.

API Management and Orchestration Includes publishing, promoting and overseeing APIs and Orchestration Services.

Multi Channel Support The ability to support and connect with channels including Cloud Services, Big Data Platforms, web, mobile, social, IoT, wearables, etc.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Microsoft Azure Data Factory Reviews

Parth K.

Best in class cloud product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rupak R.

Awesome Microsoft Product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sarthak R.

Unintuitive UI makes for a steep learning curve

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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