--- description: Review of Microsoft Azure Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Microsoft Azure | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Virtual Machine Software](/directory/4688/virtual-machine/software) > [Microsoft Azure](/software/397793/microsoft-azure) # Microsoft Azure Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/397793/microsoft-azure Page: 1 / 79\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/397793/microsoft-azure?page=2) > Azure is a comprehensive computing platform, providing cloud infrastructure, products and services, developer tools, and innovations in data and AI. More than 95 percent of the Fortune 500 choose Azure. Azure has unique on-premises, hybrid, multicloud, and edge capabilities that offer you the flexibility to innovate anywhere. Developers can use their favorite languages, open-source frameworks, and tools to code and deploy. Azure includes over 200 physical datacenters arranged into more than 60 regions and upholds our customers' expectations with data residency, compliance, and high availability. Modernize your IT, grow your business, and unlock insights from your data with the scale and security Azure provides. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 1955 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 1955 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Microsoft - **Location**: Redmond, US - **Founded**: 1975 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$31.39 - **Pricing model**: Usage Based (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Contact Microsoft for detailed pricing information. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - API Design - API Lifecycle Management - Access Controls/Permissions - Active Directory Integration - Activity Dashboard - Activity Management - Activity Tracking - Application Management - Authentication - Automatic Backup - BYOL Management - Backup and Recovery - Change Management - Cloud Computing - Collaboration Tools - Compatibility Testing - Compliance Management - Configuration Management - Continuous Integration ## Integrations (6 total) - Citrix Workspace - GitHub - Microsoft 365 - Nerdio - Retrace by Netreo - Visual Studio Code ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Virtual Machine Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4688/virtual-machine/software) ## Related Categories - [Virtual Machine Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4688/virtual-machine/software) - [Website Builder Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4652/website-builder/software) - [API Platforms](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4343/api-management/software) - [App Development Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4499/app-development/software) - [IaaS Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4603/iaas-solutions/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The multitude of tools and services allows businesses of any size and requirement the capability to startup and scale. > > **Cons**: It can be sometimes frustrating trying to get the right support, and finding things out yourself can be tough with Microsoft help forums and pages not necessarily always helping. > > Generally, my experience with azure is good, their wealth of services and tools enabled me to get my startup off the ground with a full infrastructure Backing it. ----- ### "Azure File Storage - Cheap But Support Is Lacking" — 4.0/5 > **Mark** | *22 September 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The cost for using Azure Storage is very reasonable. The solution is incredibly feature-rich. Once you understand the solution, deployment is simple. > > **Cons**: The learning curve prior to adoption is steep and the product is constantly changing. The customer support is very hit and miss depending on the issue, department and engineers who deal with your request. > > Overall I feel like we have selected the right solution for mass file storage. I do wish the support was better and that the product changed at as lower pace. ----- ### "Best cloud alternative to AWS" — 5.0/5 > **Pranav** | *20 August 2023* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Azure provides scalability, data security, faster deployment and high availability. All these things are nowdays must for deploying a production application. Azure also have wide range of services that suits most of our computational needs through single platform. > > **Cons**: Way of managing controls of Azure resources is complex. When you are devloping integrated solutions and if you are newbie than you are gonna get lots of permission errors. ----- ### "Azure review" — 3.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *13 March 2026* | Computer & Network Security | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **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. > > 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. ----- ### "Good deployment platform" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *14 February 2026* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **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. > > Overall good deployment platform. There are many businesses that uses the platform so its a good time investment to learn. ----- Page: 1 / 79\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/397793/microsoft-azure?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/397793/microsoft-azure) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data