--- description: Learn more about Microsoft Azure. We provide Australian business users the most detailed information on pricing, benefits, and disadvantages of software that will make your choice easier. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Microsoft Azure Reviews, Cost & Features | GetApp Australia 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Website Builder Software](/directory/595/website-builder/software) > [Microsoft Azure](/software/1022/azure) # Microsoft Azure Canonical: https://www.getapp.com.au/software/1022/azure Page: 1 / 80\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/1022/azure?page=2) > Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform designed to help organizations run virtual desktops and applications in the cloud. It offers businesses with built-in migration tools, which enables administrators to migrate remote desktop services (RDS) and Windows server desktops to various devices. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 1960 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of Microsoft Azure Start for free and scale as you go Get started for free and scale up as your traffic grows. Build with ASP.NET, PHP or Node.js and deploy in seconds with FTP, Git or TFS. Infrastructure on your terms Easily deploy and run Windows Server and Linux virtual machines. Migrate applications and infrastructure without changing existing code. Turnkey backend solutions for your mobile app Accelerate your connected client app development. Incorporate structured storage, user authentication and push notifications in minutes. Enterprise-grade cloud platform Create highly-available, infinitely scalable applications and services using a rich Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment. Support multi-tier scenarios, automated deployments and elastic scale. Get actionable insights from your data Take advantage of a fully compatible enterprise-ready Hadoop service. This PaaS offering provides easy management and integrates with Active Directory and System Center. Ingest, Encode, Protect, Stream Create, manage and distribute media in the cloud. This PaaS offering provides everything from encoding to content protection to streaming and analytics support. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 1960 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**: USD 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 - [Website Builder Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/595/website-builder/software) ## Related Categories - [Website Builder Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/595/website-builder/software) - [App Development Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/370/application-development/software) - [API Platforms](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/559/api-management/software) - [Virtual Machine Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/1489/virtual-machine/software) - [IaaS Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/521/iaas/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Scaling resources is easy, I can bump things up or down without restarting whole systems. The monitoring tools help a lot when something is acting weird. I also like that it connects well with other Microsoft tools we already use, so it fits into our workflow without extra steps. > > **Cons**: Some parts of Azure feel confusing, especially when you’re trying to set up something new. There are too many menus and sometimes I forget where a setting is. Pricing can get tricky too, because small things add up fast if you don’t watch usage. A few times deployments failed for no clear reason and I had to redo them. Debugging errors isn’t always straightforward, the messages can be vague. Also the portal can be slow at times, especially when switching between services. > > Overall my experience with Azure has been good for day‑to‑day work. We use it for hosting apps, running VMs and storing data, and it handles most tasks without issues. Once things are configured properly it runs stable, but the setup part can take time and patience. I like the flexibility and the amount of tools available, but sometimes it feels like too much to learn at once. Still, it saves us time compared to managing everything on‑prem. For cloud work it’s been reliable and gets the job done. ----- ### "Azure you best option for Microsoft product integration." — 4.0/5 > **kinury** | *10 June 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Elasticity, better price, and integration with Microsoft products. Great data center location and decent performace. > > **Cons**: Hyper-V virtualization is not the best hypervisor from a performance perspective. Some products are not fully integrated. > > I've been a cloud engineer for this public cloud for 5 years. The platform has changed over the years but still offers new products that make our admin lives easier. ----- ### "Wasn’t able to use it to its fullest." — 3.0/5 > **Teresa** | *26 March 2026* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I really like the idea of Microsoft Azzure and that it would work with all My Microsoft products that we use in the business. > > **Cons**: It was difficult to learn how to use and with little extra time in a busy business I didn’t have the opportunity to work with it to the best of its ability. > > After making attempts of trying to learn the program to see if it was a good fit for the company I decided it wasn’t for us. ----- ### "Scalable, flexible, agile cloud solution for organizations of all sizes." — 5.0/5 > **Tanner** | *9 May 2025* | Computer Hardware | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Microsoft Azure is a scalable, flexible, cloud solution for organizations of all sizes of IT environments. Whether you're just getting started deploying your first workloads, or have a mature IT environment, Azure will cater to your needs with the hundreds of built in services. > > **Cons**: Sometimes you'll have to read through dozens of Microsoft documents in order to configure a more complex solution. For those experienced in IT management, this should not be too much of an issue. > > We first started using Azure to migrate our on prem servers into the cloud. From a cloud management perspective, it is great to have everything reside in a single portal and we can scale up or down and deploy additional services/resources as needed. ----- ### "Azure-All your needs in one place" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *2 February 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The thing I like most using Microsoft Azure is that it offers databases like SQL and also the DevOps features are great and helps a lot while building websites and apps. > > **Cons**: The thing I like least is that sometimes the services are slow and there are outages sometimes which lead to downtime > > The Overall experience I would say was good and it has all the features from DevOps , database management to cloud storage that you would need as a software developer but it just takes sometime to learn all the features and to get used to using them. ----- Page: 1 / 80\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/1022/azure?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/1022/azure) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data