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Azure Search Reviews

Vendor: Microsoft
3.7 out of 5

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Azure Search mindshare

As of July 2025, the mindshare of Azure Search in the Search as a Service category stands at 13.0%, down from 13.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
23%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Retailer
8%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
4%
Healthcare Company
3%
Comms Service Provider
3%
Construction Company
3%
Real Estate/Law Firm
3%
Hospitality Company
3%
Educational Organization
2%
Energy/Utilities Company
2%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
2%
Performing Arts
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Media Company
1%
Outsourcing Company
1%
University
1%
Wholesaler/Distributor
1%
Engineering Company
1%
Legal Firm
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Non Profit
1%
Recruiting/Hr Firm
1%
Transportation Company
1%

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RH
Director, Domain Architect at UBS Financial
Verified user of Azure Search
Jul 31, 2023
Good performance for standard faceted search and full-text search

Pros

"Azure Search is well-documented, making it easy to understand and implement."

Cons

"The pricing is room for improvement. "
Mohamed Heikal - PeerSpot user
Responsable TUIC at MISSION LAIQUE FRANCAISE
Verified user of Azure Search
Jul 31, 2023
Provides efficient documentation features, but its support services need improvement

Pros

"The solution's initial setup is straightforward. "

Cons

"The solution's stability could be better. "
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Sandeep Srirangam - PeerSpot user
Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Diebold Nixdorf
Verified user of Azure Search
Apr 21, 2023
Customer engagement & documentation about APIs are great, but it would be good if the UI is a bit more intuitive for search experience

Pros

"The customer engagement was good."

Cons

"It would be good if the site found a better way to filter things based on subscription."
Shane Archibald - PeerSpot user
Cybersecurity Instructor at Gwinnett Technical College
Verified user of Azure Search
Aug 26, 2020
Access capabilities provide opportunities for dealing with various platforms

Pros

"It provides good access capabilities to various platforms."

Cons

"The initial setup is not as easy as it should be."
AM
Chief Executive Officer at Cybrella
Verified user of Azure Search
Oct 18, 2020
Assuring flexibility and agility and the UI is very user-friendly

Pros

"The amount of flexibility and agility is really assuring."

Cons

"They should add an API for third-party vendors, like a security operating center or reporting system, that would be a big improvement."
PeerSpot user
Technical Evangelist at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Verified user of Azure Search
Feb 5, 2018
Offers a tremendous amount of flexibility and scalability when integrating with applications

Pros

"Offers a tremendous amount of flexibility and scalability when integrating with applications."

Cons

"For SDKs, Azure Search currently offers solutions for .NET and Python. Additional platforms would be welcomed, especially native iOS and Android solutions for mobile development."
AT
Associate Lead Technology at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Verified user of Azure Search
Jan 23, 2018
Search functionality time has been reduced to a few milliseconds

Pros

"The search functionality time has been reduced to a few milliseconds."

Cons

"Adding items to Azure Search using its .NET APIs sometimes throws exceptions."
Shashank Sisodia - PeerSpot user
Engagement Lead at DCM infotech
Verified user of Azure Search
Dec 14, 2023
A highly scalable and resilient solution that provides excellent support and can be deployed easily

Pros

"The product is pretty resilient."

Cons

"The after-hour services are slow."