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AWS Control Tower vs Microsoft Azure portal comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Control Tower
Ranking in Cloud Management
21st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure portal
Ranking in Cloud Management
45th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Sharkrit Impat - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Platform Engineering at Ascend Group Co., Ltd.
Streamlines governance and security management but requires effort in managing hidden costs
I believe AWS Control Tower could be improved. I compare it with Huawei Cloud's enterprise project, which is a similar concept but different implementation. In Huawei Cloud, you partition in one single account, but in AWS, you have to separate many accounts. You end up with maybe 20 or 30 accounts if you try to separate. It has limitations; you pay a fixed amount for 15 accounts, but if you exceed that, you have to pay more. It could be useful for implementing a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE) for multiple organizations, but for one organization, I would advise against it; it is too much overhead and adds hidden costs. There are limitations on the Landing Zone feature as well. If we implement AWS Control Tower, we need to implement Landing Zone and the security policy, guardrails, and Account Factory; it is not one single product. Using another cloud's enterprise project, you can just create the project and manage it already. It requires some learning curve to get hands-on. For pricing and licensing of AWS Control Tower, it has hidden costs. The Control Tower itself does not cost much, but the child accounts created from AWS Control Tower add costs for checking all configurations, logging, and metrics.
Duy AnhMai - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Owner at Heineken
Integrated data storage has supported large teams and simplified connections with other tools
The speed and performance are satisfactory to me, and overall everything meets my needs. I do not have specific improvements in mind that Microsoft Azure portal needs to implement. Regarding AI products, I am uncertain about their capabilities. Both Microsoft Azure portal and AWS offer similar AI deployment options. Currently, my organization does not use AI products in Microsoft Azure portal or another cloud platform, so I cannot comment further on this aspect.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is incredibly user-friendly and functions seamlessly."
"Compliance is the most valuable feature."
"It provides centralized solutions for all AWS accounts in one place, customized to meet the organization's specific needs."
"Control Tower offers many valuable features for managing all account security."
"One of the standout advantages is the fine-grained control it offers in terms of permissions and privileges."
"It provides a central point for account management, access control, and compliance monitoring."
"The advantages of AWS Control Tower that stand out for me include centralized management and easy governance control."
"The solution's initial setup was easy for me."
"My personal opinion is that the ecosystem of Microsoft is very large, and I can use many platforms related to Microsoft, such as Microsoft Power Platform, which makes it easy to integrate with other Microsoft-related platforms."
 

Cons

"The integration with other AWS functions has room for improvement."
"AWS should provide more resources, examples, and tutorials."
"There should be more automation security tools in the Control Tower."
"While using the solution recently, it broke a certain activity. So, AWS Control Tower needs to consider making the solution better."
"By making APIs and organizational units more centralized, it would be simpler to pinpoint the source of issues in case of a breach and would ultimately benefit everyone involved."
"It is essential to clarify that this isn't necessarily a drawback of the service, but having a clear and concise set of predefined guidelines from AWS for moving existing accounts under AWS Control Tower would be highly beneficial as it would simplify the process and make it more user-friendly."
"It would be beneficial if AWS offered the capability to seamlessly deploy your infrastructure to another region to ensure continuous availability and redundancy."
"AWS Control Tower should improve its fast execution. It also needs more tools for triggering and monitoring AWS services. AWS Control Tower needs more tracking as well."
"When comparing Microsoft Azure portal with AWS, the cost of Microsoft Azure is higher than AWS."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is reasonable, but there are opportunities for improvement in terms of pricing for larger enterprises."
"I believe it's free of charge or comes at a very low cost. It's an additional feature. Even if there is a fee, it's minimal. AWS seems to assist customers in gaining a comprehensive view of their security setups within AWS. Using Control Tower is highly recommended, especially as your company grows and involves Active Directory, various departments, and different architectural aspects. It becomes more advisable to leverage Control Tower rather than managing these aspects manually, especially for larger organizations."
"The pay-as-you-go model ensures you're only charged for what you use, which offers great flexibility for different types of companies."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing an eight."
"The product's affordability depends on the value it brings to specific organizations."
"The solution is free."
"It is expensive but it is an investment in my opinion."
"AWS Control Tower is not really that expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Insurance Company
7%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Control Tower?
Control Tower within the AWS Organization does not have a charge. It is free and does not incur additional charges.
What needs improvement with AWS Control Tower?
I believe AWS Control Tower could be improved. I compare it with Huawei Cloud's enterprise project, which is a similar concept but different implementation. In Huawei Cloud, you partition in one si...
What is your primary use case for AWS Control Tower?
I use AWS Control Tower to enhance governance, enhance security, and manage multiple subsidiaries. We sunset the AWS Control Tower that I implemented, but it was a new project that we implemented. ...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure portal?
The speed and performance are satisfactory to me, and overall everything meets my needs. I do not have specific improvements in mind that Microsoft Azure portal needs to implement. Regarding AI pro...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Azure portal?
I use Microsoft Azure portal primarily for storage and data storage purposes. I have been using Microsoft Azure portal for about three years. At Heineken Vietnam and Heineken Global, we always use ...
What advice do you have for others considering Microsoft Azure portal?
Microsoft Azure portal is acceptable to me, and I believe other cloud options such as AWS or Google Cloud are comparable. Both Microsoft Azure portal and AWS offer similar AI deployment capabilitie...
 

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