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Azure Stack vs Google Anthos comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Stack
Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) (2nd)
Google Anthos
Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
12th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category, the mindshare of Azure Stack is 10.7%, down from 22.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Anthos is 5.0%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Azure Stack10.7%
Google Anthos5.0%
Other84.3%
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Featured Reviews

RS
Data Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Unified data platform has improved regulatory compliance but still needs better integration features
It is difficult to say about Azure Stack improvement because I need to revisit and study it again. The pricing is okay, but on the services side, perhaps we need to think about some services, not all. I would not like to see any additional features in the future. To give them more like a 9 out of 10 or 10 out of 10, I think they need to improve on the interface, implementation, configuration, and integration with other products, so I rate them an eight. As compared to AWS, they need to add more features. I would like to see operations and storage features, like AI features or security features.
AlbertoPascoe - PeerSpot reviewer
Independent consultant at Freelance
Quick time to market; great return on investment
Now everything is always changing and getting more performance and getting better and I think that, this is my sense of the answer, I mean, everything is working well, comparing with other products. I don't remember any kind of set down of course or something like that I can mention. That's my understanding, yeah. The Google Anthos business model could improve. As I understand, Google Anthos is not an internal part of the ecosystem. In fact, the Google sales effort and technical team are separated. In other words, the DCP was not voluntarily talking to the GCP. For example, if you need to talk to someone inside GCP about the connection or the integration with Anthos, the person who can help you is not in GCP. You would need to speak with someone inside Google. From the client perspective, this is not good. Overall, the management of the solution could be improved. The initial Google Anthos setup could be improved.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the OCR, which I use for reading PDFs."
"The solution is easy to use, especially for individuals who are not familiar with coding and has security built-in."
"It's not as complex compared to Amazon or AWS products, and Azure Stack is easier to use within the cloud."
"The whole package works very well together for identity management, defending endpoints or servers, and the CM."
"You can scale the solution if you need to."
"For hybrid cloud operations, the seamless transition it enables is key. Most enterprises have a lot of workloads on-premises, and they want a smooth way to move into the cloud. Some things are on-prem, and some things are on the cloud. Azure Stack bridges that gap with solutions that work well for their existing on-premises infrastructure."
"I am using Azure Stack to build a lot of different solutions."
"It is very easy to learn and apply to other things."
"The Google Anthos feature I find the most valuable is the easy of use. In Google Anthos, you don't need to move along too many screens and so on. The interface is really helpful and understanding of the tool comes easily."
"The interface is really helpful and understanding of the tool comes easily."
 

Cons

"If you look at the documentation set, there are rims and rims of it. You try to drive something from the console, and it's quite complex. It's not it's not easy and straightforward. You've gotta sit down and review it, look at the documentation, and work your way through it. It's not intuitive."
"PaaS is not ready because they are only offering MS SQL as a service, web applications as a service, and containers as a service."
"The solution could be less expensive."
"It would be great if Azure Stack would enable VDI creation and positive and negative artificial intelligence."
"Azure Stack is expensive."
"There are limits to the bandwidth and sizing of the images."
"I would like to have access to more services and more functionality."
"There are some minor issues or bugs with it that I know are there."
"The initial Google Anthos setup is not easy. Nothing is truly easy in the Google Anthos world."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing costs are expensive."
"Azure Stack is not a very costly tool. The pricing is according to the services we buy. When compared with AWS, Azure is a bit more costlier."
"The product is expensive, but it is fine for the value that the solution produces."
"Azure Stack is expensive."
"It is not a cost-friendly solution."
"The pricing falls in the middle. It serves as a mediator between being expensive and being affordable, but it's not exactly cheap either. I would rate it a six out of ten."
"Pricing is always a hot topic, so the pricing can always improve."
"I rate the tool's pricing a seven out of ten."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
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Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise27
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Azure Stack?
I am not really aware about Azure Stack's integration capabilities with my existing IT investments; my technical team would know more about it.I think Azure Stack is a bit expensive, but it is defi...
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I lead the pre-sales at my office, so I focus on the overall operational aspect of it. If you ask me about the technicalities, I might not be able to answer you.I mostly deal with Office 365 and De...
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