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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 May 2026, in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category, the mindshare of Azure Stack is 13.5%, down from 27.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Anthos is 4.3%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Azure Stack13.5%
Google Anthos4.3%
Other82.2%
Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
 

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 solution's most valuable features are security, configurability, and recoverability."
"The scalability of the solution is good. We have hundreds of users internally and thousands of users externally. We do plan to increase usage shortly."
"It is very easy to learn and apply to other things."
"I find Cloud App Security and activity alerts particularly valuable."
"We have found the Kubernetes version is one of the key components which we are using heavily."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of deployment for services such as SSH, creating a web site, and Azure billing services to measure the consumption of resources."
"It is very easy to learn and apply to other things."
"It's not as complex compared to Amazon or AWS products. Azure Stack is easier to use within the cloud."
"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

"Customers need to consider the Disaster Recovery. Microsoft tech is only providing support to Azure."
"For some years, Azure has been working on Synapse. It's their big footprint on the analytics stack. It's a little bit heavy right now in the sense that there are too many components and it's too complex."
"If I were to mention an area that could be enhanced, it might be technical support, as there have been observations that the response time is not as fast as some of its competitors like Google."
"The way this solution gives you steps to follow to remediate vulnerability is not very well done."
"Azure Stack needs to improve integrations."
"Many resources get created in Azure Stack, and managing those resources can be challenging."
"Azure Stack is expensive."
"Our only issue with Azure Stack so far is that the networking is very closed."
"The initial Google Anthos setup is not easy. Nothing is truly easy in the Google Anthos world."
"The initial Google Anthos setup is not easy. Nothing is truly easy in the Google Anthos world."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing could be improved so I rate it an eight out of ten."
"Price-wise, AWS might be relatively cheaper compared to Azure, but the deployment on Azure is much easier."
"Azure is reasonably priced compared to Google Cloud, AWS, or some other cloud giants."
"The product is expensive, but it is fine for the value that the solution produces."
"In terms of costs, it is a standard price, and there is no negotiation."
"I am using my Microsoft license, and it costs monthly. You need to pay additional costs apart from the standard costs."
"In terms of pricing, my customers believe AWS is slightly more reasonably priced than Azure."
"The premium version is too costly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
33%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise26
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Stack?
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