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Azure Stack vs High Performance Computing (HPC) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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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)
High Performance Computing ...
Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
13th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
2
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 High Performance Computing (HPC) is 3.2%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Azure Stack13.5%
High Performance Computing (HPC)3.2%
Other83.3%
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.
MA
Global Datacenter Infrastructure and HPC Director at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Helps to run simulations and create prototypes which reduces the costs
HPC's neutral configuration is not difficult. The tool's deployment depends on your understanding of its architecture and use cases. I rate it a three out of five. A regular cluster will take two weeks to set up. OEMs helped us with the physical hardware installation. Once the cluster was running, our team configured the software and networks.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Azure is less complex and easier to use than AWS."
"The scalability of the solution is good, as we have hundreds of users internally and thousands of users externally, and we do plan to increase usage shortly."
"The beauty of Azure is that most of the features are easily accessible, it is user-friendly, and almost all resources in Azure are very easily accessible."
"The stability is good, we haven't had any issues with the viability or scalability, and it's been good so far."
"Azure Stack has made it easier to rely on, and the uptime availability and everything is good, so there is no complaint as such on it."
"It's more reliable, secure, and easy to deploy. It's much more stable as a platform."
"Because of Office 365, they don't need to come here (to campus) and they don't need to connect to any kind of VPN in order to access their emails or order their course materials or even the information that we provide on the internet, for that matter."
"It's more reliable, secure, and easy to deploy."
"HPC speeds up delivery time and reduces costs. It comes with the capability and flexibility to understand how engineering products work. You can understand the outcome without spending time and money."
"Our customers can publish scientific reports in prestigious magazines. HPC offers strong computing capabilities."
 

Cons

"The licensing model of Azure Stack is complicated. The solution is expensive."
"The way this solution gives you steps to follow to remediate vulnerability is not very well done."
"I would like to see better support for containers."
"The solution could be less expensive."
"Microsoft is changing the Azure Stack interface all the time, so it's sometimes hard to find the functionality or the service you're looking for. A feature was in one place and now it has moved somewhere else."
"Azure Stack could be improved with more integration, governance tools, monitor tools, and lift and shift tools."
"PaaS is not ready because they are only offering MS SQL as a service, web applications as a service, and containers as a service."
"It's not stable as IBM solutions. It fully supports all the .NET solutions, but our main applications are based in Java. So in those cases, we've had some minor problems with Azure, but Microsoft always says that it can handle this stuff."
"There was a buzz around the integration of quantum computing and HPC. However, I don't see a real-life use case for it."
"The solution is expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution saves us money but is more costly than other products such as AWS."
"Price-wise, AWS might be relatively cheaper compared to Azure, but the deployment on Azure is much easier."
"Pricing could be improved so I rate it an eight out of ten."
"Azure Stack is cheaper than AWS."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"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 premium version is too costly."
"The cost of Azure Stack is much cheaper than VCE."
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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
10%
University
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise26
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Questions from the Community

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