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HPE Helion vs Microsoft Azure comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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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

HPE Helion
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
26th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
324
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of HPE Helion is 1.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure is 12.2%, down from 19.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure12.2%
HPE Helion1.4%
Other86.4%
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

it_user568056 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Indra
It provides access to private and public clouds. I would like to be able to select the best private cloud.
I would like to be able to select the best private cloud to use in terms of service and cost. If I need to put an application on the cloud, I would like to know which provider to use. I would like to know the best option for this application.
Syed Abid  - PeerSpot reviewer
Snr. Infrastructure Architect (Data Centre) at LogicEra
Versatile integrations and reliable customer satisfaction elevate cloud service experience
For Microsoft Azure improvement, they need to enhance their support system. The first level of support should be improved in terms of quality and response time. They need more technical support at the first level, as there are currently only one or two technical people among five to ten staff members at this level. They should ensure that the first level support is more technical because we normally provide services to technical users ourselves. When an issue arises, it usually escalates to the second or third level. When facing first level support, they may have limited knowledge and only collect screenshots to forward to their seniors. They should ensure that the first level support is aligned with L2 and L3 to better assist us, especially since we mention in the ticket that our issues are related to specific problems and require that sort of support.

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 our access to private and public clouds."
"HPE Helion provides access to world-class personnel and skill sets, and their ability to perform repeatedly at a high standard provides a positive experience."
"We have many more services, including self-service, and we don't have to call IT and wait for weeks or months for service, which is the biggest benefit for our business."
"It's improved the delivery of services to our clients, and I believe my clients get new business and better performance."
"Helion Being backed by a vendor (HPE) rather than vanilla openstack gives us a little more confidence that the product is now at a level of maturity where we are happy to start consuming open technologies."
"I like that it's cloud-based and it's 24/7, theoretically."
"By using Microsoft Azure you can save money from not having to purchase or maintain infrastructure."
"Feedback and error messages make much more sense in Azure than in AWS."
"This is a good product and I recommend it to others who are interested in using it."
"The best features of Microsoft Azure are the interface and the ease of use of that interface, which is very friendly."
"Azure is very user-friendly, I was able to create some database servers really fast, and the user interface is intuitive."
"The solution is completely scalable."
"In the short time that we have been using this solution, it appears to be stable enough for our needs."
 

Cons

"We need improvements for more hybrid use. Right now, the system is very focused on pay-as-you-go cloud services, and our customers are looking for more a hybrid use."
"Some improvements I think are needed are greater stability and more up to date packages."
"With a lot of the services we use, we need a single dashboard that could do more."
"If they could reduce the cost, that would be good as there is much competition, and many companies and organizations are looking to reduce costs."
"I would like to be able to select the best private cloud to use in terms of service and cost."
"The initial setup is quite complex because of the number of options that are available."
"The response time and stability of Microsoft Azure need to be improved."
"The price could be improved as well as the interface speed, and technical support."
"There are a number of services offered by AWS that are not yet available on Azure."
"I would like to see more databases on the cloud, what they call today Big Data should be there."
"As the project I am engaged in is very large, we have experienced some episodes of instability."
"They are far behind compared to AWS."
"Most of the challenges we encounter when integrating Microsoft Azure with existing IT infrastructure are related to the lack of documentation when they release new products on the Microsoft side."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Microsoft Azure is not expensive. You pay for what you use. If you are using it everything could be expensive."
"Its pricing model can be improved. It is variable, and if you do a simulation now, within a few months, the price can change, and your simulation would no longer be valid."
"It has the pay-as-you-go model. Its pricing should be better."
"Azure's pricing could be more competitive. Some clients mentioned that they are considering switching to AWS because of the price."
"The monthly costs become very reasonable because of the discounts you get on longer reserved instances."
"We have an annual license subscription to use the solution."
"The price of the solution could be cheaper."
"Keep to PaaS to gain the optimal benefits from an OPEX finance and resource perspective."
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Comparison Review

it_user8586 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Aug 14, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
No data available
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business141
Midsize Enterprise54
Large Enterprise153
 

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Also Known As

HPE Helion Cloud, HP Helion
Windows Azure, Azure, MS Azure
 

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Sample Customers

ACA Fashion Software, myLoc, Mendix, Comline AG, Nava Solutions, 20th Century Fox, Zhejiang University, iService Global, Okinawa Cross Head, Creative Photo Cloud, Zuora, Ormuco, Ecad, MyCloud, Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS)
BMW, Toyota, easyJet, NBC Sports, HarperCollins, Aviva, TalkTalk Business, Avanade, and Telenor.
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