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Microsoft Azure vs NTT Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 16, 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

Microsoft Azure
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
316
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (1st)
NTT Cloud
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
17th
Average Rating
5.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure is 17.3%, down from 18.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NTT Cloud is 0.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

SubodhThakar - PeerSpot reviewer
Integrates various functionalities and have good documentation but have high pricing
Cosmos DB offered better scalability. In Azure SQL, we had to carefully manage the storage tier, switching back and forth based on needs. But when we first implemented Cosmos DB, we had a good understanding of the required data volume over the past three months. This helped us select the appropriate tier because we had those figures. If we had done it the other way around, it would have been much harder to estimate the data accurately. While you can get a rough idea, whether it works out in practice is more of a hit-and-miss approach, which we have already experienced with Cosmos DB. We applied the knowledge gained from that exercise to build a similar solution over Azure SQL. On the DevOps side, our team consisted of five members, ranging from senior to junior roles. We would raise requests for specific services needed in the development environment. The process typically takes three to five business days, including all necessary approvals, from submitting the request to receiving the resources and verifying access.
Famir Shah - PeerSpot reviewer
Performance and availability of services need improvement
NTT Cloud needs to analyze feature offerings from AWS and Azure. Additionally, they should do marketing and be more vocal about the services. They should further ensure the availability of the services as well. I rate NTT Cloud a three out of ten. In comparison, AWS and Azure are easier to fit into the environment in terms of reliability.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Microsoft Azure is an optimized solution when we compare it to any other particular cloud solution."
"I like the ExpressRoute because that makes it easy to configure connectivity to Azure-hosted services."
"The most valuable features are the interface and customizability."
"Some features of Azure are very important for us. You can control access for your company, it's not complicated managing the solution either. I think the solution is very stable, secure and the documentation Microsoft has on their website is complete. You can use it to find the solution's problems or implement solutions."
"My final overall rating for Microsoft Azure is excellent, giving it a perfect score."
"The cycle development time is pretty fast, and there's very good coupling within the whole set of Microsoft tools, from database to the ETL engine, ingestion through Azure Data Factory, then modeling Synapse Analytics, and reporting through Power BI."
"Its ability to scale is most valuable. There are certain periods of the year when we are busier, and we're able to scale up and scale down with Azure depending upon our needs."
"I get all the features under one roof."
"The initial setup process is more accessible than one of its competitors."
"The pricing and services that surround the solution are great. For example, if we need to find a partner in a country where they do not have a cloud, they will help us find that partner. Solutions such as Amazon and Oracle do not offer this level of service."
 

Cons

"The solution could be easier to use. However, when comparing it to AWS it is a bit easier."
"Could be more user friendly; initial setup is difficult to understand."
"The pricing can be reduced."
"Price could always be better. The features come in quickly, so we're comfortable with the feature set that is available to us."
"Ideally, Microsoft Azure should be compatible with the applications that we are using in my environment."
"The pricing could be better."
"More expensive than other solutions without justification."
"Azure installation is complicated. When we first deployed Azure, it was challenging."
"The solution could use more advanced monitoring."
"NTT Cloud’s performance could be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are on a monthly subscription for Microsoft Azure and the cost is more expensive than some of the competitors, such as Amazon AWS. They should be more competitive with other solutions."
"The current pricing is on a pay-as-you-go subscription."
"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive. For an SME, spending roughly 5,000 euros per month becomes interesting, indicating a significant infrastructure setup in the cloud."
"I rate the product price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is high price, and ten is low price."
"The pricing model is subscription-based and it's not an expensive solution."
"The cost structure is like most cloud-based services. The solution could be cheaper, it is always better to be cheaper."
"The cost-benefit equation for Azure is very good, particularly for small applications. However, Microsoft should do much, much more to improve how costs are communicated and how to forecast them. The Azure Pricing Calculator is not useful."
"The solution does not offer very many free services which can become expensive. We are on an annual license."
"I rate the product’s pricing a four out of ten."
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Comparison Review

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Aug 14, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
23%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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What do you like most about NTT Cloud?
The initial setup process is more accessible than one of its competitors.
What needs improvement with NTT Cloud?
NTT Cloud’s performance could be better.
What advice do you have for others considering NTT Cloud?
NTT Cloud needs to analyze feature offerings from AWS and Azure. Additionally, they should do marketing and be more vocal about the services. They should further ensure the availability of the serv...
 

Also Known As

Windows Azure, Azure, MS Azure
OpSource IaaS Cloud, NTT IaaS Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

BMW, Toyota, easyJet, NBC Sports, HarperCollins, Aviva, TalkTalk Business, Avanade, and Telenor.
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