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Microsoft Azure vs Oracle Java Cloud Service 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

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)
Oracle Java Cloud Service
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
24th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure is 12.0%, down from 18.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Java Cloud Service is 1.2%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure12.0%
Oracle Java Cloud Service1.2%
Other86.8%
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2832981 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Administrator at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Cloud migration has reduced hardware dependency and supports secure global access to apps
The best features Microsoft Azure offers are cloud scalability, virtual machines, storage, networking, security, monitoring, and identity management. Scalability is the most valuable to our organization because Microsoft Azure allows businesses to scale resources up or down based on workload demand. This helps manage traffic spikes without buying permanent hardware. Virtual machines are also valuable as Microsoft Azure provides cloud-based Windows and Linux virtual machines to run applications, servers, and workloads. Identity and Access Management is important, as the integration with Microsoft Entra ID helps manage user authentication, role-based access, and MFA. For example, employees access business apps securely using single sign-on. Backup and disaster recovery are also important because they provide automated backups and failover options to ensure business continuity. Microsoft Azure positively impacts my organization by reducing infrastructure dependency, improving availability, and enabling remote access. Teams can access applications globally without on-premises server dependency, and in terms of cost, it is very low-cost.
Adam Elguennioui - PeerSpot reviewer
SAP Consultant at SA&BC
Offers flexibility and better accessibility to users
The security part of the tool is not so strong, making it an area I would like to see improved in the solution. When working with a cloud tool, it's never 100 percent secure and it is always something to take into account. I would like to be more comfortable working with it and feeling safer. In the future, the tool can be made faster. In the future, I would like to see maybe some AI features in the tool to help automate stuff. You need to be able to create your own models to help create some automated actions.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's easy to use, and it's scalable. If we want to grow our product more, we can do it."
"When choosing a vendor what's important to me are stability, a lot of features, variety, and good support."
"The proper engineering of a cloud infrastructure which includes smart VMs well orchestrated by business-demand-level-driven auto scaling will always push the TCO/ROI argument to a public solution for large scale systems."
"It's very easy to build a new service and get it into production."
"The stability is very good. The performance is excellent."
"It is a reliable solution that is easy to set up."
"I would rate my experience with the initial setup an eight out of ten, with ten being easy."
"Infrastructure as a service is most valuable."
"The framework supports auto-configuration. A lot of features are already there. It is reliable and user-friendly to develop code, back-end engineering, or locate specific information such as addresses."
"It's a very low-cost option for a business to start with."
"The product is very good, fine-tuned, and stable, and support is available 24/7 and is really fast and effective."
"The automated features of auto-purging in 12c helps clear disk space on a routine basis."
"It is pretty easy to use."
"Developers deploy their builds and if we need to scale the environment we can do it quickly."
"Cloud has provided less maintenance."
"The most valuable feature of the product is being able to test on multiple platforms for Oracle, for VMware, and so on."
 

Cons

"The services from AWS are much more clearly separated. I'm not the best friend of Microsoft Azure."
"Maybe Microsoft could improve its monitoring around the networking."
"One key area for improvement is the Azure load balancer. Currently, it only supports virtual machines (VMs) running in the same virtual network (vNet) on the backend. They should definitely support machines or IPs running on-premises (prem) or in other Azure VNets. GCP and AWS already support that. So, Azure Load Balancer should support that as well"
"They are far behind compared to AWS."
"It's possible that the performance could be improved, but it's not a big issue."
"It would be ideal if they could reduce costs a bit. Right now, we find the product to be expensive."
"There was a time when the solution was updated on their side and all of our functions stopped working."
"I would prefer to see improvements such as more advanced AI features, lower pricing, and better technical support."
"The security part of the tool is not so strong, making it an area I would like to see improved in the solution."
"Needs better integration with other Oracle/non-Oracle products."
"There are issues with the application's development, including small glitches and errors."
"It has been built on Java technology but requires more integration with other APIs and CI tools."
"Customer service could be improved."
"So far, the only issue I have is with the storage cloud."
"I think there should be improvement with the speed and it should offer a more diverse selection of the suites that I can use."
"I would like to see more monitors for standard edition"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Microsoft Azure is not expensive. You pay for what you use. If you are using it everything could be expensive."
"I rate the product price a seven or eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price."
"In countries experiencing high inflation, the cost of Azure services can be significantly impacted. This can result in higher expenses compared to other regions."
"I pay for a yearly subscription."
"Microsoft Azure comes with a long-term license and trial licenses as well."
"We have an annual license subscription to use the solution."
"Its costing can be improved. Its licensing is monthly. In addition to the standard license fee, there is a transactional cost."
"It is important to consider ROI when looking at the cost of a subscription."
"Oracle is a little more expensive right now, but not much compared to SAP. Oracle's prices are very much dependent on the scale of the project and how many users are there."
"It is somewhat expensive."
"Oracle Java Cloud Service is an expensive product."
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Comparison Review

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

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
8%
Construction Company
14%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Performing Arts
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business141
Midsize Enterprise54
Large Enterprise153
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise10
 

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