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Microsoft Azure vs Pantheon comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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
7.0
Number of Reviews
316
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (1st)
Pantheon
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
18th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Web Hosting Services (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure is 19.2%, down from 19.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pantheon is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

Nicolas Chabrier - PeerSpot reviewer
Promotes clear, logical structures preventing impractical configurations and offers seamless integration
The only thing is regarding the management of multi-cloud environments. That's not really possible. So basically, it's wonderful if you manage Microsoft clearly and if you manage Microsoft Azure, but if you need to consume external services and have a global overview of all your consumption, it's not the case. Google, for instance, has tools that help you manage multiple environments, which makes sense because Google is really the cloud provider. So that's why they need to be compliant with the others. But for sure, Microsoft's approach is different, and it's wonderful when you're one hundred percent on Azure. But if you'd like to have something more of a multi-cloud strategy, that's a bit of a gap where they could improve.
Abhinand Gokhala K - PeerSpot reviewer
The product is user-friendly and performs well, but it is very costly compared to other tools
We are a software development company. We recommend solutions to our clients, but they ask us to compare it with other solutions. Clients compare the monthly costs of Pantheon with other servers and ask us to create the same environment in dedicated servers. If Pantheon reduces its cost, we can confidently suggest it to clients. Overall, I rate the tool a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is easy to use. It is also stable."
"We validate customer videos and speech in real-time by utilizing language translation services and image processing. This involves converting speech to text and vice versa in real-time. Customers record videos where they speak predefined text. We capture the image and speech, convert it to text, and compare it with the standardized text."
"Microsoft Azure provides good performance and support."
"We have found the most valuable feature to be the pricing calculator."
"We've found the solution to be extremely flexible."
"I appreciate that everything is basically shift forward from a security standpoint."
"It's a cloud-based application, so installation is straightforward and doesn't take much time."
"Technical support has been extremely helpful."
"The product allows users to create multiple development environments."
"Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model."
 

Cons

"Dashboards and reporting could be improved."
"Talking from a networking perspective, when you create a file or a rule in Azure and you want to view this IP group, sometimes the way it is displayed on the GUI, you don't see the name of the group."
"I would prefer Microsoft Azure to increase the free trial, then developers can take advantage, and it could increase their sales."
"The design of the platform is not so easy to navigate. It's not very user-friendly."
"Microsoft Azure can improve by adding more features for virtual machines, such as tier virtual machines."
"Could be more user friendly; initial setup is difficult to understand."
"Performance could be improved."
"Its costing can be improved. There should be better cost management."
"Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model."
"The Multidev environment is very costly compared to other tools like AWS and GCP."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In countries experiencing high inflation, the cost of Azure services can be significantly impacted. This can result in higher expenses compared to other regions."
"The price is good, but it can always be cheaper."
"Microsoft Azure is not expensive. You pay for what you use. If you are using it everything could be expensive."
"Its costing can be improved. Its licensing is monthly. In addition to the standard license fee, there is a transactional cost."
"The pricing model is subscription-based and it's not an expensive solution."
"The current pricing is on a pay-as-you-go subscription."
"Microsoft Azure's pricing is reasonable. We pay around 5000 dollars per annum."
"The licensing price is fine."
"The platform has reasonable pricing compared to other systems."
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Comparison Review

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Aug 14, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
University
6%
Computer Software Company
11%
Educational Organization
10%
Healthcare Company
8%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Pantheon?
Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pantheon?
The platform has reasonable pricing compared to other systems.
What needs improvement with Pantheon?
Pantheon's design is not familiar to use. It could be more user-friendly.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Windows Azure, Azure, MS Azure
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Sample Customers

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