We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure and SAP Cloud Platform based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Although SAP is easier to deploy and has better service, Microsoft is a branded, well-known product and numerous organizations worldwide are an active part of the Microsoft Azure Universe. It is strong and powerful and many users are simply more familiar and comfortable using a solution they feel confident will help them get the job done well and that clients can more easily integrate with such a stable product.
"The automated connectors to some of our critical enterprise systems are an important feature. These are very large, critical, global HCM systems."
"In Azure, everything is pretty straightforward. Once you know it, the platform is very easy to use."
"It's a cloud-based application, so installation is straightforward and doesn't take much time."
"It is stable and scalable."
"The most valuable feature is the virtual machine."
"It is easy to install."
"The integration with Databricks is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"The management part of it is good. Its UI is simple to use. The cost management and billing part is also good. These are the top things that I like in Azure."
"The ability to expand it whenever required has been great — it's very simple."
"It’s easy to maintain, as everything is handled by SAP."
"Cloud Platform's stability is great."
"The dashboard provides pretty good clarity."
"The pre-delivered content from the SAP cloud platform is definitely a strength."
"It’s great that we have the entire suite of SAP at our fingertips."
"The solution has a lot of great features."
"Though I'm not a massive fan of the SAP Cloud Platform, it has good features, such as its integration with other SAP solutions. When integrating with SAP or even the SAP sister company SuccessFactors and other companies SAP has acquired, you also enjoy data features in the SAP Cloud Platform, such as role-based permissions and other characteristics you can import from SAP."
"The alerts management should be improved. Alerts management is very complicated to configure. You have to go through a lot of tests and config action groups to set up those things. It is very complicated, and it can be simplified."
"The solution could improve by having more security features around my data and the platform."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"The local support is fair but it is sometimes limited, the service could be better."
"Maybe Microsoft could improve its monitoring around the networking."
"Microsoft Azure is so complicated inside. If you should do something internally, if you have to configure something, the opinion about Azure is that it is a little complicated inside. That's why the end users and clients are looking for help and why we help them configure and do anything inside of Azure. That is why we offer other tools to optimize the Azure environment."
"The process by which our customers can switch from one subscription to another should be simplified."
"The solution is less mature than AWS."
"The main problem is that there aren't any easy migrations from SAP PO to SAP CPI, so from process orchestration to cloud platform integration."
"It would be helpful to have additional samples for SoapUI that include interface methodologies and templates."
"I'd like to see more local integration."
"Lacks flexibility in its licensing structure."
"Shows errors without providing any analysis."
"When I started looking at the client's IT architecture, I started by doing a study of their services, DVM, data volume, and management services. According to the results, they could be a lot better at this."
"When they innovate too fast, they end up confusing their customers."
"The current pricing model is credit-based. We would like to have more information about the usage of the existing applications."
Microsoft Azure is ranked 1st in PaaS Clouds with 179 reviews while SAP Cloud Platform is ranked 6th in PaaS Clouds with 14 reviews. Microsoft Azure is rated 8.4, while SAP Cloud Platform is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure writes "Optimized cloud solution with reliable recovery and fail services". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Cloud Platform writes "Easy to maintain, great features, and helpful support". Microsoft Azure is most compared with Oracle Cloud Platform, Amazon AWS, Google Firebase, Pivotal Cloud Foundry and IBM Public Cloud, whereas SAP Cloud Platform is most compared with Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, Mendix, Salesforce Platform and Oracle Integration Cloud Service. See our Microsoft Azure vs. SAP Cloud Platform report.
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One of the best features of SAP Cloud Platform is that it is web-based and you can log in from anywhere in the world. SAP Cloud Platform is suitable for companies of any size; it works well with both large and small companies. Its stability is great and the ability to expand is very simple. SAP Cloud Platform offers smooth integration and data synchronization - the push and pull of data is extremely valuable.
The functionality with SAP Cloud Platform can be difficult. We have experienced some challenges with usability and not being able to get all of the information we need. We would also like to see improvement with security, authentication, and reporting.
Microsoft Azure is extremely scalable with the capability to build an environment quickly. The automation and agility of Microsoft Azure is very valuable. It offers a great information protection feature - you can create custom labels for different documents and files. This keeps data more organized and secure.
Support with Microsoft Azure depends on the plan you purchase; lower-tier plans get limited support. Microsoft Azure can be a very expensive solution overall and can be complex to set up and manage. Integration with other products needs to be better. Microsoft Azure seems to be a bit slow in catching up with what other solutions have to offer.
Conclusion
Microsoft Azure’s biggest downside is the lack of functionality. SAP Cloud Platform provides better integration with other operating systems.
If you or your clients are fully committed to the Microsoft ecosystem, then Microsoft Azure is probably the best option for you.
For those that use other ecosystems, SAP Cloud Platform would be a better fit as they offer better integration with other solutions and broader overall functionality.
I think it's based on the context of your environment and what you want to do. The LinkedIn article by Murali Shanmugham gives you some perspective here.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse...
If you use SAP applications extensively, extending them with various services offered by SAP on the SAP Cloud platform would be very useful.
In fact, SAP has made this platform available on hyperscalers like MS Azure, AWS, etc.