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Microsoft Azure vs Virtuozzo Application Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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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)
Virtuozzo Application Platform
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
21st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
7
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 Virtuozzo Application Platform is 1.7%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure12.0%
Virtuozzo Application Platform1.7%
Other86.3%
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.
Miguel Maloney Thompson - PeerSpot reviewer
IC Director at a printing company with 11-50 employees
A scalable and stable solution that has good scalability and is easy to setup
It is a scalable solution. I have yet to have a scenario regarding automatic scale and if there's an increase in resource requirement or need. We have yet to have that scenario. We have yet to test that. The scalability was more than manually adjusting and increasing whatever I had to do. I rate it eight 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

"For me and many other people, the general view is that Azure is very stable."
"Depending on the project requirements, I would recommend using Azure."
"The solution has proven to be quite stable so far."
"Azure is a good networking solution from a WAN perspective."
"The portal makes it easier to work with the solution."
"To me, the most valuable Azure features are AKS, Cloud SQL, security, and account management."
"SQL Server has been most beneficial for our client’s workload."
"The solution offers many of the same features and has similar functionality to AWS, the performance is good, it's easy to use, we find that it's stable, and the solution scales quite well."
"As a strategic solution, it's really good because it will avoid a lot of cost if you are building your data center, for example, or from scratch."
"Jelastic is exactly what we expect from a PaaS vendor: easy-to-start, easy-to-manage, container based technology, support for vertical and horizontal auto-scaling, and all this without vendor lock-in."
"The technical support is extremely helpful, and they have a very good support team."
"The advanced level of production-ready Docker hosting, one-click application deployment, and the truly flexible pricing."
"We almost don't have to maintain our servers."
"The dynamic vertical scaling is a unique feature."
"Technical support from Jelastic is very good."
"If you are looking for a great PaaS product, don't hesitate to check Jelastic!"
 

Cons

"Its pricing should be better. In terms of features, I am yet to explore the whole solution, and the current features seem okay."
"The support team is not responding to my emails."
"Integration with more platforms needs improvement."
"I have found Microsoft Azure has many components to use and it's very difficult to understand every component."
"There were some stability issues."
"Predictability and quality need improvement. Make sure things work predictably, as expected, and are documented."
"Microsoft Azure's design language is a little too basic."
"The solution should emulate what MuleSoft is doing. At the moment MuleSoft has a lot of other features compared to Azure API integration."
"The backup functionality needs to be improved."
"For now, some customers are requesting support of Docker containers for Windows."
"The security layers also need to be improved because there is no clear layer or tier of security in the solution."
"The backup features need improvement, or rather it should be added, as I could not find it."
"An S3 like storage system, if they have a s3 API compatible system I can move my files from AWS."
"I would like to see better integration into enterprise storage products."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its costing can be improved. Its licensing is monthly. In addition to the standard license fee, there is a transactional cost."
"I rate the product price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is high price, and ten is low price."
"Customers need to purchase additional services because of the complexity of it."
"Licensing fees are paid monthly."
"The pricing model is subscription-based and it's not an expensive solution."
"I pay for a yearly subscription."
"The cost structure is like most cloud-based services. The solution could be cheaper, it is always better to be cheaper."
"It’s necessary to use third party products or to use good self-management economic tools"
"I would rate the cost 3 out of 5. There are additional costs other than licensing fees."
"Pricing for providers is revenue-shared based. Providers should invest in hardware to set up the Jelastic cluster."
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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%
Outsourcing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
6%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
 

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 Business7
 

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Windows Azure, Azure, MS Azure
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