Microsoft Azure Application Gateway's most valued aspects include Layer 7 control, customization, ease of integration, and configuration. Features like Web Application Firewall, load balancing, autoscaling, and traffic management stand out. Users appreciate the compatibility with Azure, simplification of application deployments, effective security measures, URL-based routing, SSL support, and seamless integration with other services. The service provides robust monitoring, automation, and support, enhancing protection, efficiency, and performance for users' applications.
- "It does an excellent job of load balancing."
- "This product works well to secure my public facing websites from things like sql injections"
- "The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway are the policies, the data store they are using, and the cloud platform it operates on."
Microsoft Azure Application Gateway requires improvements in pricing and integration, and its documentation needs enhancement. Users report challenges with user-friendliness, a complex setup process, and scalability issues. There is a need for improved security features, customizable configurations, and better support for different protocols. Concerns also arise around monitoring, real-time diagnostics, and better management of application balance. Users suggest a more intuitive interface and enhanced support services. Performance improvements and automation in processes are also necessary.
- "The increased security that we are considering is because of some of the things that the security team has brought to our attention. They have pointed out that we would most likely require a better web application firewall than Azure Application Gateway."
- "It is a bit tricky to configure in the UI. You've got to configure front end back end ports ips and map the listeners and rules for single or multi sites to configure it."
- "The support that they provide could be faster."
