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Azure Cloud Services vs. Microsoft Azure

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Cloud Services

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AAzure Cloud Services is a cloud platform that enables users to create infinitely-scalable cloud applications and APIs. It enables users to build the web and cloud applications needed while also simplifying the management of applications with cloud services, and while ensuring high availability. Users can: scale an environment automatically based on demand and reduce costs, automate operating system and application updates to increase security, and take advantage of integrated health monitoring…

    $0.02

    per hour

    Microsoft Azure

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Azure is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying, and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed datacenters.

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    Azure Cloud ServicesMicrosoft Azure
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Developer
    $29
    per month
    Standard
    $100
    per month
    Professional Direct
    $1000
    per month
    Basic
    Free
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure Cloud ServicesMicrosoft Azure
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThe free tier lets users have access to a variety of services free for 12 months with limited usage after making an Azure account.
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    Features
    Azure Cloud ServicesMicrosoft Azure
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Azure Cloud Services and Microsoft Azure
    Feature
    Azure Cloud Services
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    Microsoft Azure
    -
    Ratings
    Ease of building user interfaces8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scalability9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform management overhead9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform access control9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment creation9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment replication9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue recovery8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Azure Cloud Services and Microsoft Azure
    Feature
    Azure Cloud Services
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Azure
    8.5
    19 Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling00 Ratings8.018 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates00 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Monitoring tools00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    Operating system support00 Ratings8.918 Ratings
    Security controls00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Automation00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Azure Cloud ServicesMicrosoft Azure
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.8
    (88 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (28 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (28 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)