Microsoft Azure vs. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Microsoft Azure

1,010 Reviews and Ratings

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

359 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Microsoft Azure	Score8.5 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft 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
OCI	Score9 out of 10	N/A	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is Oracles's infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform which combines the utility of public cloud with the granular control, security, and predictability of on-premises infrastructure.	N/A

Pricing

Microsoft Azure

OCI

Developer: $29
per month
Standard: $100
per month
Professional Direct: $1000
per month
Basic: Free
per month

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Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Azure	OCI
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

No setup fee

Optional

The 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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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Microsoft Azure	OCI
Considered Both Products	Microsoft No answer on this topic	Oracle Verified User Chose OCI Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) competes with several major cloud providers, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and others.Here is why we consider selecting Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: Strong for Oracle Workloads, … Incentivized Helpful? Mukul Singh DevOps Engineer in Information Technology at Boxinall Softech (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose OCI We used Microsoft Azure and Docker earlier and faced some difficulties like Microsoft Azure and Docker. Occasionally, the generation of large images can delay deployment. It is also necessary for me to admit that Microsoft Azure and Docker have a somewhat steep learning curve. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose OCI We did an proof of concept between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Web Service and Microsoft Azure. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure was the clear winner with us because of support of the product. The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure support staff was very knowledgeable and helpful … Incentivized Helpful? Sharang Dwivedi Database Engineer in Information Technology at Giesecke+Devrient (Information Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees) Chose OCI Microsoft Azure Cloud does not provide the native Oracle Database service with features like RAC, ASM Exadata, etc. Hence, we decided to use the Oracle Cloud for the database platform instead of Azure. Also, Microsoft and Azure came to an agreement to work together where Azure … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose OCI Compared to its competitors, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is the best solution for autonomous databases which reduces the overall operational burden on the team. It is best suited for regulated industries like Banking due to its enhanced compliance and security along with its … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose OCI Oracle Cloud Infrastructure excels in website hosting Oracle workloads. It gives optimized infrastructure and database offerings for Oracle Database, making it a natural preference for businesses heavily reliant on Oracle technology. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's close … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose OCI In one liner, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is second only to AWS in terms of cost effectiveness. But availability wise and performance wise it is at par with Amazon Web Services. Acquia Cloud doesn't have much comparison against Oracle Cloud Infrastructured as the later is … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose OCI When compared to AWS, Azure, and Veem, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure appeared to have a more robust offering for our primary objective of Disaster Recovery. The Oracle single click disaster recovery plan creation tool was especially beneficial as this is our first true … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose OCI I think Oracle Cloud Infrastructure has a long way to go to be at par with AWS, GCP & Azure infrastructure that have an established presence and repute proving functionality beyond what it has for Oracle databases Incentivized Helpful? Johanes Siregar Risk Insight Product in Information Technology at Telkomsel (Telecommunications, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose OCI Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) competes effectively with cloud giants like AWS, Azure and GCP. OCI's standout features include robust security and compliance measures, transparent pricing with cost optimization tools, high-performance computing capabilities, seamless … Incentivized Helpful? David Williams CTO (Chief Technical Officer) in Information Technology at Pharmacy 4 Less (Retail, 501-1000 employees) Chose OCI While AWS and Azure are more mature than Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, we felt Oracle Cloud Infrastructure had a lower barrier to entry with a greater range of always-free services. It also provides free certification opportunities periodically which incentivised our engineers … Incentivized Helpful? Anthony Malbrough Deskside Support in Information Technology at Enterprise Products (Computer Software, 1001-5000 employees) Chose OCI Lower cost, faster and more powerful in terms of high-capacity apps, and has solutions to meet the need of a specific group of customers. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose OCI Honestly, It is much easier to use and operate your workloads on other cloud providers than Oracle, however, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure main advantage is its existence in some different countries/regions where others haven't established a foothold yet, making its cloud … Incentivized Helpful? Lisandro Fernigrini Database Practice Leader in Information Technology at Kapsch Trafficcom (Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees) Chose OCI We use Azure for most of company deployments, since we use Microsoft stack, but since we also use Oracle databases we were able to test OCI and compare the usage. I use OCI to test new features and solutions. Incentivized Helpful? Adriana Grama Junior Assistant Developer in Information Technology at Technology Network Services (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees) Chose OCI on Azure you can't migrate your licenses azure is good for other instances like SQL servers that we own Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose OCI Amazon AWS is missing features like data mining, table partitioning. Incentivized Helpful?
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Features

Microsoft Azure

OCI

Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Feature	Microsoft Azure 8.5 19 Ratings	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 6.8 131 Ratings
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime	9.018 Ratings	8.3127 Ratings
Dynamic scaling	8.018 Ratings	7.5127 Ratings
Elastic load balancing	9.017 Ratings	8.4118 Ratings
Pre-configured templates	8.017 Ratings	4.8116 Ratings
Monitoring tools	8.418 Ratings	8.4126 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images	8.016 Ratings	6.6114 Ratings
Operating system support	8.918 Ratings	5.2125 Ratings
Security controls	9.018 Ratings	5.3127 Ratings
Automation	8.016 Ratings	6.991 Ratings

User Ratings
	Microsoft Azure	OCI
Likelihood to Recommend	8.9 (88 ratings)	8.6 (131 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (16 ratings)	9.7 (5 ratings)
Usability	9.4 (28 ratings)	8.1 (13 ratings)
Availability	6.8 (2 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (21 ratings)
Support Rating	8.1 (28 ratings)	7.0 (18 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Implementation Rating	8.0 (2 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	- (0 ratings)	7.2 (9 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (1 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Professional Services	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (5 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)