AWS PrivateLink vs Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft are both solutions in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #30, while Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.7. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 1.0% mindshare in EIV, compared to Microsoft’s 4.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

AWS PrivateLink

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100% willing to recommend

Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway

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90% willing to recommend

AWS PrivateLink

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between AWS PrivateLink and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

AWS PrivateLink

Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN

30th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway

Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN

4th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category, the mindshare of AWS PrivateLink is 1.0%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is 4.6%, down from 6.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Infrastructure VPN Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway	4.6%
AWS PrivateLink	1.0%
Other	94.4%

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Francis Adesalu

Network Administrator at WSTC Financial Services Limited

A highly stable tool that needs to improve its security

The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that the tool provides security features, and AWS serves as a certificate of trust for its uses. The tool is easy to set up, and it secures your internet connection, so your IP address and email are not exposed over the internet since the VPN has the ability to mask the IP addresses of users after users get an Amazon ID to use for internet browsing.

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Srinivas A

Director- Head of DevOps, security, and Complaince at Rightdata

Secure data links from on-premise sources have enabled private access to client databases

The best feature of Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is its sophisticated security mechanism for transmitting data between on-premise to Azure or Azure to Azure. The process of building the VPN gateway is user-friendly, making it easy to configure. Additionally, it supports various options to establish connections between on-premise to Azure or other sources to targets. Using pfSense as a firewall and VPN at our on-premise allows us to establish connections between Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and our on-premise pfSense VPN easily. This streamlined connection process occurs within a few steps. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway has positively impacted our organization because it is core to our system and crucial for establishing private connections to our customer's data sources. Their databases lie in a private network with no communication with the outside world. Our customers trust Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, and by extension, trust us because of this efficient networking establishment process.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"The solution is very quick to connect."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is its performance. It is very fast."

"I rate the product ten out of ten."

"The side-to-side connections are valuable."

"It is easy to configure."

"One of the most valuable features is its support for various protocols, including BGP, which helps in making more secure connections."

"What I like best about Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is that it's a managed VPN, so it's one of the most powerful VPNs I've ever found. It also provides point-to-site VPNs configurable within a few minutes."

"The VPN Gateway is valued for its ease of use and redundancy."

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Cons

"Security is an area of concern in the product where the solution needs to improve."

"I would like for them to improve the troubleshooting features. We have some problems with traffic and I can't identify where the problem is coming from."

"Microsoft could work on having micro VPNs to integrate with mobile devices."

"Make it completely routable, for example, if I have a gateway, I should be able to connect to whatever network I want on either side of the gateway, and the gateway should figure out which packet goes where."

"I would like for them to improve the troubleshooting features. We have some problems with traffic and I can't identify where the problem is coming from. I have to open a ticket with support until it gets resolved. Microsoft doesn't offer enough tools to resolve the issue."

"My advice is to only use it if absolutely necessary. If you have the option, don't."

"It isn't stabilized on the first day, and you need to set up the channels properly."

"The product must provide a single sign-on."

"There is a need to improve the paperwork and management approval process, which is currently painful, though not directly related to the VPN Gateway itself."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is not completely available for free, especially if you want to use certain features for which the cost is very minimal."

"Its price is reasonable for new technology."

"Payment for licensing the solution is part of the operating model. So, one needs to keep on paying while consuming the solution. In short, the payment is based on the solution's capacity."

"The cost could be lower."

"The costs are quite high."

"Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is the cheapest way for us to connect to our cloud infrastructure. Other solutions, such as ExpressRoute are very expensive."

"There is a monthly license and the price depends on how many users are using Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. The price could be less expensive."

"The product costs us $140 to $180 per month."

"I pay the licensing charges associated with the tool on an hourly basis. The tool is affordable."

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Computer Software Company

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Comms Service Provider

Government

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Large Enterprise

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	14

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What do you like most about Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway?

The solution is user-friendly.

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Overview

AWS PrivateLink simplifies the security of data shared with cloud-based applications by eliminating the exposure of data to the public Internet. AWS PrivateLink provides private connectivity between VPCs, AWS services, and on-premises applications, securely on the Amazon network.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

A VPN gateway is a specific type of virtual network gateway that is used to send encrypted traffic between an Azure virtual network and an on-premises location over the public Internet. You can also use a VPN gateway to send encrypted traffic between Azure virtual networks over the Microsoft network. Each virtual network can have only one VPN gateway. However, you can create multiple connections to the same VPN gateway. When you create multiple connections to the same VPN gateway, all VPN tunnels share the available gateway bandwidth.

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Heroku, Twilio, Autodesk, SigOpt, Aqua, Snowflake

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