Azure Stack vs Google Anthos comparison

Microsoft and Google are both solutions in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category. Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 7.8, while Google is ranked #13. Microsoft holds a 24.7% mindshare in HCCP, compared to Google’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of Google users who would recommend it.

Azure Stack

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92% willing to recommend

Google Anthos

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50% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Stack

Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) (2nd)

Google Anthos

Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms

13th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category, the mindshare of Azure Stack is 24.7%, down from 29.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Anthos is 2.5%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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JitenderSingh

Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

User activities are effectively tracked and managed under one roof

My primary use case for this solution is for cybersecurity and device management I find Cloud App Security and activity alerts particularly valuable. They allow me to track all user activities. Everything is stored under one roof, so there is no need for different licenses for different…

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AlbertoPascoe

Independent consultant at Freelance

Quick time to market; great return on investment

Now everything is always changing and getting more performance and getting better and I think that, this is my sense of the answer, I mean, everything is working well, comparing with other products. I don't remember any kind of set down of course or something like that I can mention. That's my understanding, yeah. The Google Anthos business model could improve. As I understand, Google Anthos is not an internal part of the ecosystem. In fact, the Google sales effort and technical team are separated. In other words, the DCP was not voluntarily talking to the GCP. For example, if you need to talk to someone inside GCP about the connection or the integration with Anthos, the person who can help you is not in GCP. You would need to speak with someone inside Google. From the client perspective, this is not good. Overall, the management of the solution could be improved. The initial Google Anthos setup could be improved.

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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

"Azure Stack is stable."

"The most valuable features are related to managing Kubernetes cluster nodes."

"Azure Stack is a good product because it's flexible and easy to work with."

"The solution's technical support is great since, in our company, we get answers to most of our questions, and most of our queries get resolved with the help of the documentation itself."

"The most valuable features are that it is a Hybrid, and we can easily integrate with the Microsoft Public Cloud."

"Azure Stack is like a hybrid model with a CI/CD pipeline. The IaaS and PaaS model works well with a hybrid type of connectivity."

"The stability is good. We haven't had any issues with the viability or scalability. It's been good so far."

"The solution is easy to use, especially for individuals who are not familiar with coding and has security built-in."

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"The Google Anthos feature I find the most valuable is the easy of use. In Google Anthos, you don't need to move along too many screens and so on. The interface is really helpful and understanding of the tool comes easily."

Cons

"The visibility of its SDN feature needs improvement."

"The technical support team's response time needs improvement."

"I think the monitoring tools needs some improvement."

"Customers need to consider the Disaster Recovery. Microsoft tech is only providing support to Azure."

"I would like to see better support for containers."

"The user interface could be more user friendly."

"The solution could use more training materials to help users understand how to use the product effectively. Online training would also be a beneficial addition to the product."

"Technical support is very poor. When we meet Microsoft in the coming weeks to discuss expansion, we'll be speaking to them directly about this."

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"The initial Google Anthos setup is not easy. Nothing is truly easy in the Google Anthos world."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don't have a specific feature, my customers use all of the features that are available and the entire stack."

"The pricing falls in the middle. It serves as a mediator between being expensive and being affordable, but it's not exactly cheap either. I would rate it a six out of ten."

"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive."

"In terms of costs, it is a standard price, and there is no negotiation."

"Azure Stack is a medium-priced product, so it is not overpriced, but the prices may be higher for certain services."

"The solution saves us money but is more costly than other products such as AWS."

"The pricing is excellent with several options to save you time and money."

"Azure has a subscription version. It has a pay-as-you-go subscription with a subscription ID. So, you have your particular subscription with an enterprise agreement. There is a dev-type subscription for development and testing. The pricing seems pretty reasonable. The pricing could be per resource."

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Computer Software Company

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10%

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Anthos lets you build and manage modern hybrid applications on existing on-premises investments or in the public cloud. Built on open source technologies pioneered by Google - including Kubernetes, Istio, and Knative - Anthos enables consistency between on-premises and cloud environments. Anthos helps accelerate application development and strategically enable your business with transformational technologies like service mesh, containers, and microservices.

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