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Azure Stack vs Google Anthos comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Stack
Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) (2nd)
Google Anthos
Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
12th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category, the mindshare of Azure Stack is 13.5%, down from 27.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Anthos is 4.3%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Azure Stack13.5%
Google Anthos4.3%
Other82.2%
Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

RS
Data Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Unified data platform has improved regulatory compliance but still needs better integration features
It is difficult to say about Azure Stack improvement because I need to revisit and study it again. The pricing is okay, but on the services side, perhaps we need to think about some services, not all. I would not like to see any additional features in the future. To give them more like a 9 out of 10 or 10 out of 10, I think they need to improve on the interface, implementation, configuration, and integration with other products, so I rate them an eight. As compared to AWS, they need to add more features. I would like to see operations and storage features, like AI features or security features.
AlbertoPascoe - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Azure Active Directory is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature is the OCR, which I use for reading PDFs."
"It's a good and cost effective solution for any organization. We can deploy the tech solution on premises and also in the cloud."
"The solution meets customers' regulatory requirements. Scalability allows for tasks such as transferring data and accessing local files."
"Azure Stack is a good product because it's flexible and easy to work with."
"It's not as complex compared to Amazon or AWS products, and Azure Stack is easier to use within the cloud."
"I am very much impressed with Azure Stack, especially regarding security, complete compliance, data sovereignty, and data security."
"The most valuable features are related to managing Kubernetes cluster nodes."
"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."
"The interface is really helpful and understanding of the tool comes easily."
 

Cons

"It is not easy to set up. Technical expertise is required."
"I would like to see the AI side come to one hundred percent in the near future."
"It would be great when Microsoft will enable WDI, AI and Cognitive Services in Azure Stack."
"Azure Stack's pricing could be improved."
"Azure Stack is an expensive product that should be made more cost-effective."
"As an end-user, I find it far too difficult to manage, and it's not really worth the effort, especially when there are other solutions that make it so much easier."
"The price of using Azure Stack for OCR is more expensive than using OCR by Google."
"The user interface could be more user friendly."
"The initial Google Anthos setup is not easy. Nothing is truly easy in the Google Anthos world."
"The initial Google Anthos setup is not easy. Nothing is truly easy in the Google Anthos world."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"It is not a cost-friendly solution."
"The licensing costs are expensive."
"Subscription model customers need not make large expenditures on upfront purchasing."
"Pricing could be improved so I rate it an eight out of ten."
"IaaS’s pricing is high."
"Price-wise, AWS might be relatively cheaper compared to Azure, but the deployment on Azure is much easier."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
33%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise26
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Questions from the Community

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