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Microsoft Azure vs Pantheon comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
321
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (1st)
Pantheon
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
22nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Web Hosting Services (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure is 18.0%, down from 19.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pantheon is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Azure18.0%
Pantheon0.6%
Other81.4%
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

Syed Abid  - PeerSpot reviewer
Versatile integrations and reliable customer satisfaction elevate cloud service experience
For Microsoft Azure improvement, they need to enhance their support system. The first level of support should be improved in terms of quality and response time. They need more technical support at the first level, as there are currently only one or two technical people among five to ten staff members at this level. They should ensure that the first level support is more technical because we normally provide services to technical users ourselves. When an issue arises, it usually escalates to the second or third level. When facing first level support, they may have limited knowledge and only collect screenshots to forward to their seniors. They should ensure that the first level support is aligned with L2 and L3 to better assist us, especially since we mention in the ticket that our issues are related to specific problems and require that sort of support.
Abhinand Gokhala K - PeerSpot reviewer
The product is user-friendly and performs well, but it is very costly compared to other tools
We are a software development company. We recommend solutions to our clients, but they ask us to compare it with other solutions. Clients compare the monthly costs of Pantheon with other servers and ask us to create the same environment in dedicated servers. If Pantheon reduces its cost, we can confidently suggest it to clients. Overall, I rate the tool a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I have found Microsoft Azure to be stable. We have large corporate customers and it is working great."
"Azure services like EDM and Batch are all famous, but one of the most popular services for development is Azure Functions, especially the PaaS option. Depending on a customer's environment, they can go for the PaaS."
"It's a cloud service, so it's always up to date."
"Technical support, from what I understand, is quite helpful and we speak with them regularly."
"The solution's technical support was very good."
"Some months ago, we started using Power BI embedded, which helped optimize the number of licenses for our company."
"Feedback and error messages make much more sense in Azure than in AWS."
"The product has been quite stable."
"Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model."
"The product allows users to create multiple development environments."
 

Cons

"There should be be better support for microservices and containers."
"When we are doing transfers of records in large amounts, for example, petabytes of data or few long datasets, the performance should not degrade as it does."
"The solution could improve by providing better tutorials and documentation."
"It is pretty secure, but it can always be more secure."
"With a Synapse environment, we might need to switch to Databricks for better scalability."
"I would like to see it more easily accessible."
"I would recommend some enhancement regarding integration features."
"The solution must improve its pricing."
"The Multidev environment is very costly compared to other tools like AWS and GCP."
"Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a monthly fee you need to pay for the use of Microsoft Azure."
"In countries experiencing high inflation, the cost of Azure services can be significantly impacted. This can result in higher expenses compared to other regions."
"The cost of Microsoft Azure depends on the services that are used and there can be a discount at a corporate level from Microsoft."
"Azure's pricing could be more competitive. Some clients mentioned that they are considering switching to AWS because of the price."
"We're paying in dollars, and it's very expensive for us because of the exchange rates."
"The cost could definitely be lower."
"There is a license for the solution."
"I rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten."
"The platform has reasonable pricing compared to other systems."
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Comparison Review

it_user8586 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 14, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
University
6%
Computer Software Company
11%
Educational Organization
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business140
Midsize Enterprise53
Large Enterprise148
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Also Known As

Windows Azure, Azure, MS Azure
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Sample Customers

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