What is Microsoft Azure Arc?
Manage your applications and services in multi-cloud environments. Azure Arc helps you make the most of the cloud by providing tools to develop and operate cloud-native apps on any platform.
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89 Likeliness to Recommend
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99 Plan to Renew
86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+92 Net Emotional Footprint
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Pros
- Reliable
- Helps Innovate
- Respectful
- Security Protects
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Microsoft Azure Arc Reviews
Harsha K.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Healthcare
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2025
Powerful Hybrid Management
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?
Azure Arc treats on-premises and multi-cloud resources as first-class Azure citizens, enabling native use of services like Azure Monitor, Policy, Defender, and RBAC , something not all competitors offer with the same depth.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It provides a single pane of glass for managing Windows/Linux servers, Kubernetes clusters, databases, and applications .Whether they鈥檙e in AWS, GCP, on-prem, or edge
What do you dislike most about this product?
The pricing model can be confusing and layered, especially when combining Arc-enabled servers, Kubernetes, Defender plans, and data services.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
While onboarding basic features is easy, unlocking Arc's full potential (e.g., GitOps, custom policy management, data services) requires deep Azure knowledge and strong operational maturity, Be prepared for it
Pros
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Efficient Service
Emotonha P.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2025
Reliable, Scalable and Seamlessly Integrated Azure
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?
Deep Integration with Microsoft Ecosystem Azure Arc works seamlessly with tools like Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, Azure Security Center (Defender), and Azure Active Directory. For organizations already using Microsoft 365, Defender, or Entra ID, this tight integration provides a smoother experience than third-party platforms.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of this product is that, it extends Native Azure Services Anywhere Unlike other tools, Azure Arc allows you to deploy Azure services like Azure SQL Managed Instance and Azure App Services directly on your own infrastructure, even outside Azure. This is unique among cloud vendors. Essentially, it brings Azure's PaaS offerings to any infrastructure.
What do you dislike most about this product?
What I dislike most about this product is the initial setup complexity and learning curve, especially when you're working with a mix of legacy systems and non Azure environments. Although Azure Arc is a powerful and forward thinking platform, but this has been my biggest pain point.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Practical recommendations based on my experience: 1) Assess Your Hybrid Needs First 2) Invest in Azure Fundamentals Training: Azure Arc relies heavily on core Azure services like Resource Manager, Policy, Monitor, and Defender. Having your team trained on those basics will make the Arc experience smoother.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
Awolu S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2025
Seamless Hybrid Management with Azure Arc
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?
Azure Arc uniquely manages a wide range of resources, including servers, SQL Server, and Kubernetes, across any infrastructure, unlike AWS Outposts which is hardware-dependent and Google Anthos which is Kubernetes-centric. This flexibility and broad scope, combined with deep Microsoft ecosystem integration, makes Azure Arc a strong choice for comprehensive hybrid management.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Microsoft Azure provides efficient tools and services for data analytics and business intelligence. The platform is easy to navigate and well-categorized into service Apps and services like databases, analytics, computing, security, and many more. The setup and provisioning steps for each service are clear and consistent across the platform and there are plenty of learning resources for almost every service
What do you dislike most about this product?
Azure's robust features come with a steeper learning curve and complex pricing, potentially overwhelming new users. Additionally, non-premium support can be slow, and some services lack the polish of competitors like AWS, particularly in documentation and portal performance.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I'd suggest starting with the free tier to explore its powerful tools for app development, data analytics, and cloud services.
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- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Efficient Service
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