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Microsoft Azure Arc

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

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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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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Azure Arc won the following awards in the Cloud Management category

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2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Product Impact

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Microsoft Azure Arc Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Arc?

2% Negative

3% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Helps Innovate
Respectful
Continually Improving Product

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Cloud Integration

Cloud Analytics and Reporting

Capacity Management

Self Service Cloud Services

Configuration Validation

Cloud SLA Management Governance

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity

Performance Monitoring Management

Application Release Automation

Orchestration and Workflow Management

Cloud Migration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Microsoft Azure Arc Reviews

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2024

Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Ravelly S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

"Ultimate Cloud Management software ever"

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?

Microsoft Azure Arc enables the deployment and management of data services very easily, which makes it different from other similar software.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Microsoft Azure Arc is its integrated management approach that simplifies operations and improves accessibility.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is nothing to dislike about this software, as its features are getting enhanced every now and then.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

In order to ensure a smooth end-to-end business process, I recommend others make use of this software, taking compatibility and data integration into consideration.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Quentin L.

Role: Public Sector
Industry: Other
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

The best features

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?

Microsoft Azure have the best features

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to use

What do you dislike most about this product?

Lack of flexibility

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

take your time to have an installation consistent with your environment

Pros

Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Inspires Innovation
Saves Time

Cons

Commodity Features
Less Generous
Charges for Enhancements

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Microsoft Azure Arc Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Arc?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Cloud Integration Includes real-time data integration, APIs, and data quality.

Cloud Analytics and Reporting The ability to track, report and vizualize cloud resource consumption to support life-cycle management, capacity planning, and (optionally) chargeback/showback

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

Self Service Cloud Services Self-service provisioning (infrastructure, middleware, application) automation, including a service catalog and policy-based life-cycle management capabilities

Configuration Validation Reviews resources within a cloud footprint to confirm required configurations and standards.

Cloud SLA Management Governance Collects, aggregates and manages data to ensure adherence to committed service levels.

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity Ability to scale horizontally to more instances when extra throughput or storage is required.

Performance Monitoring Management Provide visibility into & control over the performance of servers/VMs, network, storage

Application Release Automation Continuously manage the release and maintenance of applications.

Orchestration and Workflow Management Orchestrating IT Processes such as Provisioning and RunBook Automation across on-prem and cloud workloads

Cloud Migration Migration of applications and workloads to cloud.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Microsoft Azure Arc Reviews

Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ravelly S.

"Ultimate Cloud Management software ever"

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Quentin L.

The best features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Cloud Integration

Cloud Analytics and Reporting

Capacity Management

Self Service Cloud Services

Configuration Validation

Cloud SLA Management Governance

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity

Performance Monitoring Management

Application Release Automation

Orchestration and Workflow Management

Cloud Migration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization