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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (45.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Azure Virtual Machines
Star Rating
(385)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Virtual MachinesWindows 8
Star Rating
(549)3.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Windows 8Azure Virtual Machines vs Windows 8
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure Virtual Machines easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Azure Virtual Machines overall.
- Reviewers felt that Azure Virtual Machines meets the needs of their business better than Windows 8.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure Virtual Machines is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Azure Virtual Machines over Windows 8.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Virtual Machines
No pricing availableWindows 8
No pricing availableFree Trial
Azure Virtual Machines
No trial information availableWindows 8
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
332
7.8
406
Ease of Use
8.6
332
7.6
413
Ease of Setup
8.6
198
8.2
151
Ease of Admin
8.6
190
7.6
112
Quality of Support
8.3
320
7.6
369
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
182
7.3
97
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
320
6.1
397
Features by Category
Infrastructure Provision
9.0
60
Not enough data
8.6
55
Not enough data
9.0
52
Not enough data
7.2
48
Not enough data
8.3
53
Not enough data
9.3
58
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
9.1
56
Not enough data
Management
8.9
55
Not enough data
8.9
53
Not enough data
8.7
54
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
53
Not enough data
Performance
8.4
25
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
29
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.7
28
Not enough data
9.3
29
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Memory Management - Operating System
Not enough data
8.1
25
Device Management - Operating System
Not enough data
7.6
24
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
Not enough data
8.1
25
Error Detection - Operating System
Not enough data
6.9
24
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Azure Virtual Machines and Windows 8 share no categories
Unique Categories
Azure Virtual Machines is categorized as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Server Virtualization
Windows 8 is categorized as Operating System
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Virtual Machines
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Windows 8
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
29.8%
Computer Software
18.2%
Computer & Network Security
7.3%
Accounting
4.3%
Information Services
2.4%
Other
37.9%
Information Technology and Services
20.4%
Computer Software
13.4%
Education Management
4.5%
Higher Education
4.3%
Computer & Network Security
3.5%
Other
53.9%
Discussions
What are Azure virtual machines used for?
2 Comments
RL
Some use cases:
Application Hosting, Development and Testing, Data Processing and Analytics, Disaster Recovery, High-Performance Computing (HPC), Hybrid...Read more
Many are curious about the advantages of Windows 8 compared to the previous Windows, namely Windows 7. Here is more information about the advantages of Windows 8 compared to Windows 7 that has been summarized.
2 Comments
LD
Because Windows 8 is the best.Read more
Is Windows 8 a good operating system?
2 Comments
AM
Its not bad but not the best OS. UI design is modern but has instability issues. Navigating through the UI is not user-friendly and can be confusing for most...Read more
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