# VMware Workstation Pro, Windows 7, Google Compute Engine vs Azure Virtual Machines Comparison

| | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 138 | 894 | 952 | 392 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (37.8% of reviews) | Small-Business (34.8% of reviews) | Small-Business (36.4% of reviews) | Enterprise (34.9% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | Pay As You Go Per Month | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### VMware Workstation Pro

Pros:
- Integrations (2 reviews)
- Snapshots (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Billing Issues (1 reviews)
- Difficult Configuration (1 reviews)

### Windows 7

Pros:
- User-Friendly (17 reviews)
- Ease of Use (14 reviews)

Cons:
- Outdated Technology (13 reviews)
- Security Issues (11 reviews)

### Google Compute Engine

Pros:
- Ease of Use (76 reviews)
- Scalability (69 reviews)

Cons:
- Pricing Issues (49 reviews)
- Expensive (45 reviews)

### Azure Virtual Machines

Pros:
- Ease of Use (48 reviews)
- Scalability (30 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (26 reviews)
- Cost Issues (23 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.4 (127 reviews) | 8.9 (711 reviews) | 9.0 (506 reviews) | 9.0 (337 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.9 (127 reviews) | 9.1 (724 reviews) | 8.7 (508 reviews) | 8.6 (337 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.6 (45 reviews) | 9.1 (270 reviews) | 8.6 (333 reviews) | 8.6 (204 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.0 (42 reviews) | 8.9 (215 reviews) | 8.6 (213 reviews) | 8.6 (192 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (102 reviews) | 7.9 (648 reviews) | 8.4 (467 reviews) | 8.4 (324 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (37 reviews) | 8.7 (198 reviews) | 8.8 (205 reviews) | 8.9 (184 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.7 (121 reviews) | 7.0 (676 reviews) | 9.4 (483 reviews) | 9.2 (325 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### VMware Workstation Pro

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Windows 7

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Google Compute Engine

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Beyond Free Tier and Free Trial

Price: Pay As You Go Per Month

Description: Pricing for Compute Engine is based on per-second usage of the machine types, persistent disks, and other resources that you select for your virtual machines. 

Key Features:
- Compute Engine charges for usage based on the following price sheet: https://cloud.google.com/compute/all-pricing

[Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/google-compute-engine/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Azure Virtual Machines

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Cloud Management Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **VMware Workstation Pro** | N/A | N/A |
| **Windows 7** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Compute Engine** | 8.6/10 | 153 |
| **Azure Virtual Machines** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Cloud Consolidation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (136 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Orchestration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (135 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (136 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Management

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Cloud Cost Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (135 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (136 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Resource Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (134 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Backup and Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (135 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Cloud Management Platforms

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **VMware Workstation Pro** | N/A | N/A |
| **Windows 7** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Compute Engine** | 8.6/10 | 204 |
| **Azure Virtual Machines** | 8.7/10 | 73 |

#### Infrastructure Provision

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Public Cloud** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (174 reviews) | 8.9 (65 reviews) | 
| **Private Cloud** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (173 reviews) | 8.6 (55 reviews) | 
| **Hybrid Cloud** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (164 reviews) | 9.0 (53 reviews) | 
| **Bare Metal** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (157 reviews) | 7.2 (48 reviews) | 
| **High-Performance Computing (HPC)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (165 reviews) | 8.3 (54 reviews) | 
| **Virtual Machines (VMs)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (179 reviews) | 9.3 (65 reviews) | 
| **Edge Computing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (159 reviews) | 8.5 (49 reviews) | 
| **Virtual Networks** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (176 reviews) | 9.1 (59 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Pay by Usage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (174 reviews) | 9.0 (60 reviews) | 
| **Usage Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (170 reviews) | 8.9 (55 reviews) | 
| **Performance Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (176 reviews) | 8.7 (55 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Resource Auto-Scaling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (173 reviews) | 8.9 (57 reviews) | 

### Server Virtualization

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **VMware Workstation Pro** | 9.2/10 | 31 |
| **Windows 7** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Compute Engine** | 8.6/10 | 125 |
| **Azure Virtual Machines** | 8.7/10 | 35 |

#### Performance

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | 9.4 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.0 (115 reviews) | 8.5 (28 reviews) | 
| **Portability** | 9.2 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.6 (110 reviews) | 8.3 (26 reviews) | 
| **Data Recovery** | 9.0 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.5 (109 reviews) | 8.9 (27 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **OS Integration** | 9.5 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.7 (109 reviews) | 9.0 (31 reviews) | 
| **Resource Saving** | 8.9 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.6 (108 reviews) | 8.5 (30 reviews) | 
| **Performance Management** | 9.2 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.7 (110 reviews) | 8.7 (29 reviews) | 
| **Security** | 9.5 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.1 (114 reviews) | 9.3 (30 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Server Virtualization

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Auto Scaling

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **VMware Workstation Pro** | N/A | N/A |
| **Windows 7** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Compute Engine** | 8.5/10 | 133 |
| **Azure Virtual Machines** | N/A | N/A |

#### Automated resource scaling

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Automatic resource discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (116 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Smart scaling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (118 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Scaling strategies

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Pre-defined optimization strategies** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (117 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Predictive scaling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (116 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Visualization

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Unified scaling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (115 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (116 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Operating System

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **VMware Workstation Pro** | N/A | N/A |
| **Windows 7** | 8.5/10 | 55 |
| **Google Compute Engine** | N/A | N/A |
| **Azure Virtual Machines** | N/A | N/A |

#### Memory Management - Operating System

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **RAM management** | Not enough data | 8.5 (44 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Device Management - Operating System

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **I/O management** | Not enough data | 8.8 (43 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Backup and Recovery - Operating System

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Data backup** | Not enough data | 8.7 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Error Detection - Operating System

| Feature | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **System operations monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.0 (40 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to VMware Workstation Pro (1):** [Server Virtualization Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/server-virtualization)

**Unique to Windows 7 (1):** [Operating Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/operating-system)

**Unique to Google Compute Engine (4):** [Cloud Management Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-management-platforms), [Server Virtualization Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/server-virtualization), [Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/infrastructure-as-a-service-iaas), [Auto Scaling Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/auto-scaling)

**Unique to Azure Virtual Machines (2):** [Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/infrastructure-as-a-service-iaas), [Server Virtualization Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/server-virtualization)


---
## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | VMware Workstation Pro | Windows 7 | Google Compute Engine | Azure Virtual Machines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 33.3% | 34.8% | 36.4% | 31.9% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 37.8% | 33.1% | 30.5% | 33.2% | 
| **Enterprise** | 28.9% | 32.1% | 33.1% | 34.9% | 

### By Industry

#### VMware Workstation Pro

- **Computer Software:** 23.7%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 23.7%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 8.1%
- **Higher Education:** 5.2%
- **Internet:** 3.7%
- **Computer Networking:** 3.0%
- **Semiconductors:** 2.2%
- **Information Services:** 2.2%
- **Financial Services:** 1.5%
- **Telecommunications:** 1.5%
- **Other:** 25.2%

#### Windows 7

- **Information Technology and Services:** 16.8%
- **Computer Software:** 10.3%
- **Higher Education:** 5.0%
- **Education Management:** 4.2%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.8%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.5%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 2.3%
- **Accounting:** 2.1%
- **Banking:** 2.0%
- **Financial Services:** 1.9%
- **Other:** 50.1%

#### Google Compute Engine

- **Information Technology and Services:** 20.7%
- **Computer Software:** 19.0%
- **Financial Services:** 6.5%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 4.2%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.2%
- **Retail:** 2.8%
- **Internet:** 2.2%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.1%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.1%
- **Consulting:** 2.0%
- **Other:** 35.4%

#### Azure Virtual Machines

- **Information Technology and Services:** 29.9%
- **Computer Software:** 17.6%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 7.5%
- **Accounting:** 4.3%
- **Information Services:** 2.4%
- **Financial Services:** 2.1%
- **Banking:** 1.9%
- **Higher Education:** 1.9%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 1.6%
- **Computer Networking:** 1.6%
- **Other:** 29.1%

---
## Alternatives

### Alternatives to VMware Workstation Pro

- [VirtualBox](https://www.g2.com/products/virtualbox/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (292 reviews)
- [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2384 reviews)
- [Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (974 reviews)
- [Proxmox VE](https://www.g2.com/products/proxmox-ve/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (36 reviews)
- [Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)](https://www.g2.com/products/nutanix-cloud-infrastructure-nci/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (324 reviews)
- [Vultr](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (286 reviews)
- [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (303 reviews)
- [Scale Computing Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/scale-computing-platform/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (265 reviews)
- [Oracle VM](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-vm/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (73 reviews)
- [Vagrant](https://www.g2.com/products/vagrant/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (32 reviews)

### Alternatives to Windows 7

- [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2384 reviews)
- [Apple iOS](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-ios/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1557 reviews)
- [Android](https://www.g2.com/products/android/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1272 reviews)
- [Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (974 reviews)
- [macOS Sierra](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-macos-sierra/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (482 reviews)
- [CentOS](https://www.g2.com/products/centos/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (425 reviews)
- [Oracle Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-linux/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (345 reviews)
- [Apple OS X El Capitan](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-os-x-el-capitan/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (262 reviews)
- [Apple OS X Mountain Lion](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-os-x-mountain-lion/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (220 reviews)
- [Fedora](https://www.g2.com/products/fedora/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (211 reviews)

### Alternatives to Google Compute Engine

- [Vultr](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (286 reviews)
- [Amazon EC2](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1193 reviews)
- [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (746 reviews)
- [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews)
- [Hostwinds](https://www.g2.com/products/hostwinds/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (438 reviews)
- [VMware vSphere](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (761 reviews)
- [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2384 reviews)
- [Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (974 reviews)
- [VMware Cloud Foundation](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-cloud-foundation/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (617 reviews)
- [SAP Business Technology Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-business-technology-platform/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (417 reviews)

### Alternatives to Azure Virtual Machines

- [Amazon EC2](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1193 reviews)
- [VMware vSphere](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (761 reviews)
- [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (746 reviews)
- [Vultr](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (286 reviews)
- [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews)
- [Oracle VM](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-vm/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (73 reviews)
- [Proxmox VE](https://www.g2.com/products/proxmox-ve/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (36 reviews)
- [VirtualBox](https://www.g2.com/products/virtualbox/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (292 reviews)
- [Hostwinds](https://www.g2.com/products/hostwinds/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (438 reviews)
- [VMware Cloud Director](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-cloud-director/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (17 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### VMware Workstation Pro

- Title: [Is Workstation Pro free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-workstation-pro-free) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Yes there is free plan for personal use"
- Title: [Is VMware a workstation pro?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-vmware-a-workstation-pro) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, VMware Workstation Pro is a powerful virtualization tool that serves as a workstation platform for professionals working with multiple operating..."

### Windows 7

- Title: [What is Windows 7 used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-windows-7-used-for) — 3 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "its use for Personal and office Desktop "
- Title: [how to find computer specs windows 7](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-to-find-computer-specs-windows-7) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Hey Clara, there's a few ways you can do this on Windows 7! The fastest way you can find your computer specs is by pressing Windows+R (the "run" command),..."
- Title: [Do you think Microsoft will extend support for Windows 7 after January 14, 2020?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/do-you-think-microsoft-will-extend-support-for-windows-7-after-january-14-2020) — 3 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hey, good question! It's difficult to say where Microsoft will draw a hard line on when they stop supporting Windows 7. Per their product lifecycle page..."
- Title: [Support for Windows 7](https://www.g2.com/discussions/12026-support-for-windows-7) — 3 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "In my opinion, I believe it will not affect the market even though many users use this operating system. The current technical support is quite..."
- Title: [I am using dell vostro 1550 laptop with windows 7 home basic version. can I upgrade my system to windows 10 version?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/windows-7-i-am-using-dell-vostro-1550-laptop-with-windows-7-home-basic-version-can-i-upgrade-my-system-to-wind) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, you can use Windows 10."

### Google Compute Engine

- Title: [What does Google Compute Engine do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-google-compute-engine-do) — 4 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "You can deploy a VM instance within minutes via the Google Compute Engine, connect to your instance via SSH, and monitor metrics like CPU, Network, Memory..."
- Title: [What is Google Compute Engine used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-google-compute-engine-used-for) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Virtual machine implementation in the Cloud"
- Title: [What is a compute instance?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-a-compute-instance) — 2 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "It is virtual machine offering from Google Cloud"
- Title: [Is Google Compute Engine PaaS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-google-compute-engine-paas) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "No"
- Title: [Can I get the manual to understand the different features of it ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-get-the-manual-to-understand-the-different-features-of-it) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "This is the official documentation: https://cloud.google.com/docs
This might help you.
"

### Azure Virtual Machines

- Title: [What is Azure Virtual Machines used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-azure-virtual-machines-used-for) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) are used to run applications and workloads on virtualized server environments in the cloud. They allow you to deploy and manage..."
- Title: [What operating systems does an Azure virtual machine support?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-operating-systems-does-an-azure-virtual-machine-support) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "2012 and above"
- Title: [What are Azure virtual machines used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-azure-virtual-machines-used-for) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Mission critical workloads"
- Title: [What is virtual machine in Azure portal?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-virtual-machine-in-azure-portal) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "It is a computer file that behaves like a computer,it has computing environment that offers to run different operating system "
- Title: [Azure VM](https://www.g2.com/discussions/36714-azure-vm) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Most powerful VM machine"

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/vmware-workstation-pro-vs-windows-7-vs-google-compute-engine-vs-azure-virtual-machines)