# Azure IoT Edge Reviews **Vendor:** Microsoft **Category:** [IoT Edge Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/iot-edge-platforms) **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 12 ## About Azure IoT Edge Azure IoT Edge is a fully managed service that delivers cloud intelligence locally and makes hybrid cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions a reality. ## Azure IoT Edge Reviews ### 1. IoT solution simplified **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Stacey R. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 20, 2020 **What do you like best about Azure IoT Edge?** I enjoy Azure IoT because of how simple the product is to navigate and use. You will find yourself begin to use it for absolutely everything, around the office or home. **What do you dislike about Azure IoT Edge?** There isnt much to dislike, I would like to see a couple more fun add-ons come out. **Recommendations to others considering Azure IoT Edge:** Its easy to spin up, Go give it a try for a day. You wont be sorry that you did. **What problems is Azure IoT Edge solving and how is that benefiting you?** Within our company we automate almost every device when you walk into the office and when you walk out via NFC we can use this to create time sheets ect all streamlined through Azure IoT. ### 2. Streamlined experience that can pack a punch **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** John P. | Resident Assistant, Defense & Space, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2019 **What do you like best about Azure IoT Edge?** Azure IoT edge is a streamlined (when you include documentation) configuration tool that has assisted well in helping manage multiple IoT devices around my house and work. **What do you dislike about Azure IoT Edge?** Not really a con, but there is a learning curve at first going back and forth between documentation and product so you set up things right the first time. **Recommendations to others considering Azure IoT Edge:** While I myself only used the product for a short time, the power behind Azure IoT Edge and the support it offers in streamlining the administration of IoT devices in your company or home is extremely beneficial to any size team. **What problems is Azure IoT Edge solving and how is that benefiting you?** Customer activity monitoring, managing IoT devices in one cloud-based location, rather than various local servers. Steamlining is the number one benefit. ### 3. IoT solutions made simple and easy **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Telecommunications | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2019 **What do you like best about Azure IoT Edge?** The best thing about Azure IoT Edge is how simple and easy it is to use and navigate through. We find ourselves using it for various AI related tasks and projects throughout the company regarding telecommunications. It''s performance optimization feature is versatile and useful for so many reasons. We use it to automate a lot of tasks and projects within the company. The benefits are endless, as automating AI solutions make everyone's job a lot easier and less stressful. **What do you dislike about Azure IoT Edge?** There isn't much to dislike about Azure IoT Edge. It does now work with the Apple ecosystem, but it is possible that that change is reflected soon. **Recommendations to others considering Azure IoT Edge:** To take some time using the product and utilizing all it's features! There's a lot to take in with this sort of product, and if you're new to IoT development and tracking, it can be daunting at first, but is definitely worth the time to sit down and automate certain IoT tasks and projects that your company is using it for. **What problems is Azure IoT Edge solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use it to automate a lot of tasks and projects within the company. The benefits are endless, as automating AI solutions make everyone's job a lot easier and less stressful. ### 4. Edge for connecting **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Leigh M. | Photographer , Photography, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 28, 2019 **What do you like best about Azure IoT Edge?** What I like best about Azure Edge is how is can quickly and overall pretty seamlessly connect IoTs through different platforms **What do you dislike about Azure IoT Edge?** What I would say I dislike is that is that it can be a bit of a pain if people are working between Mac vs Windows but otherwise I can’t reallt say I have any complaints. **What problems is Azure IoT Edge solving and how is that benefiting you?** Connecting various platforms through work ### 5. Azure IoT Edge **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jesus y. | Engineer Process, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2019 **What do you like best about Azure IoT Edge?** implements artificial business intelligence in the cloud, allows to establish personalized logic and is fully scalable to various platforms **What do you dislike about Azure IoT Edge?** return to investment very slow, so it is a very expensive investment **Recommendations to others considering Azure IoT Edge:** use it **What problems is Azure IoT Edge solving and how is that benefiting you?** we administer through the business logic the integrated tools of azure like machine learning and other ### 6. Azure IoT is best - if you’re already sold on Azure **Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2019 **What do you like best about Azure IoT Edge?** Azure IoT Edge is excellent for all IoT needs - very reliable and performant, backed by Microsoft support **What do you dislike about Azure IoT Edge?** Azure IoT Edge is relatively expensive when compared to the competition, also takes some learning **What problems is Azure IoT Edge solving and how is that benefiting you?** Everything IoT - communication with hardware and real-time monitoring are excellent ### 7. Lives up to the hype **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospitality | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 28, 2019 **What do you like best about Azure IoT Edge?** Good Latency Flexible cloud platform for old "dumb" machines Offline availability Doesnt use that much bandwidth Seamless management between devices and cloud **What do you dislike about Azure IoT Edge?** none in the software itself. Lack of good support from Microsoft **What problems is Azure IoT Edge solving and how is that benefiting you?** Focusing more on analytics than on useless and time consuming data collection ### 8. Great tool , very helpful **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 17, 2019 **What do you like best about Azure IoT Edge?** -Great customer Service -Lots of options -Arguably most comprehensive tool present in this sphere **What do you dislike about Azure IoT Edge?** -UI is not easy to follow and stable -Community is not that large , if you are stuck then very less answers are available on google **What problems is Azure IoT Edge solving and how is that benefiting you?** Integrating heavy machines to the cloud ### 9. It was pretty good **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Insurance | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2019 **What do you like best about Azure IoT Edge?** I like the scalability, power bi, interactivity **What do you dislike about Azure IoT Edge?** There is really nothing I can honestly say I dislike **What problems is Azure IoT Edge solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are using for part of our inventory ### 10. Seamless tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 28, 2019 **What do you like best about Azure IoT Edge?** I like how seamless and easy this tool is **What do you dislike about Azure IoT Edge?** There isn’t anything I don’t like about it **What problems is Azure IoT Edge solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helped with our IoT needs ### 11. Using Azure IoT Edge with Success **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Industrial Automation | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 01, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure IoT Edge?** The robust nature of the system once it is fully setup. **What do you dislike about Azure IoT Edge?** Somewhat hard to find support from Microsoft as the product is relatively new. **What problems is Azure IoT Edge solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are connecting our industrial machines to the cloud using Azure IoT Edge. Benefits are allowing us to do this for the first time. ### 12. Reliable and Helpful **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 18, 2018 **What do you like best about Azure IoT Edge?** Azure has excellent customer service. They’re always willing to help. **What do you dislike about Azure IoT Edge?** The user interface can be a bit clunky at times. **What problems is Azure IoT Edge solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Azure IoT Edge for social media marketing analytics. - [View Azure IoT Edge pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-iot-edge/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-31+19%3A17%3A58+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=bd4a3fcf-b302-47e9-8373-0470618b2feb&secure%5Btoken%5D=d51b6da6c880cfa1a4034fae6e895288ed4541fb3233a223af3ea095ff26e431&format=llm_user) ## Azure IoT Edge Features **Edge** - Local processing - Edge Analytics - Edge Data Storage - Edge Application Management **Development and Deployment - Edge AI Platforms** - Integration - Edge Optimization - Framework and Language Support **Operations** - Process Control - Interoperability - Interface - Access Controls **Management - Edge AI Platforms** - Device Scalability - Security and Compliance - Real-Time Monitoring **Performance** - Containerization - Performance and Stability - Device Performance - Scalability ## Top Azure IoT Edge Alternatives - [AWS Greengrass](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-greengrass/reviews) - 4.1/5.0 (20 reviews) - [Portainer](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews) - 4.8/5.0 (292 reviews) - [Particle](https://www.g2.com/products/particle/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (180 reviews)