Top 10 Azure Virtual Machines Alternatives & Competitors

Top 10 Alternatives to Azure Virtual Machines Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

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Google Compute Engine
By Google
4.5/5
(935)
Product Description
Compute Engine enables you to create and run large-scale workloads on virtual machines hosted on Google Cloud. Get running quickly with pre-built and ready-to-go configurations or create machines of your own with the optimal amount of vCPU and memory required for your workload.
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Reviewers say compared to Azure Virtual Machines, Google Compute Engine is:
Better at support
More usable
Easier to set up
Categories in common with Azure Virtual Machines:
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Server Virtualization

Amazon EC2
By Amazon Web Services (AWS)
4.6/5
(1,160)
Product Description
AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud, making web-scale computing easier for developers.
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Reviewers say compared to Azure Virtual Machines, Amazon EC2 is:
Slower to reach roi
Better at support
Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with Azure Virtual Machines:
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

VMware vSphere
By Broadcom
4.5/5
(745)
Product Description
VMware vSphere is a free bare-metal hypervisor that virtualizes servers so you can consolidate your applications on less hardware.
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Reviewers say compared to Azure Virtual Machines, VMware vSphere is:
More expensive
Easier to admin
More usable
Categories in common with Azure Virtual Machines:
Server Virtualization
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Vultr
By Vultr Holdings LLC
4.3/5
(283)
Product Description
Vultr offers a standardized highly reliable high performance cloud compute environment with 14 datacenters around the globe.
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Reviewers say compared to Azure Virtual Machines, Vultr is:
Easier to set up
More usable
Easier to admin
Categories in common with Azure Virtual Machines:
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Server Virtualization

Akamai Cloud Computing
By Akamai Technologies
4.6/5
(403)
Product Description
The Developer Cloud Simplified
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Reviewers say compared to Azure Virtual Machines, Akamai Cloud Computing is:
Better at support
Easier to set up
More usable
Categories in common with Azure Virtual Machines:
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Oracle VM
By Oracle
4.3/5
(72)
Product Description
Server Virtualization.
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Reviewers say compared to Azure Virtual Machines, Oracle VM is:
Better at support
More usable
Easier to set up
Categories in common with Azure Virtual Machines:
Server Virtualization

Proxmox VE
By Proxmox
4.6/5
(33)
Product Description
Proxmox VE is a complete virtualization management solution for servers.
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Reviewers say compared to Azure Virtual Machines, Proxmox VE is:
Easier to admin
Categories in common with Azure Virtual Machines:
Server Virtualization

VirtualBox
By Oracle
4.5/5
(286)
Product Description
VirtualBox is an open source x86 and AMD64/Intel64 VDI solution for enterprises.
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Reviewers say compared to Azure Virtual Machines, VirtualBox is:
Easier to set up
More usable
Better at meeting requirements
Categories in common with Azure Virtual Machines:
Server Virtualization

Hostwinds
By Hostwinds
4.9/5
(438)
Product Description
Hostwinds offers website hosting for individuals and businesses of all sizes, with 24/7/365 support and nightly backups.
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Reviewers say compared to Azure Virtual Machines, Hostwinds is:
Slower to reach roi
Better at support
Easier to admin
Categories in common with Azure Virtual Machines:
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

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