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What is Microsoft Azure Container Service?

Azure Container Service optimizes the configuration of popular open source tools and technologies specifically for Azure. You get an open solution that offers portability for both your containers and your application configuration. You select the size, the number of hosts, and choice of orchestrator tools, and Container Service handles everything else.

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Microsoft Azure Container Service is the #2 ranked solution in top Containers as a Service vendors. PeerSpot users give Microsoft Azure Container Service an average rating of 8.2 out of 10. Microsoft Azure Container Service is most commonly compared to Amazon Elastic Container Service: Microsoft Azure Container Service vs Amazon Elastic Container Service. Microsoft Azure Container Service is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 47% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 21% of all views.
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November 2024
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Microsoft Azure Container Service mindshare

As of December 2024, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure Container Service in the Containers as a Service (CaaS) category stands at 20.0%, down from 27.3% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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TypeTitleDate
CategoryContainers as a Service (CaaS)Dec 18, 2024Download
ProductReviews, tips, and advice from real usersDec 18, 2024Download
ComparisonMicrosoft Azure Container Service vs Amazon Elastic Container ServiceDec 18, 2024Download
ComparisonMicrosoft Azure Container Service vs IBM Cloud Kubernetes ServiceDec 18, 2024Download
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Amazon Elastic Container Service4.2N/A94%48 interviewsAdd to research
 
 
Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

  • "The product makes things easier since it's self-managed. Therefore, there is less administration workload and operational costs."
  • "Visualization is the most important feature."
  • "It's a great product if you are in a Microsoft environment."

Room for Improvement

  • "Since the product is fully managed, it is expensive."
  • "Standard support could be more helpful and responsive."
  • "In terms of the container strategy, they need to make it more compliant with the Linux OS."

Pricing

  • "The solution's pricing is reasonable."
  • "Microsoft Azure Container Service has costs but in the container environment, there are no costs because it is open source and we are using Docker as the container engine in the master and worker nodes established in the Azure environment."
  • "The costs depend on the resources that you use, and there is a cost-management system to help calculate it."
These insights are based on the in-depth reviews provided by peers to help you make a better buying decision.
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Top industries

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Computer Software Company
21%
Real Estate/Law Firm
9%
Media Company
9%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
Educational Organization
6%
Non Profit
4%
Performing Arts
4%
Construction Company
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Insurance Company
3%
Retailer
3%
Wellness & Fitness Company
3%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
University
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Marketing Services Firm
1%
Logistics Company
1%

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