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AWS Outposts vs Azure Stack comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Outposts
Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
5th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Azure Stack
Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category, the mindshare of AWS Outposts is 15.1%, down from 24.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Azure Stack is 30.1%, down from 34.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

PraveenS - PeerSpot reviewer
Has the ability to provide interfaces for events and allows you to work both offline and online
Providing online support has proven to be quite valuable. However, it's important to note that this isn't so much an improvement, but rather a standard practice for solutions like Azure Stack or AWS Outpost. Typically, the respective companies send their engineers for installation at the customer's premises, ensuring on-site support. I recall a similar instance when we requested on-site support for one of our locations in Hyderabad, and Amazon agreed to send their engineers to set up the solution in our office environment. That said, in terms of potential improvements, it would be beneficial to have the option for capacity expansion. When customers opt for a solution like Outpost, they receive a fixed set of capacities in terms of storage, network, and hardware. As design engineers, it's crucial to consider use cases and plan for scalability and sustainability. Having the flexibility to extend these capacities could be valuable. Some engineers may not be aware of future needs, and if there's an opportunity to expand capacity without the need for additional functionality, it would be a helpful feature. This way, we can cater to various needs and ensure the solution remains adaptable in the long run.
PuneetKaura - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers seamless transition, integration capabilities of Azure Stack works well and scales easily
For hybrid cloud operations, the seamless transition it enables is key. Most enterprises have a lot of workloads on-premises, and they want a smooth way to move into the cloud. Some things are on-prem, and some things are on the cloud. Azure Stack bridges that gap with solutions that work well for their existing on-premises infrastructure.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable aspect is its ability to provide interfaces for events."
"I think the keys to success for the solution is the easy-to-use user interface and the fact that the development team really likes the platform."
"If you compare with the full bundle of these services, you can see the difference. This is enough for these locations in private data centers. Because the main reasons why the customers want to have it on their side are for the low latency and the security of their critical data."
"The most valuable aspect is that it comes in a rack form factor which makes it incredibly easy to use and deploy various AWS services."
"Outposts allows you to isolate your private environment from the public cloud provider while enabling almost all the features that are available on public cloud services. That is the beauty of this service. It's an infrastructure that you can put in your data center and seamlessly connect to the public cloud."
"AWS Outposts brings native AWS services, infrastructure, and API to our on-premises data center or co-location facilities."
"With AWS, we've had seamless integration and support for many of our applications."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of deployment for services such as SSH, creating a web site, and Azure billing services to measure the consumption of resources."
"The most valuable thing about Azure Stack is that it provides a unified control panel for managing cloud services."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Stack is its ability to store and process large amounts of data."
"Azure Stack is easy to use. Its major benefit is that it doesn't need its infrastructure. We didn't face any issues integrating it with our infrastructure."
"Technical support is quick and responsive."
"It is helpful from a security point of view because we can create our own isolated, private environments that contain virtual networks, and we can put security rules in place."
"Azure Data Factory is a great solution for orchestration."
"Azure Stack is stable."
 

Cons

"Outposts supports elastic coordinator services, but not elastic container services, which is the native service for containers in AWS. That is something missing in this product."
"The pricing model needs improvement because right now it's very expensive. All of these solutions are very expensive and it prevents other customers or owners of data centers from buying it."
"Also, it would be beneficial if AWS allowed for more granular and customizable pricing options."
"Depending on the installation process, we have found some bugs and issues with the solution when the same platform is not used."
"It would be beneficial to have the option for capacity expansion."
"It would be great if it could support Glue services."
"The platform needs to spend more time investing in strengthening its governance and information tools and consider the real needs of its customers."
"There are some minor issues or bugs with it that I know are there."
"The product needs to improve its pricing."
"Our only issue with Azure Stack so far is that the networking is very closed. You need to have the extended LAN to connect the internal LAN to the Azure Stack. Any connection we have needs site-to-site VPN connectivity instead of an internal connection, so Azure Stack has room for improvement in the networking area."
"PaaS is not ready because they are only offering MS SQL as a service, web applications as a service, and containers as a service."
"If you look at the documentation set, there are rims and rims of it. You try to drive something from the console, and it's quite complex. It's not it's not easy and straightforward. You've gotta sit down and review it, look at the documentation, and work your way through it. It's not intuitive."
"Azure Stack's pricing could be improved."
"As opposed to AWS, Azure is a costly solution. It's on par with AWS more than anything else."
"Technical support is very poor. When we meet Microsoft in the coming weeks to discuss expansion, we'll be speaking to them directly about this."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"While the longer-term pricing is suitable for enterprise contracts, it can be on the higher side, especially when organizations don't utilize all the services included in the bundles."
"AWS Outposts is a cheap solution."
"The pricing of Outposts needs to be evaluated from the standpoint of what's cost-effective at your company: How are you going to use it? How much money will it save for your products or applications? Is it worth it? I would say it's probably too expensive for small or medium-sized companies. However, big companies might find it to be highly cost-effective depending on their respective cloud strategies."
"The product is expensive, but it is fine for the value that the solution produces."
"Azure is reasonably priced compared to Google Cloud, AWS, or some other cloud giants."
"When comparing Azure to Amazon and Google, it appears that Azure offers the most cost-effective solution."
"In terms of pricing, my customers believe AWS is slightly more reasonably priced than Azure."
"Azure Stack is not a very costly tool. The pricing is according to the services we buy. When compared with AWS, Azure is a bit more costlier."
"Azure Stack's price falls on the higher side of the spectrum. The licensing costs for Azure Stack in our region range somewhere between 40,000 to 50,000 USD."
"The premium version is too costly."
"The licensing costs are expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Educational Organization
9%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS Outposts?
With AWS, we've had seamless integration and support for many of our applications.
What needs improvement with AWS Outposts?
It would be great if it could support Glue services. That could be a valuable addition. Basically, I'm a data engineer, so I work primarily on writing code and scripts. I handle analytics and gener...
What advice do you have for others considering AWS Outposts?
I would recommend using it. If their security policy prevents them from having data analyzed in a different region, then I recommend moving to Outposts. It might be time-consuming to migrate to ser...
What do you like most about Azure Stack?
For hybrid cloud operations, the seamless transition it enables is key. Most enterprises have a lot of workloads on-premises, and they want a smooth way to move into the cloud. Some things are on...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Stack?
Azure Stack is a very expensive solution. The costs are very opaque and coming out of control quite quickly.
What needs improvement with Azure Stack?
The solution's transparency over cost management could be much easier because it's very difficult to manage costs.
 

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Sample Customers

Philips, Morningstar
Weblink, Fathym, Sage, CFD Support Ltd, The UberCloud Inc.
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