Azure Stack vs Google Anthos comparison

Microsoft and Google are both solutions in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category. Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 7.8, while Google is ranked #7. Microsoft holds a 30.1% mindshare in HCCP, compared to Google’s 4.1% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of Google users who would recommend it.

Azure Stack

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92% willing to recommend

Google Anthos

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611 Comparison Views

50% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Stack

Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) (2nd)

Google Anthos

Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms

7th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category, the mindshare of Azure Stack is 30.1%, down from 34.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Anthos is 4.1%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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PuneetKaura

Vice President of Sales and Operations at Aquila Clouds

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.

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AlbertoPascoe

Independent consultant at Freelance

Quick time to market; great return on investment

Now everything is always changing and getting more performance and getting better and I think that, this is my sense of the answer, I mean, everything is working well, comparing with other products. I don't remember any kind of set down of course or something like that I can mention. That's my understanding, yeah. The Google Anthos business model could improve. As I understand, Google Anthos is not an internal part of the ecosystem. In fact, the Google sales effort and technical team are separated. In other words, the DCP was not voluntarily talking to the GCP. For example, if you need to talk to someone inside GCP about the connection or the integration with Anthos, the person who can help you is not in GCP. You would need to speak with someone inside Google. From the client perspective, this is not good. Overall, the management of the solution could be improved. The initial Google Anthos setup could be improved.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is probably the best solution out there."

"The stability is good. We haven't had any issues with the viability or scalability. It's been good so far."

"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."

"The most valuable features are that it is a Hybrid, and we can easily integrate with the Microsoft Public Cloud."

"The solution is certainly stable."

"The solution is pretty stable."

"Azure offers a wide range of services, catering to various needs."

"The most valuable features are the control and flexibility that we have, where we can build our own solutions from scratch."

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"The Google Anthos feature I find the most valuable is the easy of use. In Google Anthos, you don't need to move along too many screens and so on. The interface is really helpful and understanding of the tool comes easily."

Cons

"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."

"Some tools do not run without the internet."

"In some cases, we've seen that some financial software is not working correctly or compatible with Azure Stack. Many companies build this, but some third-party products may not be compatible with Azure Stack. So these are some areas of improvement."

"Customers need to consider the Disaster Recovery. Microsoft tech is only providing support to Azure."

"The user interface could be more user friendly."

"Microsoft is changing the Azure Stack interface all the time, so it's sometimes hard to find the functionality or the service you're looking for. A feature was in one place and now it has moved somewhere else."

"PaaS is not ready because they are only offering MS SQL as a service, web applications as a service, and containers as a service."

"The licensing model of Azure Stack is complicated."

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"The initial Google Anthos setup is not easy. Nothing is truly easy in the Google Anthos world."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing falls in the middle. It serves as a mediator between being expensive and being affordable, but it's not exactly cheap either. I would rate it a six out of ten."

"The product is expensive, but it is fine for the value that the solution produces."

"The people who manage the budgets are satisfied with the solution’s medium pricing, which is neither very expensive nor very cheap."

"I am using my Microsoft license, and it costs monthly. You need to pay additional costs apart from the standard costs."

"IaaS’s pricing is high."

"Price-wise, AWS might be relatively cheaper compared to Azure, but the deployment on Azure is much easier."

"The solution is expensive."

"Azure Stack has an annual licensing fee, which is very expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

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...

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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.

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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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Anthos lets you build and manage modern hybrid applications on existing on-premises investments or in the public cloud. Built on open source technologies pioneered by Google - including Kubernetes, Istio, and Knative - Anthos enables consistency between on-premises and cloud environments. Anthos helps accelerate application development and strategically enable your business with transformational technologies like service mesh, containers, and microservices.

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

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