Microsoft Azure AlternativesCloud Computing & Cloud Hosting Services like Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure is described as 'The Azure cloud platform is more than 200 products and cloud services designed to help you bring new solutions to life—to solve today’s challenges and create the future. Build, run, and manage applications across multiple clouds, on-premises, and at the edge, with the tools and' and is a popular Cloud Computing service in the backup & sync category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Azure for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Linux, SaaS, Windows and Self-Hosted apps. The best Microsoft Azure alternative is DigitalOcean. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try OpenStack or Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud. Other great apps like Microsoft Azure are Heroku, Linode, Google App Engine and OpenShift.

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  1. DigitalOcean icon

    DigitalOcean

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    A cloud computing service offering Droplets for virtual servers, managed Kubernetes, Spaces object storage, and managed databases. Ideal for developers and startups to deploy, manage, and scale applications efficiently in web hosting and data processing.

    204 DigitalOcean alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    • This alternative is disputed. DigitalOcean is a legitimate Microsoft Azure alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • DigitalOcean is the most popular Web-based alternative to Microsoft Azure.

    • DigitalOcean is the most popular commercial alternative to Microsoft Azure.

    • DigitalOcean is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Azure is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Heroku icon

    Heroku

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    Heroku is a platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, run, and operate applications entirely in the cloud.

    174 Heroku alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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  4. OpenStack icon

    OpenStack

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    OpenStack OpenStack is a global collaboration of developers and cloud computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud computing platform for public and private clouds. The project aims to deliver solutions for all types of clouds by being simple to implement...

    77 OpenStack alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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    • This alternative is disputed. OpenStack is a legitimate Microsoft Azure alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • OpenStack is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Microsoft Azure.

    • OpenStack is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Microsoft Azure.

    • OpenStack is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Azure is Paid and Proprietary
    • OpenStack is Privacy focusedMicrosoft Azure is not according to our users
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  6. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud icon

    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

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    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers.

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
     
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    • Some users think Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud is a great Microsoft Azure alternative, some don't.

    • Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud is the most popular SaaS alternative to Microsoft Azure.

    • Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft Azure is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Linode icon

    Linode

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    Linode’s cloud computing platform was launched in 2003, to accelerate innovation by making Linux virtual machines simple, affordable, and accessible to all. Since then, 100,000’s of developers and businesses around the world have deployed and scaled their modern applications...

    169 Linode alternatives

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    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  8. Google App Engine icon

    Google App Engine

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    Google App Engine is a free* platform for developing and hosting web applications in Google-managed data centers. App Engine offers fast development and deployment; simple administration, with no need to worry about hardware, patches or backups; and effortless scalability.

    60 Google App Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  10. OpenShift icon

    OpenShift

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    Red Hat OpenShift is a trusted, comprehensive, and consistent platform to develop, modernize, and deploy applications at scale, including today’s AI-enabled apps. Deliver better experiences faster with a complete set of services for bringing apps to market on your choice of infrastructure.

    64 OpenShift alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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    Amazon Web Services

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    This service provides over 200 scalable cloud offerings including networking, computing, storage, and IoT, accessible via global server farms. It features a pay-as-you-go model with autoscaling, extensive global infrastructure, and robust security tools, suitable for enterprises.

    164 Amazon Web Services alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    AWS is the main competitor to Azure.

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    • This alternative is disputed. Amazon Web Services is a legitimate Microsoft Azure alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Amazon Web Services is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft Azure is Paid and Proprietary
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    Vercel

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    Deploy to the most powerful serverless platform in the world with just one command.

    84 Vercel alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Home
     
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    Hetzner

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    Hetzner Online is a professional web hosting provider and experienced data center operator. Since 1997 the company has provided private and business clients with high-performance hosting products as well as the necessary infrastructure for the efficient operation of websites.

    49 Hetzner alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Main Page
     

    • This alternative is disputed. Hetzner is a legitimate Microsoft Azure alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Hetzner is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Microsoft Azure.

    • Hetzner is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Azure is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Hetzner is Privacy focusedMicrosoft Azure is not according to our users
  14. Google Cloud Platform icon

    Google Cloud Platform

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    Google Cloud platform enables you to build and host web apps on the same systems that power Google applications. App Engine offers fast development and deployment; simple administration, with no need to worry about the underlying infrastructure and systems, patches or backups...

    54 Google Cloud Platform alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    Vultr

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    Vultr, founded in 2014, is on a mission to empower developers and businesses by simplifying the deployment of infrastructure via its advanced cloud platform. Vultr is strategically located in 16 datacenters around the globe and provides frictionless provisioning of public cloud...

    141 Vultr alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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