Azure App Service vs. Cloudflare Workers

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure App Service
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
The Microsoft Azure App Service is a PaaS that enables users to build, deploy, and scale web apps and APIs, a fully managed service with built-in infrastructure maintenance, security patching, and scaling. Includes Azure Web Apps, Azure Mobile Apps, Azure API Apps, allowing developers to use popular frameworks including .NET, .NET Core, Java, Node.js, Python, PHP, and Ruby.
$9.49
per month
Cloudflare Workers
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Cloudflare Workers is a function-as-a-service (FaaS) option that enables users to deploy serverless code instantly across the globe to give it performance and scale. Users don't need to configure auto-scaling, load balancers, or paying for unused capacity. Traffic is automatically routed and load balanced across thousands of servers.
$0.15
per month per millions of requests
Pricing
Azure App ServiceCloudflare Workers
Editions & Modules
Shared Environment for dev/test
$9.49
per month
Basic Dedicated environment for dev/test
$54.75
per month
Standard Run production workloads
$73
per month
Premium Enhanced performance and scale
$146
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure App ServiceCloudflare Workers
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFree and Shared (preview) plans are ideal for testing applications in a managed Azure environment. Basic, Standard and Premium plans are for production workloads and run on dedicated Virtual Machine instances. Each instance can support multiple applications and domains.
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Azure App ServiceCloudflare Workers
Features
Azure App ServiceCloudflare Workers
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
Azure App Service
6.4
7 Ratings
19% below category average
Cloudflare Workers
-
Ratings
Ease of building user interfaces7.47 Ratings00 Ratings
Scalability7.17 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform management overhead7.27 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow engine capability6.45 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform access control7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Services-enabled integration6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment creation6.47 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment replication6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification6.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue recovery4.56 Ratings00 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes4.96 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Azure App Service
-
Ratings
Cloudflare Workers
7.5
1 Ratings
19% below category average
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Azure App Service
-
Ratings
Cloudflare Workers
5.7
2 Ratings
19% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Function as a Service (FaaS)
Comparison of Function as a Service (FaaS) features of Product A and Product B
Azure App Service
-
Ratings
Cloudflare Workers
7.3
2 Ratings
17% below category average
Programming Language Diversity00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Runtime API Authoring00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Function/Database Integration00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
DevOps Stack Integration00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
Azure App ServiceCloudflare Workers
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(9 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure App ServiceCloudflare Workers
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
You may easily deploy your apps to Azure App Service if they were written in Visual Studio IDE (typically.NET applications). With a few clicks of the mouse, you may already deploy your application to a remote server using the Visual Studio IDE. As a result of the portal's bulk and complexity, I propose Heroku for less-experienced developers.
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Cloudflare
There I want to mention three areas where Cloudflare Workers is well suited.1. Its bulk URL redirection is extremely beneficial.2. Its email service optimization helps a lot every business or organization that receives a huge number of emails.3. Its edge caching assists website owners in dynamic content caching.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Extremely easy to deploy and update from Visual Studio
  • It integrates seamlessly with other Azure PaaS resources
  • It has an in-depth integration with AppInsights, so you can understand errors and their root cause easily.
  • Easy to create and delete, what is not the same case in a IaaS resource
  • It escalates based on CPU workload and some other resource variables.
  • Configuration changes are almost immediate
  • Offers an excellent abstraction from hardware backend of the platform
  • That's updated very often, saving time and the risk of a self-performed update over a IaaS
  • That's really easy to develop for Web Apps
  • It supports Function Apps and Web Apps into the same "cost black box"
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Cloudflare
  • Efficient URL Redirection
  • Excellent Email Service Optimization
  • Real-time Data Processing
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Jumps between resource sizes can get expensive
  • You may wind up putting a lot of eggs in one basket--not necessarily a con but something to keep in mind (most of your data will likely be managed and processed through Microsoft products/services if you fully commit to Azure App Service).
  • Learning new technology. If you're moving from on-premises to Azure App Service (or any cloud solutions), you'll likely have to rethink how things are done to achieve the same end results (and/or resources may become expensive quickly).
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Cloudflare
  • Limited Built-in Analytics and Monitoring
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Usability
Microsoft
I have given this rating because Azure App Service performs very well in terms of speed, reliability, and reducing overhead, and improves overall team productivity, with a little scope for improvement in complex testing scenarios and configurations, scalability concerns in a large setup, and similar tracking and audit needs.
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Cloudflare
I give it a rating of 8 out of 10 because the use of this tool has helped us a lot. It enhanced our website performance and scalability. Additionally, it saved a lot of time by using its two features, bulk URL redirection and email service optimization.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
Microsoft has always been known for providing a high standard in terms of customer support and Azure App Service (and as a matter of fact the whole Azure Platform) is no exception. Azure App Service never caused us any issues and we only contacted their customer support for questions regarding server locations and pricing. I feel pretty satisfied with how they treat their customers.
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Cloudflare
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
When we chose it, we did so because of its integration with Microsoft applications; now we need to integrate with AI, and Azure doesn't offer a good integration. That is the main reason to change it. It is still great to develop Windows- and Microsoft-based applications, but if we need to integrate with AI, Google wins by far.
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Cloudflare
When evaluating, Cloudflare Workers stand out in several key areas. 1. Performance and Latency 2. Cost Efficiency 3. Ease of Use and Developer Options
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Deployment of ASP.NET apps at the organization has been sped up.
  • An option to offer access to the version control system on a third platform so that we could easily deploy our apps.
  • Because of Azure App Service's scalability capabilities, the costs of running the services are kept to a minimum. As a result, we may save hundreds of dollars each month compared to the expenses of traditional servers by using fewer resources during slack periods.
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Cloudflare
  • We have improved load times by using its edge caching feature.
  • It also enhances our user experience.
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