Azure App Service vs Microsoft Silverlight

Likelihood to Recommend

Azure App Service is suited well for .NET runtimes. We don't need to do any IIS configuration. It is well integrated with DevOps so CI/CD pipelines can be configured.Multiple applications cannot be hosted on the same Service. So it can get expensive for smaller apps.

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Rudolph Pereira

Team Lead

Avalon Information Systems Pvt. Ltd.Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees

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The Silverlight plug-in means developers can target a single, consistent runtime for browser-based apps, rather than working with the complexity of multiple browsers in different versions. You also get video and multimedia effects that are hard or impossible with pure HTML and JavaScript, though Adobe Systems' Flash has the same advantages.

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Verified User

Technician in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Pros

Super quick & easy to deploy new apps in visual studio
Easy scaling to help reduce costs during off-hours
The powerful Azure ecosystem offers a lot of functionality that ties in well with Azure App Service

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Drew Harrison

Programmer

Wireless SolutionsComputer Software, 1-10 employees

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Easy to implement
No need for additional frameworks on client side
Out of browser capabilities

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Mateusz Michałek

Ekspert

Orange PolskaTelecommunications, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

It is a bit overpowering at first to get up to speed. You need to have an Azure ninja available to help you set things up right from the start. If you don't, you can waste a lot of time redoing things the way you should have in the beginning.
Be ready to invest in having the right people on you staff to manage this for you.

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Richard Peterson

Global Webmaster

Broan-NuToneConsumer Goods, 1001-5000 employees

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Sometimes crashes
Video recording functionality would be ideal

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Zubair Ahmed

Resident Physician

Ross University School of MedicineMedical Practice, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

Azure App Service 9.6

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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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Engineer in Engineering

Information Technology and Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

We were using AWS & Azure, it's a little easier to handle then AWS. But we still use AWS in some cases.

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sandeep singh

Magento Lead / Developer

HiddenComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Microsoft Silverlight allows more adaptability and it integrates well with our products across the company. Adobe Flash crashes or doesn't work with our shipping campus.

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Verified User

Technician in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

Download time is reduced because of auto scaling feature.
Insight tool helps in finding issues quickly.
CI/CD has helped in automation.

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Rudolph Pereira

Team Lead

Avalon Information Systems Pvt. Ltd.Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees

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Quick development - low cost
Quick development - quick implementation
Quick development - easy for scrum development

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Mateusz Michałek

Ekspert

Orange PolskaTelecommunications, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No