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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Batch

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AAzure Batch is cloud-scale job scheduling and compute management.N/A

    Azure Functions

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AAzure Functions enables users to execute event-driven serverless code functions with an end-to-end development experience.

    $18

    per month approximately

    Pricing
    Azure BatchAzure Functions
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Azure BatchAzure Functions
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Azure BatchAzure Functions
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Azure Batch and Azure Functions
    Feature
    Azure Batch
    -
    Ratings
    Azure Functions
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Azure Batch and Azure Functions
    Feature
    Azure Batch
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    Ratings
    Azure Functions
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Function as a Service (FaaS)
    Comparison of Function as a Service (FaaS) features of Azure Batch and Azure Functions
    Feature
    Azure Batch
    -
    Ratings
    Azure Functions
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Programming Language Diversity00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Runtime API Authoring00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Function/Database Integration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    DevOps Stack Integration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Azure BatchAzure Functions
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    IBM Cloud Functions
    Score6.5 out of 10
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    AWS Lambda
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    AWS Lambda
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure BatchAzure Functions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
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    User Testimonials
    Azure BatchAzure Functions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    To better serve their consumers, businesses that often interact with those clients who rely on Microsoft's software products may consider migrating to Azure. This program would be useful in any installation of a Microsoft product or suite that necessitates a test of the target environment. It is simple to maintain and implement, making it an ideal IT backbone. If a client doesn't have any use for this particular instrument, it's not going to be of any benefit to them.
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    Microsoft
    It is well suited for REST APIs that need scalable functionality and for hosting microservices with a short life cycle. It is not well suited for Applications that need real-time features or heavy processing, such as image processing or model training, that need to stay up for longer periods and require compute.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Managing the users
    • Having multiple environments
    • Creating multiple groups
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    Microsoft
    • They natively integrate with many triggers from other Azure services, like Blob Storage or Event Grid, which is super handy when creating cloud-native applications on Azure (data wrangling pipelines, business process automation, data ingestion for IoT, ...)
    • They natively support many common languages and frameworks, which makes them easily approachable by teams with a diverse background
    • They are cheap solutions for low-usage or "seasonal" applications that exhibits a recurring usage/non-usage pattern (batch processing, montly reports, ...)
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • The user interface, in my opinion, might need further clarification.
    • Any situation where a user's password has to be reset would benefit from this feature.
    • Any accounts that were accidentally established more than once may be transferred over quickly and easily.
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    Microsoft
    • Timing for creating new instances.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
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    Microsoft
    Sometimes the Azure dashboard can feel confusing at first, and it can be hard to understand where things are. But overall, it has good integrations, is trustworthy for running there without disruptions, is well-documented and easy to implement, especially for newbies on the team, and has nice automated deployment features.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    They both are great tools and provide the services they have implemented. They are two competing companies that have different cultures and forward mission agendas. I would say Azure is a little easier to support through their user interface for the IT support side of things. Both tools are useful and have their own strength and weakness. If you're a dynamic company with a multitude of customers then both are a required tool to have.
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    Microsoft
    This is the most straightforward and easy-to-implement server less solution. App Service is great, but it's designed for websites, and it cannot scale automatically as easily as Azure Functions. Container Apps is a robust and scalable choice, but they need much more planning, development and general work to implement. Container Instances are the same as Container Apps, but they are extremely more limited in termos of capacity. Kubernetes Service si the classic pod container on Azure, but it requires highly skilled professional, and there are not many scenario where it should be used, especially in smaller teams.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • After initial setup, we now have significantly less time spent processing data.
    • The automation of data formatting and display after processing is exciting because it frees us to focus on the data itself.
    • Since using Batch, we have significantly decreased the number of items we previously utilized.
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    Microsoft
    • They allowed me to create solutions with low TCO for the customer, which loves the result and the low price, that helped me create solutions for more clients in less time.
    • You can save up to 100% of your compute bill, if you stay under a certain tenant conditions.
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