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Azure Cosmos DB

7.7 /10
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Azure Cosmos DB
7.7 /10

What is Azure Cosmos DB?

Azure Cosmos DB is a fully managed NoSQL database service for modern app development with guaranteed single-digit millisecond response times and 99.999-per cent availability, backed by SLAs, automatic and instant scalability, and open-source APIs for MongoDB and Cassandra. Azure Cosmos DB offers a solution for modern apps and intelligent workloads by being very responsive with dynamic and elastic autoscale. It is available in every Azure region and can automatically replicate data closer to users.

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Awards & Recognition

Azure Cosmos DB won the following awards in the Transaction Data Store category

Azure Cosmos DB Ratings

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83 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Azure Cosmos DB?

7% Negative
6% Neutral
87% Positive

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Enables Productivity
  • Inspires Innovation
  • Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Data Monitoring and Administration

91

Data Protection and Security

89

Systems Performance Management

87

Data Backup

85

Database Management

84

Data Replication

84

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

81

Usability and Intuitiveness

81

Availability and Quality of Training

80

Business Value Created

79

Ease of Implementation

78

Ease of Data Integration

77

Vendor Support

76

Quality of Features

76

Ease of IT Administration

75

Breadth of Features

74

Ease of Customization

69

Azure Cosmos DB Reviews

Hamza A.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

A stand out database service in the cloud!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Azure Cosmos DB from other similar products?

The multiple APIs and integration options across regions.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ease of implementation with advanced security and performance capabilities.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Might not be beginner friendly if you are migrating a complex data estate.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ask questions as to why you need a NoSQL database in the cloud. Look at the pros and cons of your product in the long run.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Johan O.

  • Role: C-Level
  • Industry: Gaming and Hospitality
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2023

The free tier takes you very far

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Azure Cosmos DB from other similar products?

The free tier takes you much further than you might expect. You only pay if you reach over a certain limit and we seldom do.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It's very fast and you can use multiple write regions

What do you dislike most about this product?

Aggregated queries can be expensive, so you might need to have duplicated data that covers different types of queries, and maybe even a separate SQL database for reporting.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Free tier is completely free so give it a go

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Trustworthy

Rituja N.

  • Role: Finance
  • Industry: Banking
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2023

Good speed, reliability, and scalability

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Azure Cosmos DB from other similar products?

Azure Cosmos DB differentiates itself from other similar products through its multi-model, globally distributed database service that offers high availability, low latency, and automatic scaling across multiple regions. It supports different data models such as document, key-value, graph, and column family, providing flexibility for diverse data storage and retrieval requirements.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Azure Cosmos DB, is its exceptional speed of data ingestion, reliability, and high availability

What do you dislike most about this product?

The data manipulation capabilities of Azure Cosmos DB have at times presented challenges, which is an aspect that I find particularly unfavorable about this product

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Familiarize yourself with the Well-Architected Framework best practices for Azure Cosmos DB, which ensure efficient, reliable, secure, and cost-optimized solutions. Understanding these best practices can help in deploying high-quality, stable, and efficient cloud architectures

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
  • Unique Features

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