When comparing platform.sh vs Microsoft Azure, the Slant community recommends Microsoft Azure for most people. In the question“What are the best cloud platforms as a service providers?” Microsoft Azure is ranked 8th while platform.sh is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose Microsoft Azure is:
Most, if not all, of the major cloud PaaS providers offer a Linux variant to host your applications. Windows Azure, being a Microsoft product obviously, supports Windows in addition to Linux.
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Pros
Pro Atlassian Connect for Bitbucket add-on
Bitbucket’s Connect architecture takes this a level beyond a simple “click to deploy” button. The ability of add-ons to add features into the user interface means you can configure your deployment environments without leaving Bitbucket.
Pro Supports running Windows Server
Most, if not all, of the major cloud PaaS providers offer a Linux variant to host your applications. Windows Azure, being a Microsoft product obviously, supports Windows in addition to Linux.
Pro Linux Instances
The Azure platform has been supporting Linux VMs for a while now and has Linux distributions readily available in the catalogue.
Pro Free Tier
Microsoft Azure offers a Free Tier option that allows you to spawn a BST-1 instance that has 750 free hours.
Cons
Con Expensive
Even though in the context of Pay-as-you-go services, it's cost effective, but monthly pricing for these services are quite higher than competitors.