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Azure Cosmos DB vs. Azure SQL Managed Instance

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Cosmos DB

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft's Big Data analysis platform. It is a NoSQL database service and is a replacement for the earlier DocumentDB NoSQL database.N/A

    Azure SQL Managed Instance

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAzure SQL Managed Instance is a scalable cloud database service that combines SQL Server database engine compatibility with a fully managed and evergreen platform as a service.N/A
    Pricing
    Azure Cosmos DBAzure SQL Managed Instance
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure Cosmos DBAzure SQL Managed Instance
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Features
    Azure Cosmos DBAzure SQL Managed Instance
    NoSQL Databases
    Comparison of NoSQL Databases features of Azure Cosmos DB and Azure SQL Managed Instance
    Feature
    Azure Cosmos DB
    9.9
    7 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Azure SQL Managed Instance
    -
    Ratings
    Performance10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Concurrency10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scalability10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data model flexibility9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deployment model flexibility10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Azure Cosmos DB and Azure SQL Managed Instance
    Feature
    Azure Cosmos DB
    -
    Ratings
    Azure SQL Managed Instance
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Ease of building user interfaces00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Scalability00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Platform management overhead00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Platform access control00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Development environment creation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Development environment replication00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Issue recovery00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Azure Cosmos DBAzure SQL Managed Instance
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure Cosmos DBAzure SQL Managed Instance
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Like any NoSQL database, whether it's MongoDB or not, it's best suited for unstructured data. It's also well suited for storing raw data before processing it and performing any type of ETL on the data.
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    Microsoft
    Data management scenarios where there is a strong need to provide dynamic context for web based applications. Also can work as an infrastructure piece for ticketing systems without relying on another set of database software. The ease of importing data from Microsoft Excel &/or .csv files makes this really easy to use when importing data into the managed instance.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Scalable Instantly and automatically serverless database for any large scale business.
    • Quick access and response to data queries due to high speed in reading and writing data
    • Create a powerful digital experience for your customers with real-time offers and agile access to DB with super-fast analysis and comparison for best recommendation
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    Microsoft
    • executes the queries efficiently
    • has tools/dashboards to show where the query problems lie
    • alerting for problems
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Expensive, so be careful of the use case.
    • We had a thought time migrating from traditional DBs to Cosmos. Azure should provide a seamless platform for the migration of data from on-premises to cloud.
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    Microsoft
    • hard to use without Microsoft knowledge
    • Intimidating CLI
    • Commands are not intuitive
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    It's efficient, easy to scale, and works. We do have to do a bit of administration, but less now than when we started with this a couple of years ago. Microsoft continues to improve its self-management capability.
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    Microsoft
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    It has very good compatibility and adaptability with other APIs and developers can safely create new apps because it is compatible with various tools and can be easily managed and run under the cloud, and in terms of security, it is one of the best of its kind, which is very powerful and excellent.
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    Microsoft
    it runs the workload very well without causing any issues to the business. there are many applications running on Azure SQL Managed Instances in my organization. Most users are happy with its performance. Is able to provide good dashboard for the visibility of the workload. Can add cpu without a downtime to deal with high workload.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    Microsoft is the best when it comes to after-sales support. They have a well-structured training and knowledge base portal that anyone can use. They are usually quick to respond to cases and are on point for on-call support. I have no complaints from a support standpoint. Pretty happy with the support.
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    Microsoft
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Cosmos DB is unique in the industry as a true multi-model, cloud-native database engine that comes with solutions for geo-redundancy, multi-master writes, (globally!) low latency, and cost-effective hosting built in. I've yet to see anything else that even comes close to the power that Cosmos DB packs into its solution. The simplicity and tooling support are nice bonus features as well.
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    Microsoft
    Azure to our enviironment where we have everything integrated stacks up far better than MySQL where we would have to reinvent and use everything to fit a MySQL environment including the data and the commands within that data. Furthermore, doesn't work really well on SQL Management Studio which makes it completely useless for what we are trying to do.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • It's made managing raw data much easier
    • It provides a way to maintain raw data at a low cost
    • It's easy to massage the data
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    Microsoft
    • it had a positive impact to my business and allowed me to be able to move my workload from on-premise to cloud.
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