Microsoft Azure · Management

Azure Arc

Azure Arc extends Microsoft’s management plane beyond its own data centers, letting you govern Kubernetes clusters, servers, and databases running on AWS, GCP, or even on-prem hardware. It unifies policy enforcement, monitoring, and identity management across these hybrid environments, so you don’t need separate tooling for each location.

This setup suits organizations with significant non-Azure infrastructure that still want centralized control via Azure’s ecosystem. The main friction is the lack of a free tier; since it operates on a strict pay-as-you-go model, you incur costs immediately upon connecting resources, which can add unexpected overhead if you’re just experimenting with hybrid management.

• Free tier No
• Pricing Pay as you go
• Regions 12 · 6 continents
• SLA uptime 99.99%
• Compliance 13 certifications
• Provider health A