# Azure VMware Solution (AVS)

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/azure-vmware-solution-avs
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/azure-vmware-solution-avs.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/azure-vmware-solution-avs/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://microsoft.com
- **Slug:** azure-vmware-solution-avs
- **Categories:** cloud-infrastructure, it-management-software

## Overview

- **Tagline:** It is a first-party Microsoft service supported and billed through Azure, allowing for deep integration with Microsoft 365 and Azure native services.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Azure VMware Solution (AVS) is a first-party Microsoft service that allows organizations to run, manage, and secure VMware workloads natively on the Azure cloud infrastructure. It provides a seamless transition for existing VMware environments by utilizing familiar VMware tools and technologies like vSphere, vSAN, and NSX-T on dedicated, bare-metal Azure hardware.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Azure VMware Solution nodes
  - VMware Cloud Foundation
  - Private Cloud environments.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Usage-based or Reserved Instances (1-year or 3-year) per host node.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Enterprise organizations, government agencies, and businesses with existing VMware on-premises footprints.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - VMware Cloud on AWS
  - Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE)
  - Oracle Cloud VMware Solution (OCVS)
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.