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Azure Active Directory Domain Services vs. Google Cloud DNS

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAzure Active Directory Domain Services

by Microsoft

Google Cloud DNS

by Google

Overall rating4.44.5
Review count4627
Ease of use8.89.2
Ease of setup8.48.8
Quality of support8.38.9
Meets requirements8.99.6
NPS63.04347878.26087
Small Business15.2%63.0%
Mid-Market63.0%14.8%
Enterprise21.7%22.2%
Total page views283114
Total LLM citations545729

Azure Active Directory Domain Services

Microsoft Entra Domain Services (formerly Azure Active Directory Domain Services) is a managed service that provides essential domain services such as Windows Domain Join, Group Policy, LDAP, and Kerberos authentication without the need to deploy, manage, or patch domain controllers. This service enables organizations to extend their on-premises directory services into the Azure cloud, facilitating seamless integration and management of both cloud-based and on-premises resources.

Pros

  • Setup Ease
  • Security
  • Ease of Use
  • Simplicity
  • Product Quality
  • Pricing

Google Cloud DNS

Reliable, resilient, low-latency DNS serving from Google’s worldwide network

Pros