Azure Automation Alternatives (January 2026)

Learn about Azure Automation, a cloud automation service for process automating those long-running, error-prone, frequently repeated tasks with Windows PowerShell.

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Batch - Compute job scheduling service | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/batch/

Learn about Azure Batch, a Microsoft cloud computing service for running large-scale parallel and batch compute jobs.

2.
Azure Data Factory - Data Integration Service | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/data-factory/

Discover Azure Data Factory, the easiest cloud-based hybrid data integration service and solution at an enterprise scale. Build data factories without the need to code.

3.
Azure Stack | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/azure-stack/

Learn how Azure Stack brings the agility of cloud computing to your on-premises environment.

4.
Microsoft Power Automate – Process Automation Platform | Microsoft
https://www.microsof
.com/en-us/power-platform/products/power-automate/

Use Power Automate tools to automate processes across nearly unlimited systems, desktop apps, and websites using AI, digital, and robotic process automation.

5.
Cloud Services - Deploy Cloud Apps & APIs | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/cloud-services/

Learn about Azure Cloud Services, which helps you deploy and scale powerful cloud applications and APIs. Supports Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, .NET, and more.

6.
Azure Functions – Serverless Functions in Computing | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/functions/

Create event-driven, scalable serverless applications in .NET, Node.js, Python, Java, or PowerShell with the Azure Functions app— a serverless computing service.

7.
Virtual Machine Scale Sets | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/virtual-machine-scale-sets/

Make autoscaling your VMs easier with Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets. Run thousands of virtual machines in minutes based on customizable metrics.

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Azure Cloud Shell – Browser-Based Command Line | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/get-started/azure-portal/cloud-shell/

A browser-based shell experience in the cloud that’s maintained by Microsoft to manage Azure resources with popular command-line tools and programming languages