Microsoft Azure vs E2 MFG Employee DC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Microsoft Azure
Manage and monitor your cloud resources from anywhere. Receive real-time notifications and alerts for critical health issues. Take immediate corrective actions on your virtual machines and web apps directly from your mobile device.
- Monitor cloud resource status
- View critical metrics
- Receive notifications and alerts
- Start/stop VMs
- Manage web apps
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The Microsoft Azure app helps you keep track of your resources while on-the-go: • Stay connected to the cloud and check status and critical metrics anytime, anywhere • Stay informed with notifications and alerts about important health issues • Stay in control of your resources and take corrective actions, like starting and stopping VMs and web apps -------------------- Microsoft collects data to operate effectively and provide you with the best experiences in our products. This mobile application may collect personal information, for example, the email address used to log in. We do not share this personal information with third-parties without your consent. We do not use your information for marketing purposes. If you do not agree with Microsoft collecting this data, please do not log into the application and delete it from your device.
E2 MFG Employee DC
Gain real-time transparency into your manufacturing process directly from your mobile device. Scan jobs, track time, and record production details to improve accuracy and productivity.
- Scan to start/stop jobs
- Track setup time
- Enter good and scrapped pieces
- Real-time production information
- Eliminate manual time cards
- Track employee time in building and on job
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Unleash the full power of the E2 MFG Employee DC app! Gain transparency into your shop’s manufacturing process with just the click of a button. One of the most powerful features of E2 is the mobile responsiveness, so your team can access the Data Collection app directly from their workstation with just a cell phone. With this app, the employee can scan to start or stop a job, scan the routing step he or she is working on, enter the work center, and begin getting real-time information. Right from your phone, you will also have the ability to track setup time and enter pieces good as well as pieces scrapped. Additional benefits include: -Eliminate time cards that may be hard to read, inaccurate, or downright wrong. Now you can pay your team for the exact amount of time they’ve spent in the shop, not the amount that they’ve written on their manual card. -Track employee time in the building and employee time spent on the job so you can maximize productivity and eliminate wasted hours. This app is for the iPhone only. Please use the E2 MFG Data Collection app for iPads. The app is specifically for E2 MFG customers using the Mobile Shop Suite module.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Microsoft Azure at every 3 weeks against E2 MFG Employee DC's every 14 months. Microsoft Azure also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 1). E2 MFG Employee DC's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
E2 MFG Employee DC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Azure has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Microsoft Azure ships an update every 3 weeks, E2 MFG Employee DC every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microsoft Azure | E2 MFG Employee DC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | Shoptech Industrial Software Corp |
Customer experience
Microsoft Azure
E2 MFG Employee DC
Bugs and requests
Microsoft Azure
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues, can't sign in
- Face ID crashes the app
- Blank/black screen after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Add billing and cost management
- Integrate Azure AD and DevOps
- Allow creating/editing resources
- Improve cloud shell experience
E2 MFG Employee DC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Microsoft Azure
No in-app purchases
E2 MFG Employee DC
No in-app purchases








