Microsoft Azure vs AssetExplorer | On
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.
AssetExplorer | On
This IT asset management app helps organizations discover, manage, and track all hardware and software assets. It allows for quick scanning of barcodes or QR codes to fetch asset details, view inventory, and search by various criteria. Gain comprehensive insights into your IT infrastructure.
- Barcode/QR code scanning for asset import
- Fetch asset details via scanning
- View complete asset inventory
- Comprehensive hardware and software details
- Search inventory by name, type, location, state
- Track asset loans
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Asset Explorer , the IT asset management software trusted by thousands of IT organisations worldwide offers an end to end ITAM mobile app . With best practice workflows and powerful features, the Asset Explorer mobile app allows you to understand and unleash the true potential of your IT assets! Discover, Manage, and Track All Your Hardware and Software Assets. - Scan and import multiple assets in one go using barcode/ QR code. - Fetch details of an asset by scanning the barcode/ QR code. - View the complete list of your asset inventory. - Gain comprehensive information like hardware spec, software installed, asset ownership and states in a single pane of view. - Search your asset inventory by name, product type, location and asset state. - Assets can be provided to users in the form of loans.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Microsoft Azure at 4.8 against AssetExplorer | On's 2.7. Microsoft Azure also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Microsoft Azure holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Azure has 2.8K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Microsoft Azure's written reviews are positive against 25% of AssetExplorer | On's.
Microsoft Azure ships an update every 3 weeks, AssetExplorer | On every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microsoft Azure | AssetExplorer | On |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.8K ratings) — better | 2.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.7% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | Zoho Corporation |
Customer experience
Microsoft Azure
AssetExplorer | On
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
AssetExplorer | On
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Microsoft Azure
No in-app purchases
AssetExplorer | On
No in-app purchases
Questions
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