Feature comparison
- Diego Cesa de Meira (Unlicensed)
Overview
Tech | Remote Management | ESRI Support | Cost | Resource Group | Virtual Network | VMs | Install ArcGIS | Configure ArcGIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Python | HTTPS | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Azure PowerShell | AzureRM | DSC | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Azure DSC | AzureRM | Yes | Free | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Chef | WinRM, SSH | Some | ~$300/month, see below |
| yes |
|
| Yes* |
Azure Blueprints | Azure Portal | No | Free |
| Yes | Yes | No | No |
Terraform | HTTPS, Azure Portal | No | Free (Paid Enteprise version) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Configuration breakdown
Tech | Create Site | Federate Server | Create DataStore | Configure Web Adaptor | Security and Network | Create Users, groups, roles | Site Content | Site look and Feel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Python | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Azure PowerShell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Azure DSC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Chef |
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
|
|
|
|
Azure Blueprints | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Terraform | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Notes
Azure Cloud Shell requires a storage account, but none are available in our available region
Chef can run PowerShell, so may provide a single interface to a suite of tools
Chef Pricing
While the core server is an open-source product, a self-hosted server can support up to 25 nodes before licensed additional features are removed and nag warnings are shown. For a hosted solution, which is what has been in use for evaluation, the prices are as follows: