Azure Policy is a governance service for enforcing organizational standards and assessing compliance across Azure resources. It supports policy definitions, compliance dashboards,...
Pros
- Deep integration with Azure Resource Manager, subscriptions, and management groups
- Built-in compliance initiatives cover common regulatory and security standards
- Supports automatic remediation and resource deployment through policy effects
Cons
- Less useful for governing non-Azure resources than multi-cloud alternatives
- Policy authoring and effect behavior can be difficult for newcomers
- Some advanced machine configuration checks require separately billed Guest Configuration
Free for Azure resource policy management; Guest Configuration billed separately
