Azure AI Foundry

Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Foundry) is Microsoft's enterprise platform for building and governing AI applications and agents, used by developers at 80,000+ enterprises including 80% of the Fortune 500, with access to 11,000+ foundational and specialized models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google. Its Agent Service creates autonomous, context-aware agents; "Foundry IQ" grounds agents in organizational intelligence; pre-built connectors reach 1,400+ business systems including SAP, Salesforce, and Dynamics 365; and a unified control plane handles governance, security, and compliance across the agent lifecycle, with real-time monitoring and evaluation tools. It integrates natively with Microsoft 365, Copilot Studio, and Microsoft Fabric. Pricing is consumption-based, varying by the specific services and models used rather than a flat rate. Good fit for an enterprise already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem that wants to build and govern AI agents with deep integration into existing business systems (SAP, Salesforce, Dynamics) and Microsoft 365.