# Azure Language in Foundry Tools

by [Microsoft](/organizations/microsoft/)

- **ID:** `8174dd1e-3b87-440d-beec-cf798b3499cc`
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- **Slug:** azure-language
- **Product website:** https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/ai-foundry/tools/language
- **Documentation:** https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/language-service/
- **Organization website:** https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/
- **Categories:** [Text Analytics / NLP API](/categories/text-analytics-nlp-api/)

## Description

Azure Language in Foundry Tools provides named entity recognition and sentiment analysis. Microsoft classifies sentiment analysis as a legacy capability supported for existing implementations.

## AI-native score: Unrated

Research coverage is 38/100. An AI-native grade requires 40/100. The provisional breakdown below shows the AI-native signals recorded so far. The AI-native score measures agent-readiness and is not a substitute for your own security or vendor-risk review. See [methodology](/methodology/) for how coverage and the grade are computed.

| Component | Applies | Raw | Effective weight | Nominal weight | Contribution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Integration | Yes | 1/10 | 35% | 35% | 3.5 |
| Trust | Yes | 1/6 | 30% | 30% | 5.0 |
| Portability | Yes | 4/4 | 20% | 20% | 20.0 |
| Security | Yes | 2/4 | 15% | 15% | 7.5 |

- **Integration signals:** SDK / developer kit (+1)
- **Trust signals:** Zero data retention (available, +1)
- **Portability signals:** Data export (partial, +1); Data import (partial, +1); Open standards (+1); Standard protocol access (+1); No proprietary-SDK lock-in (+1); Self-hostable (+1)
- **Security signals:** MFA available (+1); Access controls — RBAC / ABAC (+1)

## Trust & Data Policy

- **Multi-factor authentication:** ✓ Available
- **Zero data retention:** ○ Available
- **Data export:** ○ Partial
- **Data import:** ○ Partial
- **Open standards:** ✓ Yes
- **Standard protocol access:** ✓ Yes
- **No proprietary-SDK lock-in:** ✓ Yes
- **Self-hostable:** ✓ Yes
- **Not yet researched:** llms.txt, WebMCP, Headless signup, Trust center, No generative AI training, Hard budget caps, Sandbox environment, Documented provider swap, Open source
- **Self-hosting guide:** https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/language-service/sentiment-opinion-mining/how-to/use-containers

## Security & Compliance

**Compliance certifications:** Not yet researched.
- **Access controls:** Role-Based Access Control

## Capabilities

- **Named entity recognition** — Identify named entities and their types in unstructured text.
- **Text sentiment analysis** — Analyze positive, negative or neutral sentiment in text.

## Jobs To Be Done

- **Extract entities and sentiment from text** — Identify named entities and analyze sentiment in unstructured text for an application.

## Offers

No offers listed.

## Reviews

No approved reviews yet.

## Benchmarks

No benchmarks listed.

## Documentation

The primary documentation link is at the top of this page. No other documentation links listed.

## API Specs

Not yet researched.

## MCP Servers

Not yet researched.

## A2A Servers

Not yet researched.

## Native Connectors

Not yet researched.

## Command-Line Interfaces

Not yet researched.

## Developer Kits

- [Azure Language in Foundry Tools Python client library](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/python/api/overview/azure/ai-textanalytics-readme?view=azure-python) — Languages: Python

## Agent Skills

Not yet researched.
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## Related products

- [Cloud Natural Language](/organizations/google/products/cloud-natural-language/) by Google — Unrated. Same job: Extract entities and sentiment from text (not assessed).
- [Amazon Comprehend](/organizations/amazon-ses/products/amazon-comprehend/) by Amazon Web Services — Unrated. Same job: Extract entities and sentiment from text (not assessed).


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