We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure Block Storage and Microsoft Azure Object Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Public Cloud Storage Services solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's easy to deploy, easy to scale up, and pay-as-you-go."
"It provides secure cloud storage."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is its performance."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is the backing up of files."
"The setup is straightforward."
"We use this solution for backup storage on our on-premise backup."
"You can easily access your data whenever you need it."
"Data is securely stored."
"AzCopy is probably the best feature. It's a scripting app or a scripting function. Whether it's a Linux batch or a PowerShell script, you can essentially just send a file via a line of code with a specific key."
"What I like most about Microsoft Azure Object Storage is that you have many ways to access it."
"Versioning is a valuable feature."
"This solution is easy to use, and performance-wise it is better than others."
"We can do data queries easily."
"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."
"This product is very reliable and all of the security that our client requires is available."
"We can easily create a storage layer in any system."
"If the documentation could be improved then it would be very good. Right now, if you face a question, you have to guess how it works or you have to test your hypothesis."
"Azure Block Storage could use more capacity."
"The initial setup of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is more complex than Google Drive, but it is still not too difficult."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement. Microsoft Azure Block Storage is priced higher than alternative solutions."
"They could create more readability of files."
"The solution’s user interface could be improved."
"I have used Amazon's solutions which are better than Microsoft's. However, since I have predominately Microsoft solutions it is a better choice for me to use another Microsoft solution."
"The product is not as stable as we would like it to be."
"They could provide multiple tools to provide you with cost calculations, giving you a better picture or providing better details of the cost calculations over the years."
"The setup process could always be a bit easier."
"I would like to see a reduction in pricing so that they can be more competitive."
"Microsoft Azure Object Storage is a pretty expensive solution."
"One of the things that are currently important is consistency. To achieve this, another database called Cosmos DB is available. We want to have a similar consistency to the one in Cosmos DB but at a cheaper price."
"We would like it if we did not have to use another encryption solution to encrypt the storage."
"The solution needs to improve the custom domain integration with static web pages. Even though Blog Storage is providing the static content hosting feature, due to the custom domain availability, the integration is not available. In most cases, we withdraw from that service and use our app service to host our static data feeds."
"We're still testing the solution. It's too early to make any suggestions as to what may be missing."
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Microsoft Azure Block Storage is ranked 9th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 56 reviews while Microsoft Azure Object Storage is ranked 10th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 45 reviews. Microsoft Azure Block Storage is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Azure Object Storage is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Block Storage writes "A stable and widely accepted solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Object Storage writes "Can be used to safely store big datasets in the cloud at a reasonable price". Microsoft Azure Block Storage is most compared with Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), Rackspace Cloud Block Storage, Amazon S3 Glacier, Wasabi and Azure NetApp Files, whereas Microsoft Azure Object Storage is most compared with Oracle Cloud Object Storage, Wasabi and Amazon S3. See our Microsoft Azure Block Storage vs. Microsoft Azure Object Storage report.
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