We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure Block Storage and Wasabi 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."Azure Block Storage has very good integration with the Microsoft suite, which helps a lot when creating a digital workspace."
"The solution has introduced cool-tier storage that allows us to store and save data."
"The solution is easy to purchase and is a Microsoft product, making procurement straightforward."
"The product offers hierarchical storage and we like the main space storage with business."
"I like the product’s versioning and file share features. The file share feature is most useful when we are connecting on-premises services. Azure file share helps to migrate small data amounts from on-premises to the cloud."
"We use the solution to develop SaaS platforms on Azure. We utilize various Microsoft components like block storage and databases for this purpose."
"In terms of latency, bandwidth, and productivity, Azure Block Storage is better than other solutions."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Block Storage are flexibility and the possibility to trigger actions."
"Wasabi is an easy-to-use solution."
"The tool is very user-friendly."
"Basically, I set Wasabi up and forget it. I'll monitor it every once in a while just to make sure that it's working correctly."
"The most valuable feature of Wasabi is the backups."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"We can store our videos on hot storage, allowing immediate access to them."
"The most valuable feature of Wasabi is its cost."
"The folder search capabilities are not really up to par."
"We cannot properly check the daily cost in the Azure portal."
"The integrations right now are limited, however, we are hopeful this will improve as the cloud continues to develop."
"Uploading of data could be improved. Currently, the only way you can upload your data is by using their storage explorer. You need to use a command line to do that. Then, maybe you can go online and you can use their explorer to check to see if it's there. If they had a third-party application to handle the upload, it would be better. Many people aren't familiar with command lines for uploading data. It makes it more difficult for many users."
"Microsoft Azure Block Storage could improve by having integration with Amazon AWS. The file transfer could be easier."
"The tool could be cheaper."
"The solution could have better archival policies and localization of data."
"The user interface is very difficult."
"The solution’s user reporting could be improved."
"The scalability could improve."
"Setting up users on the appliance should be improved."
"Having the ability to upload and download data using third-party apps such as Mega which can sync to the desktop would be excellent."
"I don't have enough experience to understand the nuances of where they might improve."
"The scalability could be improved."
"The solution must allow the extension of the retention period."
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Microsoft Azure Block Storage is ranked 7th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 56 reviews while Wasabi is ranked 8th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 7 reviews. Microsoft Azure Block Storage is rated 8.0, while Wasabi is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Block Storage writes "A stable and widely accepted solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Wasabi writes "An easy-to-use solution that can be used to move local backups to the cloud". Microsoft Azure Block Storage is most compared with Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), Rackspace Cloud Block Storage, Amazon S3 Glacier, Azure NetApp Files and Zadara, whereas Wasabi is most compared with Microsoft Azure File Storage, Amazon S3 Glacier, Google Cloud Storage, Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage Nearline. See our Microsoft Azure Block Storage vs. Wasabi report.
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