Amazon S3 Glacier vs Microsoft Azure Block Storage comparison

Amazon S3 Glacier
Read 35 Amazon S3 Glacier reviews
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89% willing to recommend
Microsoft Azure Block Storage
Read 56 Microsoft Azure Block Storage reviews
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  • 626 Comparison Views
92% willing to recommend
 

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Executive Summary
We performed a comparison between Amazon S3 Glacier and Microsoft Azure Block 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.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon S3 Glacier
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
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Microsoft Azure Block Storage
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the market share of Amazon S3 Glacier is 19.3% and it increased by 21.7% compared to the previous year. The market share of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is 1.8% and it increased by 34.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

AL
Jan 23, 2024
Easy to setup, highly scalable and offers good stability
We use it for our products, mainly as a source for some data, like a type of S3 bucket It's mostly used for current product data, not archival data. We use it for things like customer demos, training for customers, and also storing large configuration files. The reliability of storage is the…
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AS
Sep 13, 2022
Easy to set up with great hierarchical storage and the ability to expand
I am a customer of Microsoft products. We are dealing with the Azure Block ADLS Gen 2. People should use the mechanism to save more costs. We have a hot tier and a cold tier, wherein, say you want to save more on your cost, the frequently accessed data should be in the hot, and data that is not accessed frequently should be moved to the cold tier. It helps in reducing costs by almost 50%. The tiering mechanism should be used and new users should know it is possible to arrange their data that way. I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"AWS Lambda is the most valuable part of the solution because it gives you a code interface for everything."
"I like creating buckets where data can be segregated at a high level and then routing the appropriate data to each designated bucket. In terms of value, I would say that the tool gets the job done in a simpler manner."
"The reliability of storage is the main benefit."
"I find Amazon S3 Glacier valuable for storing various documents like purchase orders, standard documents, and drawings."
"We save money with the product."
"AWS does support the ability for user controlled movement of data between regions for business continuance (BC), high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR)."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a stable and scalable solution."
"Data retrieval, security, compliance, and storage archiving are the most valuable features of Amazon S3 Glacier."
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"The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Block Storage are it stores different types of data traditional data and connectivity through FTP. Additionally, we do not need a high-speed fetching system for operations and filesharing works well for us."
"The major benefit of using Microsoft Azure Block Storage is that it supports various types of data, including structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, without requiring different tools to read each type. This comprehensive approach simplifies the data handling process for data engineers and allows for seamless data transfer to downstream applications. In essence, this is a data paradigm shift that enables easy ingestion of diverse data types."
"The tier feature in V2 is the most valuable feature of this solution. It enables you to move your storage from hot tier to cold tier into archive tier."
"You can easily access your data whenever you need it."
"We use Microsoft Azure Block Storage to store, upload and download data. We can also use it as a backup."
"It has easy versioning. The versioning is amenable to any changes. It also has great security. It can only be accessed through an API, and only the requested users can access it. It is optimized for data lakes and comprehensive data management."
"This is a very stable solution."
"The product’s security features are valuable."
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Cons

"They should increase the data limit for the free version or reduce the price."
"Their pricing structure is always a big topic. It's so difficult to understand."
"I am unsure if the product provides good integration capabilities. From an improvement perspective, I want the tool to provide easier integration features."
"The product needs to improve cloud security."
"The solution's cloud storage is very expensive, and users may not be able to afford cloud storage."
"I would like to see improved storage capacity and enhanced security features for better protection."
"They can improve data discovery."
"The solution's cost optimization could be improved."
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"The solution's downside is related to its documentation, which I believe can be difficult to navigate because it is hidden between or within other pages of the product's manual."
"The product is not as stable as we would like it to be."
"The folder search capabilities are not really up to par."
"The stability of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is good but could improve."
"Some big customers have experienced some problems with the stability of the Azure cloud."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"Customer support could be improved, it can be difficult getting appropriate support."
"There are some space limitations."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is no license, you pay for what you use."
"The product is cheap."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a little expensive solution."
"The product is very cheap."
"Customers prefer Amazon S3 Glacier because it is a cheap and pay-as-you-go solution."
"Amazon S3 Glacier has good pricing."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is not an expensive solution, and it has a pay-as-you-go pricing model."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a cost-effective solution for archiving."
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"In terms of pricing, Azure is quite cheaper than AWS. However, I have recently read that Oracle Cloud Generation 2 storage is quite cheaper than Azure. I haven't used it yet. We need to look at a customer's requirements, and, based on that, we can suggest the storage. You can save at least 20% with Azure as compared to AWS, which is quite costly."
"The product is costlier than Amazon S3."
"I would rate the pricing as five out of ten."
"Microsoft Azure Block Storage is an expensive solution and I pay monthly."
"The price of scaling the solution is not expensive."
"The solution is pay as you go, so it depends on the amount of data that is stored and the transactions."
"The price of Microsoft Azure Block Storage could be less expensive."
"The solution is affordable, and we only pay for what we use."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
30%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
6%
University
5%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Amazon's S3 Glacier or EBS (Elastic Block Store)?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Amazon's S3 Glacier or Elastic Block Store data storage software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Amazon's S3 Glacier, whi...
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What do you like most about Amazon S3 Glacier?
I like creating buckets where data can be segregated at a high level and then routing the appropriate data to each designated bucket. In terms of value, I would say that the tool gets the job done ...
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What needs improvement with Amazon S3 Glacier?
I believe the usage reporting could be simplified, particularly for billing purposes. Overall, I find Amazon S3 Glacier's reporting system somewhat confusing compared to other hyperscalers in the m...
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What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Block Storage?
We use the solution to develop SaaS platforms on Azure. We utilize various Microsoft components like block storage and databases for this purpose.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Block Storage?
Microsoft Azure Block Storage is expensive. Its licensing costs are monthly.
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What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Block Storage?
Microsoft Azure Block Storage should improve its stability.
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Also Known As

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MS Azure Block Storage
 

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Overview

Amazon Glacier is a secure, durable, and extremely low-cost cloud storage service for data archiving and long-term backup. Customers can reliably store large or small amounts of data for as little as $0.007 per gigabyte per month, a significant savings compared to on-premises solutions. To keep costs low, Amazon Glacier is optimized for infrequently accessed data where a retrieval time of several hours is suitable.

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Sample Customers

King Cpunty, Illumina, Backupify, Nearmap.com, Scribd, Baylor College of Medicine, SoundCloud
Mazda, BlinkBox, Rakuten Showtime, Xbox One, Serko, ChronoDrive
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