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."The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Block Storage are flexibility and the possibility to trigger actions."
"The scalability of the solution is good."
"This is a very robust and flexible solution."
"What I like best about Microsoft Azure Block Storage is the accessibility because it's very easy for me to access it. You'll find different resources and documentation about the tool if you need to learn how to start."
"We can use Azure Block Storage for some of our bigger files."
"The initial setup is very simple and straightforward."
"It provides secure cloud storage."
"In terms of latency, bandwidth, and productivity, Azure Block Storage is better than other solutions."
"The tool is very user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of Wasabi is the backups."
"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 its cost."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"We can store our videos on hot storage, allowing immediate access to them."
"Wasabi is an easy-to-use solution."
"The performance could be improved, but all the services in the cloud are improved every week."
"There are capacity limitations that could be expanded."
"The security is poor, and the sharing model is confusing, conceptually. I'd prefer not to use it. I'd like a user-friendly web interface and a better security model."
"The integrations right now are limited, however, we are hopeful this will improve as the cloud continues to develop."
"In terms of improvement, it could use better integration with non-propriety tools. Azure pushes you down a data factory road for integrations but data factory isn't always a scalable, viable solution, particularly when using large numbers ofconnections to IoT solutions."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement. Microsoft Azure Block Storage is priced higher than alternative solutions."
"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."
"I encountered a challenge where certain metadata was located on a secured network that could only be accessed through a VPN. As there was no direct connector available to reach the private networks that require VPN access, we had to rely on manual effort to access the data. This could potentially be addressed as an area of improvement, especially with regard to accessibility issues where data is only accessible through a VPN connection."
"The scalability could be improved."
"The scalability could improve."
"The solution’s user reporting could be improved."
"Setting up users on the appliance should be improved."
"I don't have enough experience to understand the nuances of where they might improve."
"Having the ability to upload and download data using third-party apps such as Mega which can sync to the desktop would be excellent."
"The solution must allow the extension of the retention period."
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Microsoft Azure Block Storage is ranked 9th 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 Amazon EFS (Elastic File System). See our Microsoft Azure Block Storage vs. Wasabi report.
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