We performed a comparison between Amazon S3 Glacier and Microsoft Azure File 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."Amazon S3 Glacier is a highly scalable and available solution."
"We use the solution for migration."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is scalable, flexible, easy to maintain and handle."
"It is the most feature-rich platform."
"I find Amazon S3 Glacier valuable for storing various documents like purchase orders, standard documents, and drawings."
"The pricing is low, and it's dedicated to archiving is valuable to us."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a very cheap storage, where we store infrequently used data."
"I like the price. If you compare Glacier to others, the prices in terms of what you store beyond retention are much lower."
"It's a scalable solution."
"The profile management option is another valuable feature that allows us to manage the profiles and secure them."
"It is a very scalable solution. I rate the solution's scalability a nine out of ten."
"The tool offers a secure way to access storage. You can also easily share the files securely across Azure."
"Azure File Storage gives good value for money, so I don't find it expensive."
"I like that we can copy and download data using Azure. It's not just for file storage; we can also use it for large data sets or to host static web applications."
"It was quick to synchronize back from Azure to the on-premise server."
"Implementations with other products are easy."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a cheaper tool if you're running it on-prem, but it is expensive if deployed on the cloud."
"They can improve data discovery."
"The user experience must be improved."
"I would like to see improved storage capacity and enhanced security features for better protection."
"Although Amazon S3 Glacier is cheap, its data retrieval cost is very high compared to other solutions."
"The product is difficult to use."
"The response times could be faster. When you are with Amazon and use Glacier, you expect a response time between four to seven hours to retrieve the data."
"The solution's cost optimization could be improved."
"The solution should support all the legacy storage systems."
"There is room for improvement in helping customers understand and integrate Azure File Storage into their operations."
"Maybe Microsoft can make it more economical because it is a costly affair."
"The product’s pricing could be better."
"It would be helpful if we could remove data that we don't frequently access to reduce the cost of the storage."
"Firewall rules should be introduced to secure the access date from any virus attacks. Anti-virus should be introduced in the work filtering and document filtering."
"Importing and exporting data needs to have a bit more documentation."
"The product name keeps changing. It can be confusing when product names change frequently, especially with Microsoft. Sometimes, if you refer to a product by a certain name last year, it might have a different name six months later."
Amazon S3 Glacier is ranked 2nd in Public Cloud Storage Services with 35 reviews while Microsoft Azure File Storage is ranked 3rd in Public Cloud Storage Services with 44 reviews. Amazon S3 Glacier is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Azure File Storage is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Amazon S3 Glacier writes "A cost-effective solution to reduce storage and cost footprint". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure File Storage writes "Various storage options available, high availability, and quick deployment". Amazon S3 Glacier is most compared with Google Cloud Storage Nearline, Google Cloud Storage, Wasabi, Amazon S3 and Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), whereas Microsoft Azure File Storage is most compared with Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Azure NetApp Files, Wasabi, Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage. See our Amazon S3 Glacier vs. Microsoft Azure File Storage report.
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