We performed a comparison between Amazon S3 and Microsoft Azure File Storage based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Users of Amazon S3 mention that the solution is missing the mapping to Windows feature like Azure File Storage has. It also received mixed reviews on service and support. For these reasons, Azure File Storage is the more valued solution.
"The most valuable feature of the product is storage classes."
"What I found most valuable in Amazon S3 is its versioning feature. I also like that you can create pre-signed URLs on the solution."
"The most valuable feature is the storage."
"The product helps to define storage type based on the requirement."
"The most valuable feature is the automated replication of the data."
"My company uses Amazon S3 by default for every single project. I like that you can use it for storing different file formats. Amazon S3 is also the easiest to use compared to other solutions."
"The versioning of this solution for accidental deletion has been most valuable."
"Feature-wise, Amazon S3 is the cheapest and it's reliable."
"The tool offers a secure way to access storage. You can also easily share the files securely across Azure."
"It helps us with geo-redundancy."
"It is a scalable product since it is a cloud solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The solution can scale to fit any requirement."
"Implementations with other products are easy."
"The interface is very good."
"The biggest advantage of Azure File Storage vis-à-vis other public cloud storage providers, and why we recommend Azure first and foremost, is that many of our customers have partnerships with Microsoft and so they have access to better cloud economics. Compared to AWS, we have found that (from a customer perspective) Azure is much more competitive."
"It's a stable product."
"I would like to see an easier setup that doesn't require as much training."
"It is difficult to retrieve files in an emergency because the public cloud has data limits for immediate downloads."
"The tool helps us with data backup storage of payment files and helps us avoid issues with clients when we miss the data. For instance, in the payment file of my Google client, you can find details of one-to-one transactions like the payment information on the file header, payment ID, payment client ID, group headers, etc. We get these details into the file format of ISO which is the accepted format at JP Morgan & Chase. Once we get the file format, we process it through S3."
"I would like to see the API for beginners improved because it is hard to understand."
"The upload speed for data and documents is sometimes slow."
"Amazon S3 should have more frequent updates."
"It could maybe use more integration."
"We have cold storage here, and I think that's useful. When it comes to commercialization, it's cheaper to put data that you won't be using into the data storage. You only use a little bit of the data needed each day for your transition, so you pay less."
"Lacks integration with other platforms."
"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."
"They should make the solution more user-friendly."
"They can improve the ability to assign permissions to different groups or users."
"Maybe Microsoft can make it more economical because it is a costly affair."
"The pricing and technical support could be better."
"It’s a challenge to find the right support person."
"The provider needs to collect more information about the products."
Amazon S3 is ranked 1st in Public Cloud Storage Services with 70 reviews while Microsoft Azure File Storage is ranked 3rd in Public Cloud Storage Services with 44 reviews. Amazon S3 is rated 8.8, while Microsoft Azure File Storage is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Amazon S3 writes "Cloud Conversations: AWS S3 Overview". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure File Storage writes "Various storage options available, high availability, and quick deployment". Amazon S3 is most compared with Oracle Cloud Object Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Amazon S3 Glacier, Google Cloud Storage and Zadara, whereas Microsoft Azure File Storage is most compared with Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Azure NetApp Files, Wasabi, Amazon S3 Glacier and Google Cloud Storage. See our Amazon S3 vs. Microsoft Azure File Storage report.
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