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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.
To learn more, read our detailed Amazon S3 Glacier vs. Microsoft Azure Block Storage Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"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 highly scalable and available solution.""The pricing is low, and it's dedicated to archiving is valuable to us.""Amazon S3 Glacier can integrate seamlessly with other AWS services.""I like the price. If you compare Glacier to others, the prices in terms of what you store beyond retention are much lower.""The product automatically replicates objects from a S3 bucket in one region to another bucket in a different region.""I find Amazon S3 Glacier valuable for storing various documents like purchase orders, standard documents, and drawings.""Amazon S3 Glacier is a very cheap storage, where we store infrequently used data."

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"Storing and then retrieving data are the most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Block Storage.""This is a very stable solution.""One can easily scale with this program.""The solution has a valuable gearing feature.""The solution is stable.""The price is decent. I rate Azure Block Storage eight out of 10 for affordability.""The setup is straightforward.""The data lake is invaluable. We also use Microsoft SQL in terms of structuring the data and getting into a position where it could be useful to support reporting. We Databricks for data science. We incorporated Databricks with that as well."

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Cons
"Amazon S3 Glacier's data retrieval time is slow compared to other AWS storage services and should be improved.""The product takes more time to secure data when the bandwidth is low.""They can improve data discovery.""The product’s pricing must be improved.""The solution's cloud storage is very expensive, and users may not be able to afford cloud storage.""The learning curve is very high.""Amazon S3 Glacier could be more secure.""The product is difficult to use."

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"The integrations right now are limited, however, we are hopeful this will improve as the cloud continues to develop.""There is a drawback or limitation to the GRS storage feature because depending on the amount of data, it could take a lot of time.""There should be a discount on Block Storage for people who use it more often.""I find the user interface of newer versions, particularly, the flows, not user-friendly. The UI of Azure’s initial version was very comfortable. I didn’t have to remember floor menus. I knew where I had to go to see the logs or grab configuration parameters.""The implementation can be quite technical.""I would like for the next release to replace the CDN being used for content delivery, there is currently a rather long delay.""The initial setup of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is more complex than Google Drive, but it is still not too difficult.""Microsoft Azure Block Storage can improve the configuration to be more user-friendly."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is much cheaper than competing products."
  • "There is no license, you pay for what you use."
  • "The solution is cost-effective."
  • "The product is cheap."
  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is expensive."
  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is a cost-effective solution for archiving."
  • "The pricing must be improved."
  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is very cheap, but the cost becomes a concern when you have a very large amount of data."
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  • "The solution is affordable, and we only pay for what we use."
  • "For the first 50DB, they cost around $50. It's an open solution for everybody. Anybody can go to the Microsoft website and they can get the pricing for it. But the first 50GB of data is a default rate and then it increases for the next 500GB or something like that. It is a pay as you go solution. The more you use, the more you pay. That's normally how you pay for any cloud solutions."
  • "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."
  • "Azure Block Storage is higher priced than its competitors."
  • "We pay around $300 to $400 a month for some scenarios where consumption is limited. However, going forward, we're seeing the likelihood of the cost coming to around $2,000 as consumption rises."
  • "The price of Microsoft Azure Block Storage could be less expensive."
  • "The cost is very low. The cost is something like $0.01 to $0.50 per gig. It's pay per use. We have a yearly license."
  • "The price of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is less expensive than other solutions on the market, such as Cloud Storage from GCP."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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, which… more »
    Top Answer:Amazon S3 Glacier is a highly scalable and available solution.
    Top Answer:The solution's cloud storage is very expensive, and users may not be able to afford cloud storage.
    Top Answer:The product’s security features are valuable.
    Top Answer:The user interface is very difficult. It is not user-friendly. We need time to understand the product and create a container. It would be nice if the user interface were made simpler. The… more »
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    Also Known As
    Amazon Glacier
    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.

    Massively scalable cloud storage for your applications

    Store and help protect your data. Get durable, highly available data storage across the globe and pay only for what you use.

    Sample Customers
    King Cpunty, Illumina, Backupify, Nearmap.com, Scribd, Baylor College of Medicine, SoundCloud
    Mazda, BlinkBox, Rakuten Showtime, Xbox One, Serko, ChronoDrive
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company42%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Recruiting/Hr Firm8%
    Integrator4%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization29%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Retailer14%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Non Tech Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Healthcare Company6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business58%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise26%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise37%
    Large Enterprise45%
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise45%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise67%
    Buyer's Guide
    Amazon S3 Glacier vs. Microsoft Azure Block Storage
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Amazon S3 Glacier vs. Microsoft Azure Block Storage and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Amazon S3 Glacier is ranked 5th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 34 reviews while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is ranked 8th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 51 reviews. Amazon S3 Glacier is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is rated 7.8. 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 Block Storage writes "Straightforward to set up and reliable with good features on offer". Amazon S3 Glacier is most compared with Google Cloud Storage Nearline, Google Cloud Storage, Microsoft Azure File Storage, Amazon S3 and Oracle Database Backup Service, whereas Microsoft Azure Block Storage is most compared with Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), Rackspace Cloud Block Storage, Wasabi, Microsoft Azure Object Storage and Google Cloud Storage Nearline. See our Amazon S3 Glacier vs. Microsoft Azure Block Storage report.

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