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."It is the most feature-rich platform."
"I like the price. If you compare Glacier to others, the prices in terms of what you store beyond retention are much lower."
"The tool is simple to use and not very expensive."
"The solution is stable."
"The product automatically replicates objects from a S3 bucket in one region to another bucket in a different region."
"The product is easy to use."
"AWS Lambda is the most valuable part of the solution because it gives you a code interface for everything."
"The solution is great for storing data you don't usually need access to. It's also well-integrated with Amazon S3."
"This is a very stable solution."
"The most helpful features of Microsoft Azure Block Storage are the many use cases. Additionally, it can be locked down well and has two-factor authentication."
"The setup is straightforward."
"We use the solution to develop SaaS platforms on Azure. We utilize various Microsoft components like block storage and databases for this purpose."
"It is easy to integrate with applications."
"The product’s security features are valuable."
"Microsoft is currently updating a few features, such as object sizes and tiering, which were not available previously."
"The most important reason we use Azure Block Storage is the ability to store large files. When we were building the solution, we knew we needed to store images and video files that are 100 MBs or more. The second thing is speed when dealing with such large file sizes."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a cheaper tool if you're running it on-prem, but it is expensive if deployed on the cloud."
"Amazon S3 Glacier could be more secure."
"I would like to see improved storage capacity and enhanced security features for better protection."
"The product is difficult to use."
"The stability must be improved."
"Their pricing structure is always a big topic. It's so difficult to understand."
"The user experience must be improved."
"The learning curve is very high."
"The integrations right now are limited, however, we are hopeful this will improve as the cloud continues to develop."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"The stability of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is good but could improve."
"There are capacity limitations that could be expanded."
"The implementation can be quite technical."
"Data gathering features could be improved."
"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."
"We have not had the best experience with customer service and support."
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Amazon S3 Glacier is ranked 2nd in Public Cloud Storage Services with 35 reviews while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is ranked 7th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 56 reviews. Amazon S3 Glacier is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is rated 8.0. 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 "A stable and widely accepted solution". Amazon S3 Glacier is most compared with Google Cloud Storage Nearline, Google Cloud Storage, Microsoft Azure File Storage, Wasabi and Oracle Database Backup Service, whereas Microsoft Azure Block Storage is most compared with Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), Rackspace Cloud Block Storage, Wasabi, Azure NetApp Files and Zadara. See our Amazon S3 Glacier vs. Microsoft Azure Block Storage report.
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