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 multi-zone replication is great."
"Amazon S3 is reliable."
"The most valuable feature is the automated replication of the data."
"The most valuable feature is the sharing capabilities."
"This solution is good at storing historical data and we were using it for other purposes."
"Amazon S3 has multiple types of data detection. You can store data on a monthly basis, yearly basis, and long term basis."
"The most valuable features are unlimited storage, scalability, and performance."
"The product helps to define storage type based on the requirement."
"We have not explored the desktop performance analysis of the file storage, but the user interface, API, and the response that we receive over the file storage are very good. We have a lot of customers that connect to the client-side, click the images, and upload them. The beauty of the solution is that we can mount the file storage into a critical server as well as an external drive. The speed that we receive with the images is pretty good."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The initial setup is straightforward and takes approximately twenty minutes."
"The initial setup is fairly easy."
"It was easy to set up."
"It helps us with geo-redundancy."
"Its most valuable features are speed and security."
"The storage in this solution is excellent."
"I would like a batch downloading option added to the AWS console."
"The pricing and licensing are pretty complex."
"Maybe they need to expand their range of physical locations."
"The read drive speed is not as fast as it should be."
"Amazon S3 could improve the load balancers. They are very basic compared to other solutions in the industry, such as F5. It has to be able to be analyzed up to a certain level."
"Amazon S3 could improve some of the features, such as indexing, or we should have more information about all the data stored in a single place. This way we can see what data resides where instead of going in different buckets, file locations manually, or searching. An index would be nice, allowing us to directly go to a location to use the date."
"No direct connector is available to connect Amazon S3 with other tools like MicroStrategy."
"If a certain resource is left unchecked, you can easily use a lot of it and drive up costs."
"The storage account key could be a security issue."
"A lot of things could be better, especially when it comes to accessing File Storage for monitoring. Azure Copy is fine, but there could be additional integration and security features for those who want more privacy and control over access to Azure."
"The tool needs to add more controls and enhance Power BI. For instance, I'm just suggesting the visualization layer. Power BI can increase visualization as much as possible, and the product can add more controls to the data flows."
"It would be helpful if we could remove data that we don't frequently access to reduce the cost of the storage."
"Maybe Microsoft can make it more economical because it is a costly affair."
"The security could always be modernized."
"Microsoft Azure File Storage is not that scalable. Once you reach the boundaries, you need to migrate to another solution."
"The product must provide better security functions."
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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