# Amazon S3 Glacier vs Azure Blob Storage Comparison | | Amazon S3 Glacier | Azure Blob Storage | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 138 | 109 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (39.0% of reviews) | Enterprise (42.7% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Amazon S3 Glacier Pros: - Affordable (2 reviews) - Data Security (2 reviews) Cons: - High Retrieval Costs (2 reviews) - Slow Retrieval (2 reviews) ### Azure Blob Storage Pros: - Cloud Storage (9 reviews) - Scalability (7 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (4 reviews) - Complexity (2 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Amazon S3 Glacier | Azure Blob Storage | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (104 reviews) | 9.3 (83 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.3 (103 reviews) | 9.0 (85 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.4 (64 reviews) | 9.1 (60 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.4 (58 reviews) | 9.0 (50 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (92 reviews) | 8.9 (82 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.6 (55 reviews) | 9.3 (45 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.7 (99 reviews) | 9.4 (76 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Amazon S3 Glacier #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Azure Blob Storage #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Object Storage Solutions | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon S3 Glacier** | 9.0/10 | 24 | | **Azure Blob Storage** | 8.9/10 | 27 | #### Functionality | Feature | Amazon S3 Glacier | Azure Blob Storage | |---|---|---| | **Versioning** | 9.0 (21 reviews) | 8.9 (23 reviews) | | **Scalability** | 9.5 (22 reviews) | 9.4 (24 reviews) | | **Speed of access** | 8.3 (23 reviews) | 9.2 (26 reviews) | #### Reliability | Feature | Amazon S3 Glacier | Azure Blob Storage | |---|---|---| | **Redundancy** | 8.9 (22 reviews) | 8.9 (25 reviews) | | **Availability** | 9.5 (23 reviews) | 9.2 (24 reviews) | #### Security | Feature | Amazon S3 Glacier | Azure Blob Storage | |---|---|---| | **Encryption** | 9.2 (22 reviews) | 9.2 (23 reviews) | | **Auditing** | 9.0 (21 reviews) | 8.5 (21 reviews) | | **Access control** | 9.2 (21 reviews) | 8.7 (22 reviews) | #### Compatibility | Feature | Amazon S3 Glacier | Azure Blob Storage | |---|---|---| | **Infrastructure compatibility** | 9.0 (21 reviews) | 8.7 (22 reviews) | | **Interoperability** | 8.9 (20 reviews) | 8.6 (23 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Object Storage Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/object-storage-solutions) **Unique to Amazon S3 Glacier (1):** [Archive Storage Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/archive-storage-solutions) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Amazon S3 Glacier | Azure Blob Storage | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 39.0% | 24.3% | | **Mid-Market** | 28.5% | 33.0% | | **Enterprise** | 32.5% | 42.7% | ### By Industry #### Amazon S3 Glacier - **Information Technology and Services:** 27.6% - **Computer Software:** 17.9% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 9.8% - **Education Management:** 3.3% - **Media Production:** 3.3% - **Government Administration:** 2.4% - **Telecommunications:** 2.4% - **Banking:** 2.4% - **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 2.4% - **Financial Services:** 2.4% - **Other:** 26.0% #### Azure Blob Storage - **Information Technology and Services:** 36.9% - **Computer Software:** 23.3% - **Financial Services:** 4.9% - **Education Management:** 2.9% - **Retail:** 2.9% - **Oil & Energy:** 2.9% - **Banking:** 1.9% - **Consumer Electronics:** 1.9% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 1.9% - **Logistics and Supply Chain:** 1.9% - **Other:** 18.4% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Amazon S3 Glacier - [Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage](https://www.g2.com/products/backblaze-b2-cloud-storage/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (114 reviews) - [Google Cloud Storage](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-storage/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (599 reviews) - [Azure Archive Storage](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-archive-storage/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (61 reviews) - [IDrive Online and SaaS Backup, Object Storage e2](https://www.g2.com/products/idrive-online-and-saas-backup-object-storage-e2/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1925 reviews) - [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews) - [CyberSentriq](https://www.g2.com/products/cybersentriq/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (391 reviews) - [Unitrends Backup and Recovery](https://www.g2.com/products/unitrends-backup-and-recovery/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (455 reviews) - [Wasabi Object Storage](https://www.g2.com/products/wasabi-object-storage/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (65 reviews) - [IBM Storage Protect](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-storage-protect/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (76 reviews) - [Gearset DevOps](https://www.g2.com/products/gearset-devops/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (292 reviews) ### Alternatives to Azure Blob Storage - [Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-simple-storage-service-s3/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (948 reviews) - [Google Cloud Storage](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-storage/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (599 reviews) - [DigitalOcean Spaces](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean-spaces/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (45 reviews) - [IBM Cloud Object Storage](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-cloud-object-storage/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (28 reviews) - [MinIO AIStor](https://www.g2.com/products/minio-aistor/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (17 reviews) - [Wasabi Object Storage](https://www.g2.com/products/wasabi-object-storage/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (65 reviews) - [Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage](https://www.g2.com/products/backblaze-b2-cloud-storage/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (114 reviews) - [IDrive Online and SaaS Backup, Object Storage e2](https://www.g2.com/products/idrive-online-and-saas-backup-object-storage-e2/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1925 reviews) - [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews) - [Alibaba Object Storage Service](https://www.g2.com/products/alibaba-object-storage-service/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (11 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Amazon S3 Glacier - Title: [What is Amazon S3 Glacier used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-amazon-s3-glacier-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Comment deleted by user." - Title: [How do I use Amazon s3 glacier?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-use-amazon-s3-glacier) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "You can use it for archieving the data " ### Azure Blob Storage - Title: [What is Azure Blob Storage used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-azure-blob-storage-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Blob storage used to store any type of data for less cost as well with 99.9% availability. We have different class of storage to store logs for years. " --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-s3-glacier-vs-azure-blob-storage)