Compare Amazon S3 Glacier and Azure Blob Storage 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (39.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon S3 Glacier
Star Rating
(136)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (39.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon S3 GlacierAzure Blob Storage
Star Rating
(109)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Blob StorageAmazon S3 Glacier vs Azure Blob Storage
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure Blob Storage easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Azure Blob Storage overall.
- Reviewers felt that Azure Blob Storage meets the needs of their business better than Amazon S3 Glacier.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure Blob Storage is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Azure Blob Storage over Amazon S3 Glacier.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon S3 Glacier
No pricing availableAzure Blob Storage
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon S3 Glacier
No trial information availableAzure Blob Storage
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
102
9.3
83
Ease of Use
8.3
101
9.0
85
Ease of Setup
8.4
62
9.1
60
Ease of Admin
8.4
58
9.0
50
Quality of Support
8.5
90
8.9
82
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
55
9.3
45
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
98
9.4
76
Features by Category
Functionality
9.0
21
8.9
23
9.5
22
9.4
24
8.3
23
9.2
26
Reliability
8.9
22
8.9
25
9.5
23
9.2
24
Security
9.2
22
9.2
23
9.0
21
8.5
21
9.2
21
8.7
22
Compatibility
9.0
21
8.7
22
8.9
20
8.6
23
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon S3 Glacier and Azure Blob Storage are categorized as Object Storage Solutions
Unique Categories
Amazon S3 Glacier is categorized as Archive Storage Solutions
Azure Blob Storage has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon S3 Glacier
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Azure Blob Storage
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
27.3%
Computer Software
18.2%
Marketing and Advertising
9.9%
Education Management
3.3%
Media Production
3.3%
Other
38.0%
Information Technology and Services
36.9%
Computer Software
23.3%
Financial Services
4.9%
Education Management
2.9%
Retail
2.9%
Other
29.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Amazon S3 Glacier used for?
1 Comment
HS
Comment deleted by user.Read more
Amazon S3 Glacier has no more discussions with answers
What is Azure Blob Storage used for?
1 Comment
AK
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. Read more
Azure Blob Storage has no more discussions with answers
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