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Compare Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) and Azure Blob Storage 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (43.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Star Rating
(941)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Browse all 4 pricing plansAzure Blob Storage
Star Rating
(107)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Blob StorageAmazon Simple Storage Service (S3) 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 Simple Storage Service (S3).
- 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 Simple Storage Service (S3).
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
No pricing availableAzure Blob Storage
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Free Trial is available
Azure Blob Storage
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
675
9.3
81
Ease of Use
8.7
678
9.0
83
Ease of Setup
8.6
335
9.1
58
Ease of Admin
8.5
313
9.0
49
Quality of Support
8.6
599
8.9
80
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
297
9.4
44
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
635
9.4
75
Features by Category
Functionality
9.1
56
8.9
23
9.6
53
9.4
24
9.3
53
9.2
24
Reliability
9.1
52
8.9
24
9.6
54
9.1
23
Security
9.2
53
9.2
22
8.6
51
8.5
21
8.9
54
8.7
22
Compatibility
9.2
50
8.7
22
9.1
49
8.6
23
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) and Azure Blob Storage are categorized as Object Storage Solutions
Unique Categories
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) has no unique categories
Azure Blob Storage has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
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
19.5%
Computer Software
17.9%
Financial Services
6.7%
Internet
4.2%
Marketing and Advertising
3.1%
Other
48.5%
Information Technology and Services
36.6%
Computer Software
22.8%
Financial Services
5.0%
Retail
3.0%
Oil & Energy
3.0%
Other
29.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
How are other S3 users solving business problems?
2 Comments
CT
The price is quite expensive Read more
What type of storage is Amazon s3 used for?
1 Comment
AS
S3 is a object type and highly scalable storage service.
We can access the s3 content from anywhere and provides the high availability and high performance.Read more
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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