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Compare Azure Files and Azure NetApp Files 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (70.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
64MB / second throughput per provisioned TB
Azure Files
Star Rating
(55)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure FilesAzure NetApp Files
Star Rating
(13)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (70.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
64MB / second throughput per provisioned TB
Browse all 3 pricing plansAzure Files vs Azure NetApp Files
- Reviewers felt that Azure Files meets the needs of their business better than Azure NetApp Files.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure NetApp Files is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Azure NetApp Files over Azure Files.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Files
No pricing availableAzure NetApp Files
Premium
64MB / second throughput per provisioned TB
Choose the performance level that best fits your application requirements and adjust on-the-fly without having to move data.
Free Trial
Azure Files
No trial information availableAzure NetApp Files
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
46
8.3
6
Ease of Use
8.2
46
8.6
6
Ease of Setup
8.3
23
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.2
22
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.8
33
8.9
6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
19
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.2
46
7.7
5
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Migration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Cloud Support
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Automation
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Azure Files and Azure NetApp Files are categorized as Cloud File Storage
Unique Categories
Azure Files has no unique categories
Azure NetApp Files is categorized as Cloud Migration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Files
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Azure NetApp Files
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
30.0%
Hospital & Health Care
6.0%
Telecommunications
4.0%
Primary/Secondary Education
4.0%
Marketing and Advertising
4.0%
Other
52.0%
Information Technology and Services
50.0%
Oil & Energy
10.0%
Media Production
10.0%
Food & Beverages
10.0%
Computer Software
10.0%
Other
10.0%
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Discussions
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I set up our whole team on Azure file share. Just a few lines of code dropped into Powershell creates a new drive on each computer that lets the team share...Read more
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