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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (38.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$5 user/month
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 FilesMicrosoft OneDrive for Business
Star Rating
(10,054)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5 user/month
Browse all 5 pricing plansAzure Files vs Microsoft OneDrive for Business
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft OneDrive for Business easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Microsoft OneDrive for Business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft OneDrive for Business meets the needs of their business better than Azure Files.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft OneDrive for Business is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft OneDrive for Business over Azure Files.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Files
No pricing availableMicrosoft OneDrive for Business
1 TB of OneDrive storage
$5
user/month
Includes 1TB of OneDrive per user.
Free Trial
Azure Files
No trial information availableMicrosoft OneDrive for Business
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
46
8.9
8,174
Ease of Use
8.2
46
8.6
8,238
Ease of Setup
8.3
23
8.7
1,995
Ease of Admin
8.2
22
8.5
1,528
Quality of Support
7.8
33
8.4
6,388
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
19
8.7
1,462
Product Direction (% positive)
7.2
46
8.1
7,978
Features by Category
File Management
Not enough data
8.7
6342
Not enough data
8.6
6358
Not enough data
8.9
6432
Not enough data
8.6
6230
Not enough data
8.5
5346
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
7.8
263
Not enough data
8.3
267
Not enough data
8.0
265
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
5654
Not enough data
9.0
6496
Not enough data
8.4
5746
Not enough data
8.4
5071
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
4266
Not enough data
8.7
4196
Not enough data
8.8
4199
Not enough data
8.7
4570
Not enough data
8.7
3905
Not enough data
9.0
4669
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
1505
Not enough data
8.5
1199
Not enough data
8.6
1203
Not enough data
8.5
997
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 Microsoft OneDrive for Business share no categories
Unique Categories
Azure Files is categorized as Cloud File Storage
Microsoft OneDrive for Business is categorized as Cloud Content Collaboration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Files
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft OneDrive for Business
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
10.9%
Education Management
5.6%
Higher Education
5.2%
Computer Software
5.2%
Financial Services
3.7%
Other
69.4%
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Discussions
What is the use of storage account in Azure?
1 Comment
SY
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
Azure Files has no more discussions with answers
Which is better Drop box or One drive
14 Comments
JM
One drive is the best. It is very secure and user friendly. Read more
Can you save pictures as well as documents in one drive
6 Comments
JJ
Yes, you can save pictures to OneDrive. In fact, you can save all sorts of file types as long as you have the space to do so. Read more
Is there any way to see your files on the web?
6 Comments
JJ
Just go to https://onedrive.live.com and login. Read more
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