Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs Microsoft Azure File Storage comparison

The compared Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft solutions aren't in the same category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #6 in CS , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 2.5% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #4 in PCSS , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 10.0% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) and Microsoft Azure File Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon EBS (Elastic Block S...

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Storage (6th)

Microsoft Azure File Storage

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Public Cloud Storage Services (4th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Cloud Services solutions, they serve different purposes. Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is designed for Cloud Storage and holds a mindshare of 2.5%, up 2.0% compared to last year.
Microsoft Azure File Storage, on the other hand, focuses on Public Cloud Storage Services, holds 10.0% mindshare, down 13.6% since last year.

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Featured Reviews

MuhammadAzhar Khan

Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group

Diverse features and affordability drive effective resource management

Amazon EBS offers diverse features. It can be used for multi-purpose storage, supporting single, multiple, or heavy loads. It has different types for various use cases, allowing me to choose based on my specific requirements. The primary advantage of Amazon EBS is affordability compared to other solutions like EFS or FSX. It acts as a hard drive for servers, making it essential for operation.

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PrashanthR

Lead Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Seamlessly streamlines document processing with advanced file storage and OCR integration

We need to store data over there. We process documents through Kofax Time is a major benefit, as well as ease of processing. With configuration, it happens quite easily, and we can finish tasks early. File storage is complemented by OCR with Azure Cognitive Service. This enhances the processing…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"One of the most valuable was snapshots. There were scenarios in which the whole EC2 crashed, or we were unable to use it for some time, but the data on the mounted volumes were crucial to us. So, at that time, snapshots were very helpful."

"When it comes to valuable features, ease of use would be number one."

"One of the features I appreciate about EBS is its persistent storage nature."

"The durability and snapshot capabilities are good."

"The tool has different types of volumes, like SSD and HDD."

"The solution provides big space that is reasonably priced."

"EBS is a very crucial tool as it acts like a hard disk on cloud, providing cost savings compared to physical hard disks, and only incurring costs based on actual usage."

"The most impressive aspects of Amazon EBS are its scalability and high availability."

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"The functionality is easy."

"Azure File Storage gives us easy access to cloud solutions at the storage level."

"The solution is user-friendly and integrates easily with web apps."

"The best part is the accessibility to all the files."

"The solution can scale to fit any requirement."

"The most significant aspect of Microsoft Azure File Storage is its life cycle functionality, which enables us to transfer files to various storage options, such as hot storage, full storage, and archive. This feature is crucial since we can apply a life cycle method to files that have not been in use for an extended period, and then move them to a cheaper cold storage option to save costs. Since the newest files are stored in the hot storage, it met our specific requirements. Consequently, older files can be transferred to archive and cold storage."

"The initial setup is fairly easy."

"The security features and the ease of integration are good."

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Cons

"If Amazon could add the auto-scaling feature that exists in RDS to the EBS volumes for EC2 or EKS, it would be beneficial."

"I see a need for improvement in the scalability of Amazon EBS."

"I am still in the learning process regarding Amazon EBS, so I'm not entirely sure what specific improvements are needed."

"The main challenge with Amazon EBS is cost management, as it is a high-performance volume."

"There is room for improvement in AWS support."

"The initial setup process is easy."

"I see a need for improvement in the scalability of Amazon EBS. If I need something more scalable, I rely on another storage solution like S3."

"In Amazon EBS, it is difficult to reduce the space chosen by the customer. The cost increases the moment the size of the storage increases, and I will have to pay for two TB of the tool instead of one TB."

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"It’s a challenge to find the right support person."

"Some of the procedures are a bit more complex in Azure than in other providers."

"I would like to see more updates around File Storage."

"Importing and exporting data needs to have a bit more documentation."

"The support could improve."

"The provider needs to collect more information about the products."

"A lot of things could be better, especially when it comes to accessing File Storage for monitoring. Azure Copy is fine, but there could be additional integration and security features for those who want more privacy and control over access to Azure."

"One thing that Azure File Storage could help us with is some kind of impact assessment. When we talk to some of our larger customers who have between 500 and 1,000 applications, we normally do an assessment of all these applications and then tell them which ones are ready to be lifted and shifted, and which ones need to re-architected. It would really help if Azure File Storage could come up with a better way to give estimations of the total investment required, including all costs incurred during the migration."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high, I rate the price a seven."

"On a scale of one to ten, if one point is a cheap solution and ten points is very expensive, I rate the product price an eight."

"The solution is reasonably priced."

"You need to pay additional costs for support."

"The cost can vary greatly depending on the use case, ranging from one dollar to over $1200 dollars per month."

"What I want Amazon to do is lower the price."

"The pricing models may be for general purposes, such as Amazon EBS Provisioned IOPS Volume or Amazon EBS Cold HDD Volumes."

"I find the price reasonable for our I environment."

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"I give the pricing of the solution a seven out of ten."

"One needs to pay according to the storage they plan to use in the solution. The payments are to be made yearly. It is usually monthly, but we opted for yearly subscriptions in our company."

"The licensing cost for Microsoft Azure File Storage comes with an agreement from Microsoft."

"The product must improve its price."

"Microsoft Azure File Storage is expensive."

"I think the pricing of the product can be reduced."

"The price is comparable to other competitive solutions."

"The product's pricing need improvement."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

10%

University

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Government

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Amazon's S3 Glacier or EBS (Elastic Block Store)?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Amazon's S3 Glacier or Elastic Block Store data storage software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Amazon's S3 Glacier, whi...

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What do you like most about Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)?

The durability and snapshot capabilities are good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)?

The cost of Amazon EBS storage is high. I rate the price as eight out of ten. It is expensive to store a lot yet provides significant cost-efficiency as I pay only for the storage time required.

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Which file storage system is better - Amazon EFS (elastic file storage) or Azure File Storage?

Amazon EFS is easy to set up: you can use the AWS management console, API, or command-line. Amazon EFS can grow to petabytes and deliver consistent low latencies and high levels of throughput. This...

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What do you like most about Microsoft Azure File Storage?

The product is a reliable cloud solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure File Storage?

The pricing for Microsoft Azure File Storage is five out of ten, not so expensive and not so low.

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Comparisons

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Compared 24% of the time

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Compared 13% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 19% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Overview

Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) provides persistent block level storage volumes for use with Amazon EC2 instances in the AWS Cloud. Each Amazon EBS volume is automatically replicated within its Availability Zone to protect you from component failure, offering high availability and durability. Amazon EBS volumes offer the consistent and low-latency performance needed to run your workloads. With Amazon EBS, you can scale your usage up or down within minutes – all while paying a low price for only what you provision.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Fully managed file shares that use the standard SMB 3.0 protocol

Key scenarios:

Share data across on-premises and cloud servers
Migrate file share-based applications to the cloud with no code changes
Integrate modern applications with File storage
Simplify hosting for high availability workload data

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Sample Customers

Bazaar Voice, Crowd Strike, Adobe, Gamevil, Hess, CopperEgg, TotalJobs Group, SuperCell, Dropcam, Unilever

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