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Azure Data Lake Storage vs Google Cloud Storage comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 17, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Azure Data Lake Storage
Ranking in Cloud Storage
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Cloud Storage
Ranking in Cloud Storage
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
Public Cloud Storage Services (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Azure Data Lake Storage is 1.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Storage is 7.8%, down from 10.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Storage
 

Featured Reviews

Chetan Jayatheertha - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides valuable features such as access keys, container strings, lifecycle management, audit logs, and the soft delete option
Data Lake Storage provides valuable features such as access keys, container strings, lifecycle management, audit logs, and the soft delete option. These features help in cost-saving and provide an excellent mechanism for backing up data. Furthermore, Data Lake Storage can interact with any other Azure resources, providing seamless integration and connectivity.
Manimaran Tannimalai - PeerSpot reviewer
User interface consistency facilitates seamless project planning and design for specialized tasks
While Google has made efforts to address SAP loads, the company lacks a product specialist focus. They cover a broad range of products, which might affect their ability to compete well in certain niches. Google's strength lies in their adapted approach to specific tasks, as seen with SAP loads. Generally, their focus is widespread.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Azure Data Lake Storage is the ability to partition data into various datasets using a directory hierarchy. This folder structure is key for any delivery. Currently, we're not doing much with the data in the tool, but when Databricks comes along, we'll convert it to Parquet format. It's a two-step process: raw data is moved to Parquet, which Databricks can manipulate easily."
"The tool's most valuable feature is security access policies."
"Storage within Azure Data Lake is cheaper, which is one of the reasons we moved to it."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its simplicity of configuration and setup."
"I also like its speed. It's basically built on Azure Blob Storage, which was already fast. But Azure Data Lake Storage adds the hierarchical structure for even better performance."
"Azure Data Lake Storage is user-friendly and easy to use."
"I'd rate the solution nine out of ten."
"The tool offers a big storage layer. The security aspect is quite good. In Azure, there's an option for soft deletes and policy management. This allows us to store only the most up-to-date data while everything else can be policy-managed. This makes handling and management easier."
"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is reliability."
"The most valuable features are stability and ease of use."
"The solution is very flexible."
"It's easy to use."
"The best feature is ease of use."
"Their technical support is good and very professional."
"Google Cloud Storage's most valuable feature is the native algorithms are available. Some of the algorithms are not available for the use cases that we had in Microsoft Azure. We didn't find any native algorithms and that's the reason why we decided to use the machine learning algorithms in GCP."
 

Cons

"The speed of support response needs to improve, especially for critical, high-priority issues. Having a quick SLA response time is crucial."
"If I had to nitpick, maybe the throughput could be faster - how quickly you can access data and how fast data can be written onto the Azure Data Lake Storage."
"Lack of clarity in migration processes"
"The solution needs to improve APIs and make them more accessible."
"I suggest enhancing the connectors for improvement. Some software, like HubSpot and Xero, has connectors, but they're limited to a few fields. That's why we use REST API calls instead. It would be better if the connectors could retrieve all data."
"Some terminology is not easy to understand when using some interfaces."
"Maybe the solution could be a bit more user-friendly."
"If tools like Azure Data Lake Storage are enabled within the tool named Azure Storage Explorer, then it would be of tremendous help, but it can be really tricky."
"Google Cloud Storage could be improved if they provided more free storage for free accounts."
"A lower cost, lower-end solution for a shared file system is missing."
"The user experience needs to be simplified."
"Google Cloud Storage can improve by having better integration and migration tools."
"I want the product to be available at a cheaper cost."
"It would be helpful to offer more packages to increase the storage."
"The tool should increase its storage."
"The user interface could be more intuitive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is tricky because it depends on the solution you're building and the type of Data Lake storage you use—hot or cold."
"From one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as five."
"The tool's licensing model is pay-as-you-go. Regarding pricing, there's always competition between Azure Data Lake Storage and AWS. They're quite similar, but to attract more customers, Azure Data Lake Storage could consider adjusting its pricing to be more competitive with AWS. This might make Azure Data Lake Storage a more appealing option for users."
"The tool is cheap, depending on the services and requirements you need."
"It's a pay-as-you-go model. Your charges are based on the amount of data you store."
"It costs just a few dollars per terabyte per month."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"One of the most affordable products from the vendor"
"There is no license to use Google Cloud Storage."
"The tool is not expensive."
"It's an inexpensive product."
"It provides a very limited amount of storage because it's free."
"The price could be cheaper."
"I pay for a monthly subscription."
"We don't pay for a Google Cloud Storage subscription."
"There are no licensing fees."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Data Lake Storage?
The tool's most valuable feature is security access policies.
What needs improvement with Azure Data Lake Storage?
The speed of support response needs to improve, especially for critical, high-priority issues. Having a quick SLA response time is crucial.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Storage?
Google Cloud ( /products/google-cloud-reviews ) was cheaper compared to AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-reviews ) and Azure ( /products/microsoft-azure-reviews ). AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-reviews ) wa...
What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage?
It took only five minutes to get everything working with Google Cloud Storage, so it was easy. For Google Cloud Storage, it's actually not with Google Cloud Storage specifically, but with Google Cl...
 

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Sample Customers

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